Face masks will be a part of everyday life for the foreseeable future. And with everyday wear, many people are experiencing skin irritation and makeup frustrations they’ve never faced before. Whether you’re a victim of mask-induced breakouts or your makeup seems to always find its way onto your mask, here are some mask-care tips from… Continue reading Renew your skin with these face mask skincare and makeup tips from the pros
Dan Meers has spent more hours than he can count in a mascot suit. From being Truman the Tiger at Mizzou during his college days to Fredbird for the St. Louis Cardinals immediately after and now KC Wolf for the Kansas City Chiefs, he’s spent over thirty years bringing joy to crowds with his antics.… Continue reading We chat with Kansas City Chiefs VIP of 30 years: Dan Meers, the KC Wolf
In “Lilacs,” the fourth song on the fifth album from Kansas City’s Waxahatchee, singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield delivers the signature line of the signature record of our current quarantine. “And the lilacs drank the water, and the lilacs died.” “Lilacs” is a song about self-care—about forgiving yourself for having a bad day. It’s a song about… Continue reading Recent Kansas City transplant Waxahatchee released one of the best-reviewed records of the year
“During a pandemic?” has become my preferred refrain any time I’m asked to participate in what pre-coronavirus times would have been considered normal activities. So far, this phrase has excused me from: bathing regularly, paying bills on time and drinking in moderation. “During a pandemic?” is also the phrase that pulses through my brain as… Continue reading Here’s how 3 recently opened restaurants are actively adapting to a pandemic world
It catches your eye the minute you walk in: a portrait of him from his brother’s wedding. You may have seen it on Netflix or Facebook pages, but seeing it in person is somehow different. It’s perched next to the large TV in Maria Ramirez’s house in Topeka. The TV dwarfs the photo of Alonzo… Continue reading After 15 years, the Alonzo Brooks case has been reopened by the FBI—can it finally be solved?
After the creation of CDs and then later digital streaming devices many thought that the vinyl industry was going to die. The revival of the record industry may be puzzling to some who view vinyl as outdated but the documentary, Vinyl Nation, hopes to explain the value of this old technology. The film begins by… Continue reading Mills Record Company featured in a new documentary on vinyl resurgence
Remember Zoom happy hours? Or hosting Easter over the House Party app with the family? As area businesses started to reopen to the public, why did we suddenly stop reaching out to our friends and family online? KU communications professor Jeffrey Hall answers just that and more in his new book, Relating Through Technology. Hall seeks… Continue reading Why we ghost and the decline of Zoom happy hours: A KU professor explains it all in his new book
LeGend Taliferro Operation LeGend is a federal law enforcement initiative happening in cities from Albuquerque to Baltimore. The namesake is LeGend Taliferro, a four-year-old Kansas City boy killed on June 29 by gunshots fired into the apartment where he was sleeping. His alleged killer, Ryson Ellis, was arrested in mid-August. Quinton Lucas Mayor Quinton Lucas… Continue reading Operation LeGend is a national law enforcement initiative that started in KC—here are 8 major players to know
Covid may have postponed or canceled some of the live events you were looking forward to in 2020, but local venues are encouraging people to stay optimistic and follow the CDC’s guidelines in hopes that we all can get back to partying. In July, the Nashville-based operators of The Truman KC, Marathon Live, started the… Continue reading The #MaskUpPartyLater movement is making its way through the Kansas City music scene
The Kansas City Chiefs issued a bombshell announcement this afternoon, banning Native American headdresses and face paint at Arrowhead Stadium. “Effective immediately, fans will be prohibited from wearing headdresses into the stadium,” a team statement read. “Face painting is still allowed for all fans, but any face paint that is styled in a way that… Continue reading Chiefs ban Native American headdresses and face paint at Arrowhead
New Q Overland Park’s newest BBQ joint features some familiar faces. Smoketown BBQ will open in late August on Shawnee Mission Parkway, in the former home of a Hawaiian plate lunch spot. Several employees formerly worked at Johnny’s in Mission, which shuttered at the start of the year. (“We are a completely different restaurant,” the… Continue reading What’s happening in the Kansas City food scene this September
The coronavirus pandemic is far from over but an icon of Kansas City is moving forward with reopening. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is opening its doors to the public on September 12, after being closed down since March 14, the organization announced in a press release on Tuesday. “We have been anxiously awaiting the… Continue reading The Nelson-Atkins will reopen in September — here’s what you need to know
get ready for a double hot of cuteness: Hello Kitty’s mobile cafe is swinging through Kansas City this Saturday. The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck will be posted up at Town Center on Saturday, August 15 from 10 am to 8 pm in the lane between Bravo and J. Crew. The cross-country cafe on wheels offers… Continue reading The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is rolling through Kansas City this Saturday, offering baked goods and Kitty collectibles
Survive KC isn’t your average laser tag. Instead of aiming at your friends in an attempt to rack up points and eliminate your competitors, you’re thrown into an apocalyptic world where you and your party have to work together to defend yourselves against a swarm of zombies played by actors. Even its location is unique,… Continue reading Now might be a good time to practice surviving in zombie-themed laser tag
Not so long ago, vacuum tubes powered every home stereo. Today, they’re only for audio obsessives. And among that crowd, Kansas City’s Bruce Rozenblit is something of a legend. Rozenblit, who lives in Waldo, runs a company called Transcendent Sound with a dedicated cult following. Copies of his 1999 treatise Audio Real sell for upwards of a… Continue reading This KC-based audio guru engineers build-it-yourself tube amplifier kits
In a matter of weeks, students in many areas of Kansas City will return to classrooms for the first time since the middle of March. So many questions are being hotly debated right now. Is it safe to return to school? Do the benefits outweigh the risks, especially for students who are disadvantaged at home?… Continue reading Here’s what local teachers REALLY think about reopening schools
Overland Park is the fourth-best city in the country to be stuck at home in, according to a recent study done by the website Lawnstarter The website used twenty-nine different safety-oriented data metrics to compare the hundred and fifty most-populated cities in the country. The various metrics are divided into five categories — community safety, health… Continue reading This Johnson County city is one of the best places in the country to be quarantined at home, says new study
In the digital era, many businesses have had to fight to figure out how to change with the times. That includes Gallup Map in downtown Kansas City, founded in 1875, which spent most of the last century and a half selling things that Google now gives away for free. Gallup Map was one of the first companies to… Continue reading How this century-old map shop is thriving in the Internet age
You’ve probably had something from Vocci’s Italian Foods without knowing it. For fifty years, this little storefront in Columbus Park has been the secret to many a “homemade” manicotti, lasagna or ravioli. “If you’ve been to an Italian restaurant in town that is not Olive Garden or that drive-thru place, you’ve had something we made,” says Chuk… Continue reading This is the secret source of so many “homemade” KC lasagnas
If you really want to wow your significant other—and have a little cash to do so—you really can’t do a better date than Old World Balloonery based out of Johnson County Executive Airport. The Balloonery offers romantic hot air balloon rides across the metro area, allowing unparalleled views of the city, from the beauty of downtown to… Continue reading This is the single most epic date night in Kansas City
If you drive down 16th and Madison and look to your right, you’ll see an old treehouse positioned high up in a hollow tree, nearly hovering over the sidewalk. That large, stately, urban treehouse catches eyes and slows the roll of passing cars—more than homeowners Colin and Amanda Groves expected when they moved in. The… Continue reading Here’s the story behind this beloved KC treehouse
Every day the residents of Raytown walk by Raytown Recreation without knowing the piece of history that sits right below their feet. Behind an unassuming door that you can miss if you blink is a subterranean pool hall that is the home to the legendary “Big Bertha.” Big Bertha is one of the world’s most coveted pool… Continue reading This century-old pool table is the most coveted in KC
The coronavirus pandemic has wiped most of the 2020 calendar clean, forcing the cancelation of beloved annual events. Among the cancelations with a huge impact on the community: April’s Forks & Corks, a long-running fundraiser for Harvesters, which feeds hungry people across Kansas City. Julia Hansen-Patterson, events organizer for the group, had hoped to reschedule… Continue reading This local group has given out 26 million pounds of food during the pandemic—you can help them out on Friday
KC has lots of classic selfie spots, from the World War I Memorial to the dedicated selfie studio in Oak Park Mall. But there’s one place that tops them all—though it is slightly harder to get to. Kaw Point Park in KCK gives you the opportunity to kayak (or boat) to the middle of the… Continue reading This Kaw Point Park kayak trip will get you to the best selfie spot in the city (we promise)
Want to create your own indoor garden but not sure where to start? Kansas City’s Tiny Greenhouse KC has you covered with its new plant subscription service. It’s a monthly plant subscription box—like Blue Apron for trendy house plants. Each box includes three to five “tiny” plants (three inches tall) for in-store pickup or delivery… Continue reading Get a jumpstart on your own urban jungle with this KC-based plant subscription service
Think back to your family’s china cabinet. You know, the one you were afraid to even breathe by lest the priceless china shatter? The one that was opened once a year for a special occasion but collected dust the other 364 days of the year? Yeah, that china. Well, two Johnson County preschool teachers-turned-business owners… Continue reading Host the most impressive dinner party by renting china dinnerware from this local business
If you’re still enthralled by the exotic animals that took the world by storm in the mid-pandemic phenomenon Tiger King, you may be wondering where to find something like that here in Kansas City. Although there’s nothing in the way of big cats at John’s Bird Farm in Raytown, the exotic pet store is certainly… Continue reading Enthralled by the exotic animals in Tiger King? Check out this rare species bird store in Raytown
“Can I help you?” That was the first and last thing anyone said to me at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday as the Royals opened a homestand against the Chicago White Sox. On the way in, it was the parking attendant at the lone entrance not blocked with Jersey barriers, who seemed bewildered to find someone… Continue reading What it’s really like inside a baseball stadium right now (you’re not missing much)
When you hear a siren, you probably tense up and become more alert—even if you don’t realize it. When you listen to tranquil music, your heartbeat slows and your body feels more relaxed. That’s the effect sound has on us. It has the ability to create a physiological reaction. In scientific parlance, sound is a… Continue reading Sound therapy is the wellness trend everyone is talking about (and listening to)
We spend all year looking for the things that make Kansas City so great—some bouncing right under your gaze, others tucked away in a basement in Raytown. Here are our offbeat editors’ picks for Best of KC. Best Audio Guru: Bruce Rozenblit Not so long ago, vacuum tubes powered every home stereo. Today, they’re only… Continue reading Here are the Best of KC 2020 editors’ picks
Like most jazz musicians, Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker often played casuals, informal gigs arranged by an individual or group at a home, country club or other non-jazz venue. Casuals enable musicians to pick up extra cash during off hours and reach new audiences. While working in New York, Bird was known to play the occasional bar… Continue reading This is the only existing photograph of Charlie Parker performing in Kansas City
There’s a great paradox in craft brewing: Amping up flavors is easy, tamping them down is hard. When brewing a hoppy IPA with lots of character, the little guys shine. But when it comes time to make a crisp, clean, bright lager, most craft breweries struggle to match the results of a mechanized macro brewery… Continue reading Brew Lab’s new make-it-your-own draft hard seltzer is patio-perfect
This article was originally published on iHeart CBD Oil. To view the original article, click here. Since the legalization of hemp cultivation after the Farm Bill of 2018, many CBD products were made available in the market. These are CBD tinctures, creams, shampoos, vape pens, edibles such as gummies etc. These are produced using CBD… Continue reading Different Types of CBD Products Today
This article was originally published on CBD Topicals. To view the original article, click here. CBD has turned into a champion of sorts; it doesn’t matter if you are a cross fitter, marathoner, weight lifter or yoga practitioner, muscle pain is something that all of you have experienced. It can be plain excruciating at times… Continue reading CBD For Muscle Soreness and Recovery
