Kansas City magazine’s annual Top Doctors list (see it here) is compiled by our partners at Castle Connolly, a trusted national health care research and information company. Castle Connolly was founded in 1991 by a former medical college board chairman and president to help guide consumers to America’s top doctors under the direction of an… Continue reading How our 2021 Top Doctors list was made
Sister Anne’s Records and Coffee opened in 2018, but it has been years in the making. Jim Oshel and Frank Alvarez met when they were both working at Westport’s Recycled Sounds in the nineties. When that shop closed in 2006, Oshel went to work for Broadway Coffee and Alvarez settled in at Vinyl Renaissance. More… Continue reading Get to know Jim Oshel, co-owner of Sister Anne’s Records and Coffee
When The Monarch Bar opened in 2017, it offered the Kansas City jet-set crowd a new upscale drinking experience, one where fanciful $18 cocktails meant a special occasion. Now, the people behind the Monarch and its Leawood sister bar, Verdigris, are trying to outdo themselves again. The Mercury Room, an eight-hundred-square-foot mirror ball topping off… Continue reading The Mercury Room is the Crossroads’ swankiest new bar—with $30 cocktails to boot
According to legend, five centuries ago Aztec emperor Moctezuma consumed copious quantities of chocolate before engaging in, uh, amorous activities. The association between chocolate and love has grown from there. Whether or not you believe in its aphrodisiac qualities, these swoon-worthy creations from local chocolatiers are guaranteed to make your sweetheart smile. View this… Continue reading Local chocolates to treat your special someone with this Valentine’s Day
The Combine is a new neighborhood pizza pub that opened in November on Troost inside a mixed-use building that once housed the city’s Wonder Bread factory. This spot pays homage to its location with its “Wonder Favorites” sandwiches (try the fluffernutter—marshmallow fluff and peanut butter on Wonder Bread) and with desserts made from longtime sister… Continue reading The Combine is the new sandwich-pizza shop on Troost meant to encourage KC unity
