Chingu was one of those new food joints that, upon its launch, brought me simultaneous hope and hesitation. As word began to spread that a new Korean restaurant from Keeyoung Kim, owner of Sura Eats in the Parlor food hall, was in the making, I scoured social media postings to stay in the know. Chingu’s… Continue reading Westport’s much-hyped new Korean spot Chingu delivers.
You can’t not notice the otherworldly metallic spire. Rising three hundred feet into the sky, soaring above the Mayberry-esque downtown of Independence, Missouri, it’s meant to be seen. Built for the Community of Christ church, which has roots in Mormonism, the temple’s dramatic shape was inspired by various shell shapes, most specifically the nautilus. Construction… Continue reading How a stainless steel spire came to poke the skies high above Independence
