Tap List | Torn Label Honors The Fallen With Annual Beer Release
Torn Label is releasing a beer to honor the fallen in a military helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
Thirsty? Your Hoppy Guide to the Downtown KC Craft Beer Scene
(Editor’s note: This article was last updated March 10, 2022) Kansas City’s downtown craft beer scene traces its hoppy roots back to Nov. 17, 1989. That’s the date John McDonald, founder of Boulevard Brewing, delivered his first keg of Pale Ale to Ponak’s Mexican Kitchen just a few blocks down the road on Southwest Boulevard….
curiousKC | What are Reproductive Rights?
“Reproductive rights” has been a Google search phrase more in the past couple of months than in the search engine’s history. Here’s why, and what it means.
New Atlanta Ballpark Considered Model for Royals Coming Downtown
(Editor’s note: This article was originally published April 13) By Kevin Collison If you’re curious about the game plan for a potential Royals downtown ballpark, the new home of the Atlanta Braves may offer some inside baseball. Truist Field and its adjoining “The Battery Atlanta” mixed-use development were cited several times by experts discussing the…
Follow the Money: Who is Funding Kansas Abortion Amendment Ads?
Two organizations formed to campaign on either side of the abortion referendum on the Kansas ballot Tuesday have raised — and spent — more than $11 million between them since the start of the year.
Beyond the Hype: A Sober Look at Psychedelics
Psychedelic medicine can be a viable path to treatment for a range of ailments. But some worry the hype is getting ahead of the science.
KCATA Backs Two Big Transit-Oriented Apartment Projects
By Kevin Collison The KCATA has jumped into transit-oriented development in a big way, approving bonds this week for two apartment projects totaling $190 million that could receive up to a 75 percent property tax reduction over 20 years. The board accepted what it describes as a public-private partnership with Northpoint Development, which is proposing…
Zooming into Politics: Gen Z Candidates Share Ambition, Obstacles in Running Young
Gen Z politicians are working to break political molds they say are unfit for serving their generation, as well as trying to get their peers to the polls.
Torn Label Opens ‘Public House,’ Triples Size, Adds Food
(Editor’s Note: This article was originally published April 15, 2021) By Kevin Collison Torn Label is joining the recent wave of microbrewery expansions in the East Crossroads with plans to open the Torn Label Public House by the end of this month. The microbrewery at 1708 Campbell that began operation in late 2014 is more…
Weekend Possibilities | Fringe Fest, Shrek Pop-Up Bar and Harry Potter’s Birthday
KC Fringe Fest performances, a pop-up dedicated to everyone’s favorite ogre and all sorts of outdoor experiences are among your weekend possibilities.
How to Save At-Risk Migrating Monarch Butterflies
Kansas City residents can play an important role in supporting increasingly endangered monarch butterflies as they migrate across North America.
Discussing the Values of ‘Value Them Both’
A virtual event hosted by the KC Media Collective discussed the language, values and context in which voters are being asked to decide on abortion rights in Kansas.
El Dorado Honored as Top Small Architectural Firm in Midwest
By Kevin Collison A Crossroads architectural firm named after the fabled city of gold has struck professional mother lode by being honored as the best small firm in the Midwest by The Architect’s Newspaper, a top industry publication. El Dorado, which survived its early years by taking on Crossroads renovation projects, was selected over firms from a…
How New Building Codes Could Help Fight Climate Change
The Kansas City Council is set to continue discussing implementation of more energy-efficient building codes at their Aug. 10 meeting.
Tap List | Local Breweries Band Together on Abortion Issue
To show their support for women’s right to choose, Casual Animal and Stockyards Brewing Co. have joined with restaurant Voltaire and Lemonade Park for the Show Up for Reproductive Rights event.