Cold Beer Sign

Handmade in KC! & Other Weekend Possibilities

Find some local eats and treats this weekend courtesy of a series of pop-up shops featuring local makers. Handmade in KC! is a local artist sale, including Lyndsey’s Sugar Shop, at the NEAT Artist Studio from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Handmade Holidays (11545 Ash St., Leawood, Kansas) on Saturday from noon to 3 p.m….

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"Michelle T. Johnson on Owning It"

Commentary | Post-Election Public Relations Obscures Real Issues

The further we get away from the presidential election, the better position I’m in to settle on what most gets under my skin. Am I incredibly nervous about what a Donald J. Trump Presidency will look like? Yes, and I get more nervous with each cabinet appointment. But what I’m in full-fledged annoyance about is…

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When The Kids Go Vegan, It Can Be A Recipe For A Stressful Holiday Meal

For parents with kids on special diets, be it vegan, paleo or gluten-free, holidays can mean more anxiety than fun. The solution lies in working together with their children to plan the perfect meal.

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The Weekend Starts Today

It’s Thanksgiving week in America. Whatever else is happening in the world, we can all find things to be thankful for. One of them is the ability to get out and enjoy what our city has to offer. We call all be thankful for football. Just not in KC this week. After a dispiriting loss…

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state officials tour the hospital

Take 5 For Your Health

Kansas Issues Request For Proposals To Privatize Osawatomie State Hospital Kansas is seeking a private partner to operate Osawatomie State Hospital under a proposal that would allow the contractor to shift more than half the hospital’s beds to other parts of eastern Kansas. A request for proposals to operate Osawatomie State Hospital was posted Nov….

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Back to Life

Could Kansas City become a major league moviemaking mecca like Austin, Texas? For years that’s been the dream of many in the local film community. It’s a vision of multiple big-league feature films that will lure stars and filmmakers away from Tinseltown and here to the City of Fountains. But it’s probably not going to…

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Donald Bjuland at the salvation army linwood center

Carving A Niche

Pulling off a turkey dinner that serves approximately 1,500 people, about two-thirds of whom are homebound and have their meal delivered, does not happen without a lot of manpower. So The Salvation Army of Kansas and Western Missouri, which puts on such a meal each Thanksgiving in Kansas City, relies on an army of helpers…

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A Roundup bottle spraying.

Why Scientists Disagree On RoundUp’s Cancer Risk

After dueling reviews of research studies, scientific panels from the U.S. government and the World Health Organization are having a hard time agreeing whether glyphosate, the most common weed killer in the United States, can cause cancer. Known by the brand name RoundUp, glyphosate is sprayed on farm fields and lawns all across the country….

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How You Can Stop Antibiotic Resistance (And Still Eat Bacon)

“This is an avoidable disaster,” says one expert. And there are at least three things you can do to help.

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Lifted Spirits Distillery

Lifted Spirits Distillery Opens & Other Weekend Possibilities

[Update: The Lifted Spirits Distillery announced this morning that their grand opening has been pushed back until December 2.] Based on our collective mood, new additions to the liquor cabinet are most welcome. Lifted Spirits Distillery, a new microdistillery in the Crossroads, is holding its grand opening tonight at 5 p.m. at 1734 Cherry St. The…

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