Fire Lake Soapery owner Laura Rozell tells us how her health-care background inspired her to create natural household products.

Photography by Jeremy Theron Kirby.

After practicing physical therapy for thirty-five years, Laura Rozell decided to channel her passion for wellness in a different direction and started creating natural household products. Rozell began making nontoxic vegan products like soap, candles and bug repellent in her basement and hawking them to family, friends and farmers market shoppers. Rozell eventually outgrew her… Continue reading Fire Lake Soapery owner Laura Rozell tells us how her health-care background inspired her to create natural household products.

KC’s First Omakase-Style Restaurant Will Soon Open In The Crossroads – And It Will Only Seat Eight. 

Sushi Kodawari's Aji, Or, Horse Mackerel / Photo Courtesy Of Sushi Kodawari

You may have heard of omakase-style dinners – a dining experience in which each dish is based on the chef’s choice – but stand-alone omakase restaurants have yet to make an appearance in KC, until now. Expected to open in the Crossroads by the end of the year, Sushi Kodawari will specialize in the Japanese… Continue reading KC’s First Omakase-Style Restaurant Will Soon Open In The Crossroads – And It Will Only Seat Eight.