Eats & Drinks

Transport Brewery has acquired a new building in Gardner, Kansas.

Tap List | Several Local Breweries Making Headway on Expansions

Limited, Transport and Callsign are among the breweries expanding operations in the Kansas City area.

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Kansas Hop Co. in Ottawa, Kansas, supplies about 30 breweries in the Kansas City area.

Hopped Up: Brewing Beer with Fresh Hops from Kansas

Until recent years, Kansas and Missouri did not have a local fresh hop option for most breweries. Kansas Hop Co. in Ottawa, Kansas, can deliver fresh hops within an hour of being harvested.

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A rendering of the planned Stockyards Brewing Co. concession at the new Kansas City International Airport.

Tap List | Local Breweries Score Big In Airport Deal

The new Kansas City International Airport is expected to provide new venues for at least four local craft breweries.

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RiNo Charges Crossroads, Denver Developer Partnering on Gastro Pub and Pool Hall

(Editor’s note: CityScene is taking some time off for a vacation, this article originally appeared on July 9.) By Kevin Collison A Denver developer has found his new ‘RiNo’ in the Crossroads, planning a pool hall and gastro pub at 16th and Grand along with revamping the former Architectural Salvage building. “I’ve developed a single…

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The view of downtown from Boulevard Brewing Co. part of a fundraising event for Operation Breakthrough this Sunday.

Tap List | 3 KC Area Cities Make ‘Best Of’ Beer List

Kansas City, Missouri, and Overland Park, Kansas, ranked 34th and 64th, respectively, in a new ranking of top beer cities. Near the bottom of the list was Kansas City, Kansas, coming in at 178th out of 180.

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Rieger Plugging Electric Park Garden Bar into East Bottoms Destination

(Editor’s note: The Electric Park Garden Bar is scheduled to open this Thursday, Oct. 7. CityScene is taking some time off for a vacation, this article originally appeared on July 30.) Two years after opening his destination distillery in the East Bottoms, Andy Rieger of J. Rieger & Co. is adding an outdoor patio bar…

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Cassie Niemeyer reviews local Oktoberfest beers.

Tap List | Comparing Local Oktoberfest Beers

Tap List beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer reviews three local Oktoberfest festbiers from Pathlight Brewing, Brewery Emperial and 3 Trails Brewing.

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Five Transport Brewery beers

Tap List | Local Brewery Expanding To Second Location

Transport Brewery is making plans to add a second location in downtown Gardner to its current location in Shawnee.

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Developer Plans ‘Village Square’ for Growing Crossroads Population

By Kevin Collison Developer Vince Bryant is converting the half-block on the east side of Walnut from 19th to 20th streets into what he calls the ‘Village Square’ for the growing Crossroads residential population. “This area is surrounded by new residences, REVERB, Artistry (KC) and City Club Apartments,” Bryant said. “This is in the center…

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Café Corazon’s eye-catching mural, a representation of “all the Latin cultures that have found their way to Kansas City,” was painted by local artists Rodrigo Alvarez and Isaac Tapia.

Yerba Mate Offers a Mellow Buzz and a Sense of Community

Café Corazón has carved out a niche in Kansas City coffee culture by serving yerba mate, a caffeine-rich drink that is a common substitute for coffee.

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