Like a Midwest summer harvest, farmers markets are abundant throughout Kansas City. Whether you’re looking for peak-season produce, locally raised meats or a midweek shopping option, here’s your guide to the region’s best markets. KCMO Brookside Farmers Market 6425 Wornall Road, KCMO Located just off the Old Trolley Trail, this year-round market prides itself on… Continue reading From Brookside to Bonner Springs, here are 17 farmers markets across the KC metro
The Brick is a dive bar, but it doesn’t want to be put in a box. Its design combines mermaids, Mardi Gras and local art. Its entertainment programming ranges from Rural Grit bluegrass each Monday to album release parties for local punk bands. And its menu? That’s where things get even more interesting. Since 1999,… Continue reading This riff on an old fashioned is the tip of the eclectic iceberg at The Brick
If, as Marilyn Monroe sang, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” then women softball players and fans in Kansas City have reason to celebrate. The Kansas City Diamonds have announced they will compete as a founding member of the newly formed Professional Softball League. One of seven founding teams, the Diamonds will play its home… Continue reading Pro softball lands in Kansas City, where women’s sports are thriving—not just surviving
Sometimes the best way to examine your own city is by viewing it from the perspective of an outsider. Danny Hawkins, owner of the recently opened BBQ spot Tattooed Hog, did just that when his girlfriend, Sarah Knox, moved here from Texas and lamented not finding any good barbecue. Hawkins remembers thinking she couldn’t be… Continue reading Tattooed Hog aims to elevate KC barbecue culture with zero shortcuts
