Happy Gillis’ Breakfast All Day & Other Weekend Possibilities
Happy Gillis Cafe & Hangout (549 Gillis St.) unveiled a New Year’s resolution — breakfast all day — that one hopes will last all year. “People would be on the verge of tears that they couldn’t get our breakfast sandwich,” co-owner and chef Josh Eans said. “We thought this could make people happy and make…
Child Care Scarcity Has Very Real Consequences For Working Families
One of the most stressful questions a new parent confronts is, “Who’s going to take care of my baby when I go back to work?” Figuring out the answer to that question is often not easy. When NPR, along with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, surveyed…
Brewindie Hopes to Get KC Buzzing
Kelly and Todd Walden created Brewindie, a startup monthly subscription service, to help others discover the city’s diverse selection of craft beer and coffee. The idea for the service originated from their own sense of curiosity about the bounty of local brewers and coffee roasters in their new city of residence. “We moved to Kansas City…
The Weekend Starts Today
This week, we find ourselves deep in a New Year’s lull. Maybe the folks who plan shows figure that we’ll all be tired from the holiday festivities. Or, for that matter, maybe they figure that we’ll all be too broke to buy tickets. Whatever the reason, there’s just not that much scheduled at the bigger…
On Tap | Boulevard Veteran Neil Witte Takes Beer Quality on a Field Trip
There are two kinds of beer-nerd palates: yours and Neil Witte’s. Witte oversaw field quality and training at Boulevard Brewing and Duvel Moortgat USA for most of the past 20 years. He is one of the 11 people on the planet to have passed the Master Cicerone exam. And he has an unsparing assessment to…
Marijuana Activist Loses KS Court Case
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a Garden City, Kansas, mother who lost custody of her son over her use of cannabis oil in an incident that drew national attention. In a brief four-page order Dec. 27, U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten dismissed the action, finding that Shona Banda had…
Calls for Peace, not Pacifism
It was dark and cold outside Saturday as celebrants filled the venue on Kansas City’s West Side. But this crowd was not gearing up for a party in the final hours of the year; it was instead a predawn gathering at the Rime Buddhist Center for the city’s 31st annual World Peace Meditation. [FLEX-CONTENT] By…
With Attorney Shortage, Rural Areas In Search Of Lawyers
Fewer young attorneys are choosing to set up shop in small towns and take over for retiring professionals. Just like the shortages of doctors, nurses, dentists, even farmers, many rural areas are seeing a shortage of young lawyers. “Ten counties in Nebraska have no lawyers at all,” says Lyle Koenig, an attorney from West Point,…
Where Does Alzheimer’s Treatment Go From Here?
The failure of an experimental drug that targets clumps of protein inside the brains of Alzheimer’s patients called into question one of the leading theories about the cause of the dementia.
The Wrong Eating Habits Can Hurt Your Brain, Not Just Your Waistline
A diet high in saturated fats and sugars can affect the parts of the brain that are important to memory. Diet-linked brain changes can also make people more likely to crave the unhealthful food.
The Farmhouse’s Pajama Brunch & Other Weekend Possibilities
The Farmhouse (300 Delaware St.) is hosting its fourth annual Pajama Brunch on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The staff will be wearing pajamas and diners are encouraged to do, as well. Think about pumpkin flapjacks or the Midwest Croque Madame with smoked provolone, ham and a sunny side up egg. Reservations are encouraged…
Feeling Less Than Grateful? Some People Are Just Wired That Way
Gratitude is linked to better physical and mental health. But some people are wired in a way that that they place less value on it. And quickie exercises to boost gratefulness may not pay off.
The Weekend Starts Today
Most holidays have some sort of spiritual or historical significance — an underlying theme that gives meaning and purpose to the festivities. Not so for New Year’s Eve. Dec. 31st doesn’t commemorate a religious event or the founding of a nation. The holiday exists as a quirk of timekeeping, and celebrating it makes as much sense…
Recipe | Cheery Mash Bars Reinvent a Local Classic
For many in Kansas City, the holiday season is not about red and green. It’s about shocking pink — impossible, neon pink. The kind of pink that is hidden beneath a crunchy circle of chocolate-enrobed peanuts. We’re talking about Cherry Mash, the singular candy still made in St. Joseph, Missouri, as it has been for nearly 100…