Fourteen Things To Do In KC This Weekend, August 20—23

Ethnic Enrichment Festival. Photography provided.

Here are fourteen things to do in KC this weekend, August 20—23 including Ethnic Enrichment Festival, Bluey’s Big Play and 5 Seconds of Summer.

From pop-up to permanent-ish, how one determined mobile chef’s vision came to fruition

Joohae “Chewy” Yoon. Photography by Samantha Levi.

Kansas City has a history of turning food trucks into brick-and-mortar restaurants. Port Fonda, TC’s Fully Loaded, Mattie’s Foods and Pigwich are just a few of the beloved eateries that started off with humble mobile beginnings. Restaurants are hard to pull off, and going the food truck route is definitely less risky. GOCHEW Burger and… Continue reading From pop-up to permanent-ish, how one determined mobile chef’s vision came to fruition

A viral internet video has brought new attention to an unexpected sculpture in Johnson County

Photography by Ian Simmons

At the Overland Park Arboretum, you’ll find all the things you should, like beautiful rose gardens, babbling streams, towering oak trees and chirping birds. But what you don’t expect to see is a life-size bronze sculpture of Michael Jackson. The randomness of seeing the King of Pop among the arboretum’s flora and fauna is exactly… Continue reading A viral internet video has brought new attention to an unexpected sculpture in Johnson County