People & Places
Architexture creates wearable art for KC
John and Christina Moncke have been married almost 17 years, and they successfully work together— you might say seamlessly. Architexture is the womenswear line they’ve created to bring what they call wearable art to Kansas City. John McGrath, a videographer and producer for KCPT’s “Arts Upload,” recently sat down with the husband and wife duo…
The business side of blogging: food bloggers gather at Chopped Con
On World Food Day, bloggers, dietitians and food writers gathered at the River Market Event Place for Chopped Con — the first food blogger conference to be held in Kansas City. Participants learned about social media, advertising strategies and best practices for food writing, all while networking and chatting with the women (and a few men)…
Why Kansas City fans are willing to pay big
Tickets to watch the Kansas City Royals play the San Francisco Giants in this year’s World Series are being called the second most expensive World Series tickets in recent years. But how do you even get your hands on them? The Royals ran a lottery for the general public to buy World Series tickets from…
Workshop encourages innovation for an aging population
One in five Americans will be age 65 or older by the year 2030, according to the Census Bureau. As the baby boomers age, the question arises: How will we deal with this aging population? A group of students and faculty at UMKC is taking a look at this question.
Everybody wants to be Royal
A woman in her 20s walks into the Garment District Boutique in the Power & Light District around lunchtime on Friday. She glances around before tentatively asking “Do you guys have more sizes in yet?” She’s looking at a box on the floor, overflowing with dozens of the same T-shirt: a baseball raglan featuring a…