It’s been a big year for drinking in Kansas City—and not just because we’ve needed a constant stream of alcohol to get us through the drudgery and blinding anxiety of existing during this era. No, we’ve been drinking for better, less cynical reasons. We’ve been drinking because, in spite of the ennui that has pervaded… Continue reading Notable happenings of 2020 in KC’s craft beer scene
In the Depths of LaBudde Special Collections at UMKC’s Miller Nichols Library sits a growing stack of the Westport Trucker, their covers scattered in neon colors and psychedelic designs, printed on crinkled paper that is now yellowing. That stack will grow just a little taller if Chuck Haddix can help it. Haddix’s title at the… Continue reading 70s-era underground newspaper Westport Trucker gets second life in UMKC special collection
