Ombra in North KC Closes

Ombra / Photo Taken By Pilsen Photo Co-Op

After two years, Ombra, a steakhouse and wine bar in North KC, is shuttering its doors. The restaurant took to Instagram on Saturday to make the announcement of its immediate closure. “The decision has not been an easy one, but I know it is what is best for us,” Ombra’s owners Sarah Nelson and Louis… Continue reading Ombra in North KC Closes

A CALL TO ACTION

A CALL TO ACTION What can you do to help? At any given time, around 1,790 people are experiencing homelessness in the greater Kansas City metro. Of those individuals, around 430 are unsheltered, according to the greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness. A handful of nonprofits and government agencies across the city are attempting… Continue reading A CALL TO ACTION

An ice skating rink in the historic jazz district is just the latest project for Tucker Lott and The “Do Good” Foundation

Photography by Jeremey Theron Kirby

More than 30 years ago, Tucker Lott had a dream, and that dream has become a movement. Lott created The Soul of Santa “Do Good” Foundation, a nonprofit that assists highly functioning adults with disabilities like his late daughter, Aria Lott, who struggled with epilepsy. The foundation has grown from Lott’s vision to an organization… Continue reading An ice skating rink in the historic jazz district is just the latest project for Tucker Lott and The “Do Good” Foundation

Zach Dinicola’s KitchenAid mixer fix-it videos have made him a social media sensation and spawned a business

Photography by Tim Davis.

Zach Dinicola, the Kansas native behind the viral social media success of Mr. Mixer, got started with equal parts curiosity and spite. Now, Dinicola runs a KitchenAid mixer repair business in Augusta, Kansas, employing five technicians and servicing machines sent to them from every state and even one from Australia. In 2019, with an eye… Continue reading Zach Dinicola’s KitchenAid mixer fix-it videos have made him a social media sensation and spawned a business