Pie a la mode at The Upper Crust.

Savor the Flavor of The Upper Crust

The Upper Crust pie bakery in Overland Park makes some of the best pies in the Kansas City area, offering a succulent complement for holiday season gatherings.

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Thanksgiving pie.

Our Thanksgiving Celebration Is Smaller – And That’s Just Fine

The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to make changes in our holiday traditions and the outcome is actually welcome for many people.

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The Filter | Idle Hands

In episode 3, Filter podcast hosts Ieshia Downton and Vicky Diaz-Camacho feature people who’ve done something they find meaningful with the extra time we all found ourselves with during lockdown.

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Folly Receives Key $2M Gift from Sunderland Foundation

The historic Folly Theater is receiving a $2 million gift from the Sunderland Foundation to boost a capital campaign that includes new seating, the second major donation by the Foundation to a downtown cultural institution this month. “We’re extremely thrilled and thankful to the Sunderland Foundation,” said Kelly Dougherty, Folly marketing manager. “They’ve been involved…

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Tap List beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste testing pumpkin ales.

Tap List | Pumpkin Ales for Thanksgiving (Taste Test)

Tap List beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste tests three pumpkin-based beers for Thanksgiving feasts.

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Country Club Plaza holiday lights

Weekend Possibilities | Plaza Lights, Penguin March and Crane Brewing’s Hanukkah Brunch

The holidays are officially here and the season kicks off with a long weekend full of light displays, live music and latkes.

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Pasture-raised turkeys at Farrar Family Farm in Adrian, Missouri.

Locally Sourced Turkeys Flying Off the Shelves for Thanksgiving, Despite Higher Prices

Demand for turkeys, particularly smaller birds, is strong this Thanksgiving season, even thought prices are up about 20% over last year.

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Border Brewing Doubles Space, Features Large Beer Garden

By Kevin Collison Border Brewing has opened its new, much larger quarters in the East Crossroads and in a nod to continuity, owner Eric Martens mounted the old bar top from his original place on the wall. After all, Border pioneered the Neigh-Brew-Hood when it first opened at 406 E. 18th St. in February 2015….

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Cinder Block Brewery's Black Squirrel

Tap List | Here’s Your Black Friday Beer Release Guide

Black Friday is a big day for barrel-aged beer releases. Here’s your guide to Kansas City’s big beer releases and events this holiday weekend.

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From left to right: Sanaa Best, senior at Lincoln College Preparatory Academy; Tymia Morgan, teacher at Center High School; and Jude Anderson, senior at Lincoln College Preparatory Academy.

Students Want to Learn ‘History As It Is, As it Was’

Increasingly, K-12 classrooms have become hotbeds for debate about what should or should not be taught, especially when it centers around race and history. Students and educators share their thoughts.

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