Check it out: ‘Standout’ Brookside home from our February cover featured in Midwest Living magazine

Kansas City's Coolest Homes/Photo by Nate Sheets

ICYMI, for our February issue, we spent a few months driving the metro area, block-by-block, to curate a selection of the nine coolest homes in Kansas City. Our list ran the gamut from a historic International Bauhaus and an Olathe home modeled after KCK’s famed Sauer Castle. Also in the lineup was our cover star,… Continue reading Check it out: ‘Standout’ Brookside home from our February cover featured in Midwest Living magazine

Shop at these local beer and wine shops in KC

Photography Natalea Bonjour

Ryan Sciara had been in the hospitality and wine industry for nearly a quarter-century when he opened Underdog Wine Co. in 2014. Given his experience, he had strong opinions on how things should work at his two shops, which stock a constantly rotating and always interesting assortment of wines across the full spectrum of price… Continue reading Shop at these local beer and wine shops in KC

Brunch like royalty with these easy hacks that set the bar high

Brunch is about style. It’s about breaking open a sexy yolk over avocado toast and lingering over Irish coffees. Here are a few ways to enjoy the decadence of a weekend brunch at home. Caviar Treatment What’s the ultimate brunch indulgence? Probably topping off your scrambled eggs with more eggs. Of course, the French came… Continue reading Brunch like royalty with these easy hacks that set the bar high

The Kansas City Mavericks are making a push for the playoffs in their pandemic-delayed season

Kansas City Mavericks hockey/Photo by Jeremy Theron Kirby

Normally, minor league hockey season is wrapping up right about now. But with the pandemic pushing the start of the season back, things are just now heating up at Cable Dahmer Arena, where the Kansas City Mavericks are making a late-season push for the playoffs thanks to a strong April from veteran forward Darik Angeli.… Continue reading The Kansas City Mavericks are making a push for the playoffs in their pandemic-delayed season

Trend Alert: Salsa made with peanuts is the new hotness

Toward the end of 2020, as we were collectively casting about for something to lighten our weary load, an unlikely hero emerged: salsa made with peanuts. This was new to most. Different. Thrilling, even. (It had been a long year.) And as the salsa macha trend spread across the nation, we wondered when Kansas City… Continue reading Trend Alert: Salsa made with peanuts is the new hotness