Arts & Culture
Missing Ragazza? The Italian Eatery Pops Up In The West Bottoms & Other Weekend Possibilities
Listen up, eaters. The second annual Kansas City Foodie Fest is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at iWerx (1520 Clay St., North Kansas City, Missouri). It’s a chance to meet and try bites from more than two dozen local food makers. Borgman’s Dairy Farm will bring cajeta (caramel made from goat’s milk), Common…
Tap List | The Day the Music Died: Rock & Run Brewery and Pub Closes
A brewery at the forefront of the recent craft beer boom has closed. After nearly five years in downtown Liberty, Rock & Run Brewery & Pub shut its doors last Tuesday. The following note was posted on the brewery’s site: “From all of us at Rock & Run Brewery, we are sad to say that…
Small Business Saturday, Local Pig, & Other Weekend Possibilities
We celebrate with cake. Butchers celebrate special occasions with charcuterie (bacon, sausage, ham and all the meats cured and sliced). After five years in the East Bottoms, the Local Pig (and attached sandwich shop Pigwich) is moving to the City Market in December. This Friday, it will be open in its original location at 2618 Guinotte…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Orchestrated Payoff
How do you get to Carnegie Hall in New York City? Practice, the old joke goes. But not everyone has time for that. As a kid, earning the chance to join an orchestra can be as simple as signing up for music lessons, obtaining access to an instrument and learning sheet music. As an adult,…
Pie, Thai & Other Weekend Possibilities
Curry, pad thai and all the ginger has arrived in Independence, Missouri. Thai Kitchen is now open at 19321 E. U.S. Highway 40, Suite A. The restaurant serves papaya salad, fried rice and Thai iced coffee. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and…