Sorority sisters launch sustainable fashion brand that’s sewn in KC.

Sustainable Fashion by Commonlee. Image provided.

OP native Cailee Traen and Nebraska native Caley Cahoy met in college at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. At the time, Traen was majoring in biology with a psychology minor and Cahoy was studying advertising and public relations with a minor in fashion merchandising. It wasn’t until they became sorority sisters and, later, close friends that… Continue reading Sorority sisters launch sustainable fashion brand that’s sewn in KC.

A quick dive into three of KC’s historic craft sausage shops

Photography by Caleb Condit and Rebbeca Norden.

There’s an old adage that says “no one wants to see how the sausage is made,” but the process of stuffing sticky raw ground meat into a slimy animal intestine deserves more respect. With respectable ingredients, the craft of sausage making honors old-world traditions with pride and KC’s early rich history of immigration, specifically from… Continue reading A quick dive into three of KC’s historic craft sausage shops