Up All Night: A Celebration of the Espresso Martini

Photography by Caleb Condit & Rebecca Norden

Last month, Kansas City magazine hosted Up All Night: A Celebration of the Espresso Martini with 9th & State in the West Bottoms. The event sold out in under a week, and six bartenders from some of Kansas City’s best joints were there slinging the caffeinated cocktails. The lineup included Hannah Jones from Corvino, Kaitlyn… Continue reading Up All Night: A Celebration of the Espresso Martini

A local group works with survivors of violence to break the cycle

Illustration by Makalah Hardy

Almost every day, Marquell Harris visits two hospitals: Research Medical Center and Truman. And almost every day, he sees new survivors of gunshot wounds, stabbings or blunt force trauma. Harris is a hospital responder for the violence prevention program Aim4Peace. He’s tasked with visiting survivors of violence at the hospital, building rapport with them and… Continue reading A local group works with survivors of violence to break the cycle