Woodie Bonds Jr., Kemet Coleman, and Elliott Ivory, the founders of Vine Street Brewing Co.

Weekend Possibilities | Border Collies at Bar K, Vine Street Open House and Aretha Franklin Tribute

Make the most out of the football-free weekend with a chocolate tour in Excelsior Springs, Galentine’s Day at Craft Putt or shopping Cupid’s Gems.

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Kansas Encourages Rural Housing With Massive Influx of Funds

For years, the Kansas Housing Resource Corp.’s median-income program was a well-intended effort operating with modest resources. Then everything changed.

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Lawmakers in the Missouri House chamber on Jan. 18, 2022.

Missouri House Gives Initial Approval to Raising Bar for Voters to Amend the Constitution

Legislation to make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution through the initiative petition process won initial approval in the Missouri House on Wednesday. 

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Reduce the Stress: Here are Simple Tips for Tax Time

Tax season can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are some helpful tips to get through tax time with ease.

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New Bakery, Enchanté, Joins French Culinary Corner at Main and Westport

By Kevin Collison The one-woman Frenchification of the angled intersection where Westport Road meets Main Street has an enticing new aroma, this one drifting from The Bakery, Enchanté. Heather White opened her French brasserie Tailleur at 3933 Main in August 2021 and her Parisian dessert bar Cheval at 3940 Main in September. Now, Enchanté has…

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Historic Muehlebach Hotel Bar Reopening After 40 Years

By Kevin Collison The former Rendezvous bar in the historic Muehlebach Hotel, a luxurious watering hole where Truman Capote once worked on “In Cold Blood” and bygone businessmen talked deals over whiskeys and cigars, is reopening soon as the Voo Lounge. The old bar at 1214 Baltimore has been largely dormant since 1983, but thanks…

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Exterior view of 2000 Vine Street in July 2022.

Tap List | Big Year Ahead For New KC Breweries

Tap List has updates on three new Kansas City area breweries and two noteworthy brewery expansions.

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A 116-Year-Old Memorial Was Stolen, Then Returned, to a Historic Black Church

On Jan. 21, a 116-year-old memorial was taken from Parkville’s historic Black church. A week later, it was returned. This is how the community reacted.

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Four Former KC Mayors Talk Shop at Plaza Library Event

By Kevin Collison It was a unique gathering last week when four former KC mayors discussed the perennial issues confronting the occupant of City Hall’s 29th floor including crime, East Side redevelopment, affordable housing and Jefferson City. The executive quartet brought together at the Plaza Library by KCPT-19 and the Citizens Association covered a lot…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Chiefs in the Super Bowl, and Other News

The Kansas City Chiefs’ upcoming appearance in the Super Bowl will dominate local news this week. Here is your forecast for the rest of the news.

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