The Aztec Theater will show its first film since closing in 1974

Aztec Shawnee Theater is showing its first film in forty-seven years tomorrow night: The original 1931 Dracula with Bela Lugosi. It’s been ninety years since the film was first shown at Aztec Theater.  Located on the main drag in Shawnee, Aztec Theater stirred major enthusiasm when it announced its reopening earlier this year. The theater… Continue reading The Aztec Theater will show its first film since closing in 1974

The Scene: Fluff Your Pup: His & Her Fitness

Wayside Waifs partnered with His & Her Fitness to host a family-friendly event to raise money for animals’ food, shelter and veterinary care. Fluff Your Pup featured a day full of doggy activities with a photo booth from Insta KC, music from DJ Ashton, a photoshoot with Kansas City magazine, and more. The event also held dog… Continue reading The Scene: Fluff Your Pup: His & Her Fitness

Nice cocktails at MiniBar? Ryan Miller has a plan

Photography by Natalea Bonjour.

A lifetime ago, before retinol cream entered my bedtime routine, many nights included a stop at MiniBar. (It helped that, for a time, I lived in a duplex right behind the establishment.) It was usually my last stop, the place I’d go when I wasn’t quite ready for the night to end, and I would sip a three-dollar Hamm’s or knock back a shot of… Continue reading Nice cocktails at MiniBar? Ryan Miller has a plan