How Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is changing life in a small community on the Kansas border

Illustration by Melanie Adlich

The wide brick street of downtown Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, is usually empty on week-days. So when two large white trucks slowly rolled to a stop in front of Rich and Denise Ullrich’s Tallgrass Antiques store this April, business transactions paused and a small crowd gathered. Movers carefully loaded the trucks with tables and chairs, wood… Continue reading How Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is changing life in a small community on the Kansas border

Wild Wild Midwest: Cowboy boots are becoming a fashion statement

Kansas City is taking notes from our friends in Texas, and cowboy boots are quickly becoming a fashion statement here. Boot makers are going beyond beige and brown with traditional stitching: We’re seeing funky colors like turquoise and pink mixed with unique designs like cartoon drawings or flames and tassels hanging off boots. The Gypsy… Continue reading Wild Wild Midwest: Cowboy boots are becoming a fashion statement