The Strawberry Swing Kicked Off Fall at Summit Fair

Fall was in full “swing” at Summit Fair this past Saturday, September 19, as The Strawberry Swing made its Lee’s Summit debut. Shop Local KC Fall Swing filled the shopping center’s parking lots with rows of white tents filled with more than 40 local makers, artists and small businesses. The event showcased some of the… Continue reading The Strawberry Swing Kicked Off Fall at Summit Fair

Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

Photography by Ian Simmons.

If you find yourself confronted by a towering wall of books while walking along W. 10th Street, don’t worry—you did not fall down the rabbit hole. The impressive row of 25-foot-tall and 9-foot-wide books lining the south facade of the downtown Kansas City Public Library’s parking garage is the result of a 20-year-old library renovation.… Continue reading Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

Grandson Prepares to Carry on a KC Barbecue Legacy

Photography by Zach Bauman.

With a tip of his black bowler hat, Zach Krause, 26, is poised to carry on his 84-year-old grandfather’s barbecue legacy. Krause’s grandfather is Ardie Davis, a folklorist, cookbook author, Barbecue News columnist and one of the founders of the Kansas City Barbeque Society, a nonprofit organization with 16,000 members worldwide that promotes competition barbecue… Continue reading Grandson Prepares to Carry on a KC Barbecue Legacy