The ultimate Father’s Day gift guide—we tried and tested every item

It’s very possible I take this Father’s Day gift guide too seriously. When I flip through similar articles published elsewhere, I’m often startled by how superficial they feel compared to gushy Mother’s Day guides. Did this other writer even spend three-hundred-and-sixty-four days a year on the hunt for the perfect objects for their annual Father’s… Continue reading The ultimate Father’s Day gift guide—we tried and tested every item

Union Station’s Auschwitz exhibit and 7 more KC events for June 2021

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Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away. June 14 Recent and Close Hate is on the rise. From Holocaust denial and cemetary defacement to mass shootings at synagogues in Poway and Pittsburgh, Jew hate once more spreads like a vengeful cancer. But anti-Semitism is not the only prejudice on the move. Demonization of “the other’’… Continue reading Union Station’s Auschwitz exhibit and 7 more KC events for June 2021

Local music festival Troostival announces free pop-up show this Friday

Troostival, a Kansas City Black-owned music festival, will host its first pop-up concert, and big band Brass and Boujee is taking the stage. The free pop-up show takes place June 4 at 7 p.m. at the Union Station KC Streetcar stop. Brass and Boujee, with its iTunes-charting blend of hip-hop and jazz, will perform along… Continue reading Local music festival Troostival announces free pop-up show this Friday