Tap List | Have Your Candy and Drink It Too
You know what would bring a lot of Almond Joy to your weekend? Some of your favorite candies brewed with beer. Diametric Brewing Company, formerly New Axiom Brewing in Lee’s Summit, is putting on a Hip Hops Hooray event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m this Saturday. There will be more than 40 home &…
Quality Hill Glowing Again Thanks to Public-Private Partnership
By Kevin Collison The Quality Hill neighborhood finally has its old-fashioned street lamps in action again thanks to a partnership between the city and a private fundraising effort led by the Downtown Council. The leafy neighborhood of brick homes and apartments on the west side of downtown had been increasingly in the dark as is…
Keeping The Faith in Kansas City
In the best of all worlds, religion fosters a common cause for self improvement and good works. Yet, as we have seen, harmony disintegrates when some followers espouse views that seem to contradict the basic tenets of their faith. Such divides led to this question posed to curiousKC: “How do the religiously devout reconcile their…
Clubhouse Experience to Tee Off at Wallstreet Tower Plaza in September
By Kevin Collison A new “e-tainment” concept called The Clubhouse Experience featuring Topgolf Swing Suites, shuffleboard courts and bistro dining is scheduled to open next month at the WallStreet Tower condo building. The entertainment and food and beverage concept is planned for the sunken plaza level of the WallStreet, a former 1970s office tower at…
When Townes Was in Town
curiousKC answers: “Did Townes Van Zandt ever play in KCMO?” The short answer: Yes. Long answer: Learn the full story here.
The Underachiever’s Run, Heart of America Hot Dog Festival, And Other Weekend Possibilities
A one-of-kind run, hot dog festival, and a range of other possibilities set for this weekend in Kansas City.
South Dakota Developer Plans Six-Story Hotel in Garment District
By Kevin Collison A 149-room hotel is planned for a parking lot at Ninth and Wyandotte, next door to the historic Savoy Hotel which reopened last year as a 21C Museum Hotel. Lloyd Cos. of Sioux Falls, SD, is planning the $28 million, six-story project, its first venture into the Kansas City market. Luke Jessen,…
Rochester Brewing Serving Coffee, Beer on Tap Later This Month
By Kevin Collison Rochester Brewing and Coffee Roasting has the coffee part of its name going at 2129 Washington St. and plans to start pouring beer by the end of the month. The latest addition to the downtown microbrewery and coffee house scene opened July 10 in the West Crossroads serving coffee drinks and is…
KU Program Looks To Reseed Rural Medical Practices
Financial pressures are not the only stressors for rural hospitals and clinics these days. These small towns are also facing the loss of physicians as Baby Boomers head into retirement. That is where the STORM program comes in. That stands for Summer Training Option in Rural Medicine, and its a program of the University of…
Homeroom Health Adds Pediatric Care to Troost Revival
By Kevin Collison The historic Wonder building at 30th and Troost is rounding out its revival with a pediatric clinic aimed at providing comprehensive health care to families and young people with or without insurance. Homeroom Health will provide medical, dental and psychological care to clients ranging from infants to young adults in a 5,500…
Tap List | Martin City Brewing Co. is Throwing a Block Party
What’s the best way to launch a beer called “Block Party”? That’s a no-brainer, so make plans to hit the street — so to speak — for the release of the new brew from Martin City Brewing Company. A ticket to the event includes the new beer, all you can eat barbecue, homemade ice cream,…
In Memoriam: Erin Langhofer
Three young men, one with a loaded 9 mm handgun shoved in his sweatpants pocket, came to First Friday to “meet friends and hang out”, according to police. A young woman from Overland Park, a therapist working with victims of domestic violence at the Rose Brooks Center, visited First Friday to enjoy an event that…
What More Latinx Murals in KC Mean For Representation
curiousKC investigates the question: ‘Why aren’t there more Latinx murals in Kansas City?”
Mayor Quinton Lucas Lays Out Goals
Editor’s note: This guest commentary appeared originally in The Kansas City Star, it is reposted with the permission of the author. By Mayor Quinton Lucas Kansas City has a lot about which to be proud. We have resurgent downtown and Crossroads districts, unimaginable a decade ago. Despite early hiccups, construction on the new Kansas City…
A Kansas City Costume Shop Like No Other
Flatland’s reporters venture deep into Have Guns Costumes and Props — Kansas City’s quirkiest costume store.