The best dive bars in Kansas City—really, the best dive bars in the lower Midwest, and maybe the country—are quietly clustered in a historically Croatian enclave of Kansas City, Kansas, called Strawberry Hill. They are the best not because of their convivial atmosphere, or their thoughtful selection of beers and spirits, or their charming regulars,… Continue reading Strawberry Hill might just have the best collection of dive bars in America
Last November, Brian Roberts quietly launched a pop-up retail business called Black Pantry, where he sold sundry home goods and foodstuffs—everything from soaps and candles to artisan hot sauce and jam—out of a small trailer at locations around Kansas City. His core mission: Give Black brands a spotlight. Roberts returned to his native Kansas City… Continue reading Brian Roberts builds community support for Black-owned businesses with his shop Black Pantry
Business is guaranteed for the Stilwell restaurant, located inside downtown’s new Loews Hotel (1515 Wyandotte, St., KCMO). It would have been enough for the space to just be beautiful—and it is, polished and modern with a skyline view. But the cocktails at Bar Stilwell in the lobby and Horsefeather Social, the hotel’s stunning upper patio,… Continue reading Downtown’s new Loews Hotel has five stars and one very refreshing summer cocktail
If you’ve graduated out of your twenties, you’ve probably got one day a week to get all your alcohol in. (The following day is for recovery; the rest give you reasons to drink.) The density of bars in Westport can help you make the most out of your Big Night Out—even if you’re too old… Continue reading How to enjoy Westport bars after age 30
Don’t walk into an AKT studio expecting a bouncy, clap-to-the-beat Jazzercise class. AKT, named for celebrity fitness trainer/mastermind Anna Kaiser, is a cardio-intensive and strengthening dance workout equipped with blood-pumping music, resistance bands and disco balls. I took a combo class that was half band work and half dance cardio. By the time Britney Spears’… Continue reading AKT is Leawood’s newest boutique cardio dance fitness studio lauded by Shakira
Armourdale’s Coach Club (1102 Osage Ave., KCK) looks from the outside like any old dive—a pair of beer lights glow dimly in the thin window slats, and the name of the bar is painted in black on the aging building’s facade. But not just anybody can wander in and order a Bud. There’s a buzzer… Continue reading What you need to know about private drinking clubs in Kansas
