Eats & Drinks

Front entrance of East Forty Brewing.

Tap List | June is a Big Month for Brewery Anniversaries

June is a popular month for opening breweries. Saturday marks the anniversaries of both East Forty Brewing in Blue Springs and Grains & Taps in Lee’s Summit.

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Co-owner Deana Bellamaganya at Core Coffee & Eatery.

Businesses Welcome KC Neighbors to Taste, Tour the Northeast

The Taste & Tour event on Friday offers a way to showcase the diversity of businesses, particularly in the food and drink industry, in Northeast Kansas City.

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Big Waldo Apartment Project Proposed, Revives Streetcar Extension Idea

(Editor’s note: This article originally was published Sept. 15, 2022. The project remains active and is in the preliminary development phase.) By Kevin Collison A 300-unit apartment project that would transform the scale and nature of the Waldo entertainment area received preliminary support from a transit-oriented development agency Wednesday. EPC Real Estate Group is cooperating…

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Inclusive Crossroads Bar to Focus on Agave and Sugar Cane Spirits

By Kevin Collison For those who recall the “fern bar” trend of the Seventies and Eighties with their brass, backgammon and greenery, the new iteration that Bryan Arri is opening this Fall in the Crossroads will be both similar and very different. Whereas the original fern bars were intended to try to woo more women…

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Exterior of the red concrete building that is the home of Big Rip Brewing Co. in North Kansas City.

Tap List | Big Rip Brewing Co. Turns 10

Big Rip Brewing Co. is celebrating its 10th anniversary in business with a big event featuring nine new beers, food and music on Saturday, June 3.

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