A new food hall is coming to downtown KC

Strang Hall/Photos by Rebecca Norden & Caleb Condit

Strang Hall, the food hall in Overland Park, is expanding to the Lightwell building in downtown Kansas City.  Menlo Food Labs, Strang Hall’s parent company, announced today that they will be opening The Strang Chef Collective at Lightwell, bringing two new restaurant concepts, with breakfast, lunch, dinner, organic coffee, tea, juice and a full-service bar,… Continue reading A new food hall is coming to downtown KC

Meet the Makers: Handmade products from 34 locals we love

Photography by Caleb Condit and Rebecca Norden

Kansas City has long been a city of artists, but the last year and a half of pandemic living led to more people than ever making things like kiln-fired porcelain earrings, custom resin-filled charcuterie trays and fine art prints that forever capture floral arrangements from important life events. After talking to makers around the city, we’ve cultivated a new collection of art and goods. From plant-derived perfume oils to hand-painted ceramic teeth, our list… Continue reading Meet the Makers: Handmade products from 34 locals we love

Former Fox 4 TV host Mark Alford is running for Congress

Mark Alford and his wife tease his campaign for Congress on Twitter/Screenshot

Mark Alford, the former co-host of Fox 4’s morning show, will run for Congress. Alford, who has voiced complaints about being “a conservative Christian who supports small business” in Kansas City media will run for U.S. Congress in Missouri’s sprawling fourth Congressional district, which currently runs from Raymore in the west all the way to Columbia and… Continue reading Former Fox 4 TV host Mark Alford is running for Congress