Emily Woodring

Multimedia Producer

Emily believes the best way to have a conversation is over a good meal or a good drink. Lived in Kansas City most of her life, and as a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, desires to learn even more about the place she loves.

Stories by Emily Woodring

a frozen-looking dessert with the words "Best Eat in the House."

Best Eat In The House | Manila Bay Ihaw-Ihaw’s Halo Halo

By Brad Austin, Jonathan Bender, Emily Woodring | August 8, 2018

Best Eat in the House features dining recommendations from people in and around Kansas City. For this episode, chef Katee McLean of Krokstrom Klubb & Market shares her love for Manila Bay Ihaw-Ihaw’s HaloHalo. We went to chef Norma Thayer’s restaurant at 4800 E. Bannister Road to learn about the Filipino dessert, which translates to “mix…

Affordable Housing: Pricing Out Workers

By Cody Boston, Emily Woodring | April 4, 2018

If working two full-time jobs isn’t enough to make rent in the city, Kimberly Lawson wants to know what is enough. This video, part of a larger project from Kansas City PBS and Flatland looking at gentrification, affordable housing, and evictions in the Kansas City metro, delves into whether the downtown boom is driving out…

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