Eats & Drinks

Canary Opens New Rooftop Cocktail Roost

By Kevin Collison Canary bistro opened its rooftop bar atop the restored 10-story Netherland Hotel building last weekend and the early reports are its new roost overlooking midtown and beyond is a hit. “It was a whirlwind,” said co-owner Keely Edgington. “It’s been a long time since we’ve served so many people and it went…

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Yousef Speaks Spices, which has more than 43,000 likes on Facebook, has given a local teenager with autism a creative way to communicate through his passion for being in the kitchen.

Yousef Speaks Spices Gives Teen with Autism a Creative Outlet

Yousef Speaks Spices, which has more than 43,000 likes on Facebook, has given a local teenager with autism a creative way to communicate through his passion for being in the kitchen.

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Former Dairy Plant on Gillham Slated for $12M Apartment Project

By Kevin Collison A former dairy plant near Linwood and Gillham is slated to be redeveloped as 48 lofts and a fresh food market by Exact Partners, the latest investment in a burgeoning redevelopment corridor along 31st street from Main to Troost. Exact, which also is redeveloping several buildings at nearby Martini Corner and recently…

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Flatland beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste tests three gluten-free beers.

Tap List | Gluten-Free Beers (That Aren’t Ciders) Taste Test

Flatland beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste-tests three gluten-free beers that available in the Kansas City area.

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Brett Hughes waits on customers while Rachel Seaman makes ice cream and Michelle Reeves (right) serves as a coach at The Golden Scoop.

Sweet Taste of Success for The Golden Scoop

The Golden Scoop, a new nonprofit ice cream and coffee shop in Overland Park, employs “super scooper” with special needs.

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