A “Culinary Hub” with a coffee bar, marketplace, dine-in restaurant and even cooking classes is coming to Waldo

Hemma Hemma's vegetable forward dishes / Photo Taken By Anna Petrow

KC native and private chef Ashley Bare is turning her meal delivery service Hemma Hemma into a brick and mortar culinary hub. Located in the former District Pour House + Kitchen space (7122 Wornall Rd. KCMO) in Waldo, Hemma Hemma will be many things, including a “bodega” with a coffee bar and marketplace, an instructional… Continue reading A “Culinary Hub” with a coffee bar, marketplace, dine-in restaurant and even cooking classes is coming to Waldo

KC’s Children’s Mercy aims to tackle the youth mental health crisis with a $150 million initiative

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Nearly half of Kansas City area children needing mental health services aren’t getting the help they need, but Children’s Mercy is aiming to change that. The children’s hospital recently unveiled an ambitious $150 million five-year plan, called Illuminate, that will focus on four areas to increase mental health access for the under-eighteen-year-old crowd. The intention… Continue reading KC’s Children’s Mercy aims to tackle the youth mental health crisis with a $150 million initiative