Five Ways You’re a Mosquito Magnet
The rain. The heat. The rain. The heat. We’re in a weather pattern that leaves Flatland confused about what to wear in the morning and certain of this: The mosquitos are in heaven. Our graphic explains why you may be a target.
Ferment Nation | Wine is Physical
Like Science? Like wine? Join master of wine and master sommelier Doug Frost — only one of four people in the world to hold both distinctions simultaneously — in “Ferment Nation” as he breaks down the science of fermentation, explores the culture of Midwest wine, and cuts out the pretension in this six-part series. What are the…
Does Your Body Really Refresh Itself Every 7 Years?
The latest episode of the podcast Invisibilia explores the idea that personality — something a lot of us think of as immutable — can change over time. That got Invisibilia co-host Lulu Miller wondering if anything about us stays the same. Do all the cells in our body turn over every seven years as is…
Which Park is for You?
It’s hot and you need a park. Sure, you could spend the whole summer inside, but where’s the fun in that? Summer is for getting out, getting sweaty, and getting bug bites. (Okay, maybe not the last one.) The question, though is what kind of park do you need? Check out Flatland’s new flow chart…
These Midwest Farmers Think They Know The Next Trendy ‘Superfruit’
Peggy Fogle and her dog, Abe, walk among rows of aronia berry bushes on the family property outside Carlisle, Iowa. Plants on the ends of rows are smaller from years of being nibbled by deer and rabbits. But on nearly nine acres, filling four separate fields, the bushes are reaching maturity, eight years after Fogle…
Common Grounds | Discussing Life After Orlando
This week’s episode of “Common Grounds” comes to you from our down-the-street neighbor, the Good Samaritan Project, where we visited with six members of Kansas City’s LGBT community. Ash R. Allee, Gina Vidal, Greg Razer, Hugo Ximello-Salido, Matt Parker Green, and Stuart Hinds were the diverse coffee conversationalists who gathered at the project’s offices,…
Party for America & Other Weekend Possibilities
Colony Espresso & Beer (312 Armour Road, North Kansas City) is hosting a free Party for America from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday. There will be barbecue, Wiffle ball, yard games, and specials on good old-fashioned American beer. New beer is always exciting. Border Brewing (406 E 18th Street) tapped its Strawberry Blonde (made with 100…
The American Restaurant sets a new course for 2017
The American Restaurant, one of Kansas City’s signature eateries, is changing course for 2017. The American, located in Crown Center, will host a series of guest chefs next year for what was termed “limited culinary engagements,” in a news release earlier this afternoon. The reinvention of the restaurant comes with the news that executive chef Michael Corvino…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Run DMCA
No one better than a music-loving lawyer to break down for us why T. Swift & Co. have been in a petition-signing frenzy of late. We look at the DMCA and why it has industry giants raising up battle flags against YouTube.
Recipe |Chicken Karahi and the Iftar Meal
Sure, we were taught you’re not supposed to talk religion or politics around the dinner table. But we sit in on a traditional Iftar meal, the meal that breaks the fast during Ramadan, for an interfaith conversation that covers all that, plus the food itself.
The Weekend Starts Today
Whether you call it a short week or a long weekend, let’s kick off America’s birthday party with our weekly curated events listing.
‘Look Out St. Peter, You Got Somebody Coming’
Cheryl Christie (Love) Thompson, widow of the late civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Nelson “Fuzzy” Thompson, was remembered Tuesday as a force for good in her own right and as an unyielding ally of her husband. Thompson, who died June 17 at the age of 71, was welcomed home in a ceremony at Thatcher’s Funeral…
Click For Fewer Calories: Health Labels May Change Online Ordering Habits
Thanks to the rise of food delivery services like Grubhub and Eat24, it’s getting easier to order meals online. And when the Food and Drug Administration’s new calorie labeling regulations go into effect next spring, it’ll also be easier to see exactly how many calories we’re ordering with each click. Some companies like Starbucks and…
Take 5 For Your Health
New ‘Rollin’ Grocer’ Brings Grocery Store To Kansas City’s Food Deserts In recent years, the once-lowly food truck has entered the big leagues of cuisine. Once peddlers of quick snacks like hot dogs and falafel, food trucks now sell items like crème brulee, roast duck and Spanish tapas. Some Kansas City entrepreneurs think these trucks…
Calibration Brewery’s Hefeweizen Needs a Name
Calibration Brewery (119 Armour Road) quietly opened in North Kansas City last weekend with seven beers on tap. Each style except one bore the name of a song. For example, “Beast in Me” Brown Ale refers to a Martin Sexton song covered by Johnny Cash and many others. However, the brewery is still seeking a song…