Overland Park’s new Levelup Esports Arena is (literally) changing the game

Photo courtesy of @leveluparenagg

Esports are absolutely huge. If you aren’t part of the gaming universe, it’s hard to understand how incredibly gargantuan gaming has become. Last year, total spending on video games in the US, including games, consoles and accessories, reached $56.9 billion. That’s more than movies and recorded music combined. It’s gobsmacking. Nowhere is this growth more… Continue reading Overland Park’s new Levelup Esports Arena is (literally) changing the game

American Shaman’s Medspa & Clinic combines CBD with traditional medspa treatments

Photography by Natalea Bonjour

When CBD American Shaman founder Vince Sanders scouted a spot in Leawood for his envisioned medspa clinic, it wasn’t much. “It was empty,” he says. “Gravel floors, no plumbing, no electrical. That strip mall has been there twenty years, but nobody ever built out that spot.” The massive local CBD company—they recently sent Russia its… Continue reading American Shaman’s Medspa & Clinic combines CBD with traditional medspa treatments

Suggested pairings for this local chili oil: literally everything in your fridge

Photo by Jeremy Theron Kirby

It’s a hexagonal jar, pretty and small—just four ounces. The blue label is printed with delicate cherry blossoms. The batch number is marked in tidy script: 12. And inside, a stormy scarlet liquid, glossy, shiny, layered with secrets. This is the chili oil by J. Chang Kitchen. James Chang sells the cult favorite condiment about… Continue reading Suggested pairings for this local chili oil: literally everything in your fridge