Large, empty buildings creep people out. These structures have outlived their intended uses, and sometimes their past realities were frightening in themselves—prisons, mental asylums, abandoned mansions or, in the case of the Kansas City Metro area, former health care technology offices. After tech goliath Oracle Corp. purchased North Kansas City-grown Cerner Corp. for $28.3 billion… Continue reading What’s Going On With All The Empty Cerner Buildings?
Here are thirteen things to do in KC this weekend, October 31-November 3: American Royal World Series of Barbecue, a Dia de los Muertos Celebration at Crossroads Hotel and Leslie Jones.
Café Corazón is bringing its Latin American and indigenous drinks and eats to Brookside. It plans an early 2025 opening in the Morningside Shops (5911 Main St.). This will be the owners third cafe in the metro. Miel and Curtis Herrera, and their daughter Dulcinea, opened the first location (1721 Westport Road) in September 2019.… Continue reading Cafe Corazon is coming to Brookside
Now you can feast on filet mignon and lobster rolls while tucked inside a bank vault. After two years in development, this former bank on a strategic intersection of downtown Parkville, is now fine-dining restaurant The Bistro at Prima Facie, as well as The Market at Prima Facie, a casual breakfast and lunch spot with… Continue reading An old Parkville bank has become its newest restaurant
The 6th Annual SpraySeeMo Mural Festival took place in early October, bringing together 16 artists from across the country to create 20 murals throughout Kansas City’s Crossroads, 18th & Vine, River Market, West Bottoms, and Midtown neighborhoods. Funding from the City of Kansas City, the Community Mental Health Fund, and ArtsKC helped make this… Continue reading SpraySeeMo Commissions 20 Murals Around Downtown Kansas City
Megan Andersen in front of her soon-to-be open Parkville Bakery
We sat down with Sammy Rae, the versatile musician and band’s front woman, ahead of Sammy Rae & The Friends show at The Midland this Friday, October 25.
Here are eighteen things to do in KC this weekend, October 24-27, including: Sammy Rae & The Friends, Alan Jackson and Chelsea Handler.
Get excited: Fall is finally here. Colder weather, leaves changing, cozy clothes and, in Kansas City—most importantly—Chiefs games. Autumn also means hot beverages, and what better way to enjoy a steaming cup of tea or coffee (or, if you’re watching a game, Irish coffee) than with a handmade ceramic mug. This season you can level… Continue reading Cozy Cups
Barbecue lovers, get ready for an experience that’s as educational as it is mouth-watering. In the spring of 2025, Crown Center in Kansas City will become home to the world’s first Museum of BBQ. This unique destination promises to be a feast for the senses, offering an immersive journey through the history, flavors and techniques… Continue reading Fired Up: The World’s First BBQ museum is set to ignite in 2025
When “elevated” sports bar Streetcar Grille & Tavern opened in the Crossroads more than five years ago, the name was fitting. The owners wanted to set it apart by emphasizing its location by a streetcar stop. Now they are expanding to the Northland, far from the streetcar, but expect the now established concept’s “reputation and… Continue reading Popular Crossroads sports bar goes North
A small, unsuspecting music program in Parkville has been training some of the world’s finest emerging classical musicians. Nestled in the serene river bluffs of Parkville, just north of the river, Park University’s International Center for Music is positioned close enough to downtown’s bustling art and culture scene to feel involved while remaining a calm… Continue reading Park University’s International Center for Music is training world-class classical musicians
Here are eleven things to do in KC this weekend, October 17-20, including: Halloween pop-ups, Korn and The Fray.
It all began with Ryan Hiser and David Tran’s first home in West Plaza. Despite the home being just two bedrooms with one bathroom, it didn’t take long for the pair to turn it into a hospitality venture and enter the Airbnb space. “It helped us buy our next house in the Rockhill neighborhood,” Hiser… Continue reading Ryan Hiser and David Tran have turned their passion projects into a growing boutique hotel business
In January 2023, singer-songwriter and trombonist Trevor Turla was working on a live album recording for Making Movies—a Kansas City-based Americana rock band—at the Folly Theater. During the session, he met Latin Grammy winner Mireya Ramos, a New York City-based violinist and vocalist. That introduction soon changed the course of his career. Turla invited Ramos… Continue reading KC singer-songwriter Trevor Turla to make his international performing debut in Mexico City this December
The owners of Lenexa’s more upscale Sierra Grill are expanding with a more casual quick-service barbecue restaurant. Ryan and Maricris Edwards plan to open Sierra BBQ at 11 am, Oct. 22, in the original home of Sierra Grill (11099 Lackman Road) in Lenexa. Maricris’s maiden name is Sierra. The couple will start with wood-fired pork… Continue reading Lenexa’s Sierra Grill is expanding
A longtime Kansas City restaurateur is taking over a beleaguered Johnson County restaurant building that once housed the popular Aspens Restaurant and Lounge. Ray Dunlea plans to open Conroy’s Public House in the former Aspens building (6995 W. 151st St.) with his wife, Molly. A mid-November opening is planned. Aspen Vaughn closed her namesake restaurant… Continue reading Longtime KC restaurateur to take over Aspens
What is it that makes Kansas Citian Ebony Reed so poised and polished? Coming from a family of communicators, she says. The bestselling author and seasoned journalist credits a lifetime of observing her family in action and engaging with those around her for her effortless charm and unwavering confidence. “My uncle was a longtime radio… Continue reading Bestselling author Ebony Reed isn’t afraid to tackle the hard issues
Here are fourteen things to do in Kansas City this weekend, October 10-13, including: Alice (in Wonderland), Atmosphere and David Spade.
Doanh Ho didn’t grow up baking. In fact, growing up, her family used the oven for storage. And even though she’s been working in the food industry for the past 15 years, she’s never had any formal culinary training. You’d never know this by looking at her artisan macarons, though. Through her pop-up Sugarfold, Ho… Continue reading Macaron Mania
It’s no secret that pickleball has taken over. You can’t walk into a public park on a Saturday morning without hearing that familiar “pop.” And just as pickleball’s popularity keeps growing, so does the drive for product innovations that both enhance the game and make it greener. Did you know that nearly 500 million pickleballs… Continue reading Smash Hit: The world’s first compostable pickleball hits the market—and it’s made here in KC
This Halloween, Exiled: Crooked Rose Woods is coming to Kansas City, but this immersive experience is much more than a haunt. Darren Lynn Bousman, a Kansas City native known for directing horror films like Saw II and Spiral, is teaming up with Exiled: Trail of Terrors and production company 111experience to create a live event… Continue reading Exiled: Crooked Rose Woods, an immersive haunted trail designed by Saw II director and KC native Darren Lynn Bousman, will be spooking KC this Halloween
Putting realistic blood, bruises and wounds on actors and models is a niche job, but someone’s gotta do it. That someone is Bria Hughes, and gore is her specialty. The 23-year-old KC native began playing around with makeup as a creative outlet, but it soon turned into a full-time career. Whether she’s being flown to… Continue reading Special effects makeup artist Bria Hughes has some advice for those wanting to step up their gore game for Halloween
Some regulars at Independence Square’s 3 Trails Brewing Co. come in five or six times a week. They don’t get tired of its beers, or the brewing company’s new food operation. The owner of Brewer’s Kitchen & Corner in Midtown and two partners recently opened the brewing company’s new food operation called Brewer’s: Wrap House.… Continue reading Brewer’s Kitchen & Corner partners with 3 Trails in Independence
Since Rosa Parra started managing Stone Canyon Pizza Co. in downtown Parkville six years ago, she had her eye on a corner building across the street. Restaurants came and went in that spot. “I thought Parkville deserved better,” says Parra, who lives 10 minutes from the downtown district. “We are a tight community, we all… Continue reading Street tacos have found their way to Parkville
After having hands in almost every creative pot, Grant Kratzer’s clothing brand Cheatin Snakes is taking off, with Kratzer most recently acting as tour merch designer and stylist for rockstar Post Malone.
Here are twelve things to do in KC this weekend, October 3-6, including: Oktoberfest, Judah & the Lion and the Chicano Art Festival.
Texas barbecue in Kansas City: sacrilege or sensational? My vote is for the latter—don’t hate me. The home page for Dunn Deal BBQ in Grandview proudly proclaims they serve “the mouthwatering flavors of Texas BBQ.” But the home page also states, in smaller letters, that they offer a “Texas and Kansas City Style of Que.”… Continue reading Pitmaster Gerald Dunn blends Texas and KC style BBQ, creating his own unique taste
Six-year-old Zero – and his foster mom – got up in the wee hours Sunday. They had a busy morning planned. First a bite to eat, then a walk. Then a stop at Wayside Waifs to get a matching leash, collar and “adopt me” scarf. Then they headed to Brookside for the 34 Annual Strutt… Continue reading Strutt With Your Mutt earned Wayside Waifs more than $225,000. Plus: Take a peek at these pups who need homes
