A Little Bit of Cuba in KC

El Café Cubano. Photography by Zach Bauman.

Mobile coffee trailer owner Racquel Rodriguez is bringing the Cuban coffee tradition to Kansas City with every sweet, rich cup of cafecito she serves at El Cafe Cubano. “Cuba is a very artistic country,” says Rodriguez. The people of Cuba take pride in all their artistic endeavors, and coffee is one of them, she says.… Continue reading A Little Bit of Cuba in KC

The history of a Kansas City sculpture that refuses to stay put

Photography by Ian Simmons.

Smack dab between Emanuel Cleaver II and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards in Brush Creek, a tall and striking metallic form rises above the bushes. At first glance, it almost looks like Pac-Man going in for the chomp. This sculpture, known as Cantilever Drum, sits boldly on the island of Lake of the Enshriners.… Continue reading The history of a Kansas City sculpture that refuses to stay put