Mayoral Candidates Talk Downtown: Councilwoman Alissia Canady
Editor’s note: Kansas City voters are preparing to elect a new mayor to replace Mayor Sly James, who has reached the end of his two-term limit. The mayoral primary will be April 2 followed by the general election on June 18. CityScene KC has reached out to the leading candidates for their opinions on…
Slow and Steady | TreeHouse Custom Drums
Founded by Derek Sharp (D#), TreeHouse Custom Drums has been producing world-class professional instruments straight out of the Drumgeon in Topeka, Kansas, since 2000. Part of the secret of TreeHouse Drums’ solid growth has been patience and attention to detail. Instead of taking out a huge bank loan and feeling the pressure of immediate return…
All The Pancakes, All The Coffee & Other Weekend Possibilities
I hope you’re drinking coffee right now, as we have a lot of coffee news to get through this week. Go get some. I’ll wait. Checks email. Signs up for Flatland’s newsletter. Follows Flatland on Twitter. Just kidding, I follow Flatland and you do, too. Got a cup? Good. Let’s go. Ever wonder how coffee…
City Barrel Serves ‘Upper Echelon’ Brewpub Experience
By Kevin Collison City Barrel Brewing has opened in the East Crossroads and if you’re looking for a full service restaurant and perhaps an “816” double dry hop blonde ale to wash it down, James Stutsman has just the a place. “We’re bringing a wine bar approach to craft beer,” he said. “It’s an upper…
Mayoral Candidates Talk Downtown: Councilwoman Jolie Justus
Editor’s note: Kansas City voters are preparing to elect a new mayor to replace Mayor Sly James, who has reached the end of his two-term limit. The mayoral primary will be April 2 followed by the general election on June 18. CityScene KC has reached out to the leading candidates for their opinions on…
What Are the 3 Oldest Buildings in KC?
This is my first foray into answering a curiousKC question. I decided to answer (what I thought would be) a straightforward history question thrown our way by Kansas Citian Stacey McBride. “What are the top three oldest surviving buildings in Kansas City?” “How hard could it be?” I thought. It’s just math. A simple equation:…
Crafting the Voice of Strings | KRUTZ
Every KRUTZ instrument brings together the full ensemble of components: wood, varnish, strings and most importantly, expertise. It’s the synergy of these components that gives every KRUTZ string instrument a voice. Creating “The Voice Of Strings” has been achieved by Master Luthier Anton Krutz and his craftsmen over decades of hand crafting instruments in the…
Tap List | Pink Boots Society Brew Day & Flyover Beer Fest
Annie Davis, the cellar at Double Shift Brewing Co., isn’t trying to make a statement by wearing pink boots. The founder of the local chapter of the Pink Boots Society has a simple answer for her choice of footwear on a recent Thursday. “They’re comfortable,” she said. Kansas City didn’t have a Pink Boots Society —…
Kansas City, This is the History Question We’re Digging Into
This story has been updated to include voting round results. Kansas Citians love their barbecue. But curiousKC has revealed something else: We also have an insatiable appetite for local history. So after combing through tons of questions submitted to us, we narrowed it down to three different topics: early TV, wagons and animals. It was…
Mayoral Candidates Talk Downtown: Councilman Scott Taylor
Editor’s note: Kansas City voters are preparing to elect a new mayor to replace Mayor Sly James, who has reached the end of his two-term limit. The mayoral primary will be April 2 followed by the general election on June 18. CityScene KC has reached out to the leading candidates for their opinions on…
Streetcar Voices: Downtown Riders Tell It Like It Is
By Brian McTavish The Kansas City Streetcar has provided free transportation to more than 5.5 million riders since opening in May 2016. But the reasons for hopping aboard can vary as much as the downtown travelers it brings together. For devoted downtowners, the streetcar is a key factor in more conveniently living and working in…
Curbing Violence Is Key Topic In Forum for East Side KC Council Seat
The shadow of a slain 15-year-old loomed over a Thursday evening forum for candidates seeking a 3rd District seat on the Kansas City Council. The Feb. 12 shooting death of An’Janique Wright was part of a conversation about what these candidates would do, if elected, to stem the violence in the district. Wright was shot…
Two Very Different Downtown Retailers on Main Street Close
Two very different downtown retailers on Main Street, one a national chain, the other a homegrown pastry shop, have closed their doors. The JoS. A. Banks clothing store at 1320 Main, one of the earliest tenants in the Power & Light District, closed in mid-February. Brioche Pastry Shop at 2000 Main closed this week. Attempts…
Boulevard Brewing Co. Thinks it Can Make a Splash With Craft Cocktails
The future of beer could be cocktails in a can. Boulevard Brewing Co. is getting into the ready-to-drink spirits business with Fling Craft Cocktails, which will launch its initial lineup of cans on Opening Day for the Royals, March 28, at Kauffman Stadium before hitting retail shelves later in April. “It’s a great time to…
What Do You Want to Know About the Candidates for Mayor?
Each month, you will have a chance to send us questions about anything and everything. Then we’ll curate up to four questions that go head-to-head in a voting round. The race to replace Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Sly James is heating up, and we need your help covering the election. So we wondered: Is there…