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Dive-In Movie & Other Weekend Possibilities
A new food truck season kicks off at Farm to Market Bread Co. (100 E. 20th St.) from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. Flatland contributor Jill Silva hosts a gathering of trucks with Food Truck Friday in the bakery’s Crossroads parking lot. Magnolia’s on the Move, Cirque du Sucre, Beauty of the Bistro, Crave, and El Tenedor…
The Ship Charts New Waters With Food Service
Three years after it set sail in the West Bottoms, The Ship (1217 Union Avenue) has added a kitchen and dining room. The nautical-themed cocktail lounge and live music space also has a new cook: Ernie Locke, a blues harmonica player with a culinary background, who is slinging up pancakes, grilled romaine, and a muffaletta. Over…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Make Your Tuesday the Fattest
Thanksgiving is full of food. Christmas is full of sweets. But neither holiday holds a candle to the level of indulgence that happens on Mardi Gras. In fact, the concept of overdoing it plays a central role in the holiday’s origin story. Mardi Gras, French for “fat Tuesday”, is anything but holy. Yet, the celebration…
Tap List | Standout Stouts
Several stouts on tap around town show the versatility of a beer style worth exploring. Before the Golden Age of micro-brewing, Guinness, an imported dry Irish stout, was one of the few stouts commonly available on tap. Now, this dark beer style is available year-round from many craft breweries. Double Shift Brewing’s Huck Stout is…
A sales tax reshaped KC’s East Side. Now voters to decide if it continues.
The Central City Economic Development sales tax is up for renewal on Aug. 4. The tax has generated nearly $100 million since voters approved it in 2017.
KCK steps up work on school buildings promised with $180 million bond package
The Kansas City, Kansas, school district provides an update on several school construction projects.
The Declaration at 250: How Expansionism Helped Fuel A Revolution
Animus toward British restrictions on moving westward was one reason Americans sought their independence, though bedrock principles like freedom of speech remain relevant today.
Nick’s Picks | Messi, Jail, Buses, and More …
World Cup Team(s) Arrive It’s starting to feel real. The first World Cup team has landed in Kansas City. Defending champions Argentina touched down at KCI airport on Sunday and will begin practicing today at Sporting KC’s training facility in Wyandotte County. Much of the attention, of course, is focused on Lionel Messi. The soccer…
Stopped: Profiling the Police
Focusing on the Kansas City region, Stopped: Profiling the Police is based on 20 years of data compiled in the Missouri Vehicle Stops Report issued annually by the Missouri Attorney General’s office. The report was originally created in response to concerns voiced by Missouri citizens regarding bias in traffic enforcement and the need for greater transparency….
The Filter
The Filter is a women-led podcast amplifying unheard voices with honest conversations. Focusing on national issues affecting our communities at the local level, The Filter brings real talk to real issues affecting real people. Each half-hour episode taps into topics affecting different communities in Kansas City, but often go unexplored, including colorism, natural hair, faith,…