Tap List | Taste Testing Boulevard Beers in Cans Versus Bottles
Tap List taste tested Boulevard beers in cans versus bottles.
Burnt End BBQ Opens at Crown Center
By Kevin Collison Burnt End BBQ has opened its third location at Crown Center, taking over the space once occupied by Milano’s and stirring in the savory smell of smoked meats. The new restaurant at 2450 Grand is operated by PB&J, and is the culmination of a culinary career that began in the early 1980s…
Nick’s Picks: A Peek at the News to Come This Week
‘Kansas City Week in Review’ host Nick Haines outlines the news agenda in the Kansas City area.
Monarch Coffee Migrates Downtown, Opens Second Location
By Kevin Collison Nothing like some good national buzz for a local coffee shop. Monarch coffee has opened its second location on the first floor of an office tower at 2345 Grand after the building’s new owners read its rave review in Food & Wine Magazine that said it had the best coffee in Missouri….
Art House Extra | John McGrath Reviews ‘You Were Never Really Here’
“Art House” host John McGrath reviews “You Were Never Really Here,” starring Joaquin Phoenix.
AEW Begins New Era in Kansas City Wrestling
A new chapter in Kansas City’s rich history of professional wrestling will be written next week, as All Elite Wrestling (AEW) comes to town for the first time since the promotion’s launch in 2019.
New Loews Key to Landing Events With Over 100K Attendees So Far
By Kevin Collison The new Loews Kansas City Convention Hotel scheduled to open April 2 already is beginning to pay off, playing a key role in landing conventions totaling more than 100,000 people over the next eight years. At its recent Annual Tourism Outlook event, Visit KC reported this year alone, the new 800-room Loews…
Weekend Possibilities | Mardi Gras, Miles Davis and a Japanese Film Fest
Multiple Mardi Gras celebrations, a Japanese film fest and a “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” premiere make up a busy mid-February weekend in Kansas City.
Recent Spate of Tremblers in Kansas Just Might be Subsiding
A recent spate of earthquakes in Kansas might be subsiding, thanks in part to a slowdown in oil and gas exploration.
The People Have Spoken on Honoring MLK in KC…
It can be easy to miss as you motor along Swope Parkway near Bruce R. Watkins Drive on the east side of Kansas City, Missouri. Yet this broad swath of open space, wedged between the parkway and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard, is a public park named for the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King…
Billie’s Grocery Adds Healthy Aussie-Style Food to Restored Luzier Building
By Kevin Collison The historic Luzier Building at 31st and Gillham, a 1920s, terra cotta jewel box next to the big, concrete Costco, is about to be fully reborn with its anchor tenant an Australian-inspired café and bakery. The two-story building at 3216 Gillham Plaza is the latest and toughest restoration project by urban developer…
Truman Family Secrets
A new book recounts the suicide that shadowed the family of Harry Truman.
A Cat in a Bowtie Named Sly James
CuriousKC tracked down the story behind an Instagram-famous cat in a bowtie the goes by the name Sly James.
Tap List | Spring is Just Around the Corner
Before spring, Tap List shares a few winter seasonal beers from the Kansas City area that may have flown under your radar.
A Lifetime Collection of Jewish Artifacts Finds a Home
The new Michael Klein Judaica Collection at Congregation B’nai Jehudah includes nearly 1,000 items from Jewish life.