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Chapter 2 | Demand, The Myth, The Legend
Arthur Bryant’s has been luring folks, like James Beard Award-winning chef Colby Garrelts, to the counter for years with the siren call of smoke. Garrelts, the co-owner of Rye and Bluestem, has been coming to Bryant’s since he was a child, just like writer Calvin Trillin (who famously shined a light on burnt ends four…
Sympathetic Vibrations | A Brave Composition
If there is a musical equivalent to rock climbing without a rope, local musician J. Ashley Miller is doing it. Miller, 34, has spent the last year developing a “brutalist pop opera” despite having no formal training in the genre and limited theater production experience. The project, “Echosis,” will debut this weekend with a two-night…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Brass Knacks
A chunk of jazz history is being preserved right off 12th St. and Vine. And that should seem confusing, considering the city razed much of the historic entertainment district in the ’60s and the official museum is a full six blocks south. Nevertheless, on most days, on the second floor of a nearby warehouse, you’ll…
The Choco Taco: Investigating The Mystery Behind A Classic American Treat
Food writer Jason Cohen took a deep dive into the history of the Choco Taco and how it is inspiring high-end chefs and ice cream vendors across the country.
Homestead Turned Children’s Shelter to Open in October
A Northland organization that serves victims of abuse and neglect is poised to open an enlarged children’s emergency shelter, a project that comes with a backstory of success, generosity and a few ruffled feathers. Synergy Services plans to open its new children’s center at 2501 N.E. 46th St. in Kansas City, North, on Oct. 13….
How Monsanto And Scofflaw Farmers Hurt Soybeans In Arkansas
A new type of genetically engineered crop is tempting farmers to use a weedkiller illegally. The illicit chemical use has damaged nearby crops and provoked conflict among neighbors.
1984: The Year We Unwittingly Stopped Watching Movies And Started Watching Franchises
Even if you are a serious person with adult responsibilities, you are likely aware that a new incarnation of Ghostbusters arrives in theaters this week. It stars four funny women and was co-written by a fifth, and at least some proportion of its intended audience has found these staffing decisions alarming. While I haven’t seen…
Rock and Run Brewery Reopens in Liberty, Plans to Expand in Kearney
History has a way of writing its own story. Rock and Run Brewery and Pub owners Gene DeClue and Dan Hatcher had initiated plans to expand into an adjacent space in the 130-year-old Bedinger Building near Liberty’s historic downtown square. But then that building collapsed into rubble on Tuesday, May 3, destroying the future expansion…
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…
Dangerous Jobs, Cheap Meat | Fines For Meatpackers’ Safety Problems Are ‘Embarrassingly Low’
“Dangerous Jobs, Cheap Meat” is a three-part series from Harvest Public Media that focuses on the risks faced every day by the half-million people working in meatpacking factories to feed America’s desire for cheap meat. Look for Part II tomorrow on Flatland. On the worst day of Greta Horner’s life, she was dressed in a burlap robe,…