Eats & Drinks

BKS Artisan Ales earned a silver medal at the Great American Beer Fest for Clouds.

Tap List | Local Brewery Scores at Great American Beer Festival

BKS Artisan Ales earned a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival for Clouds.

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Armour Crosswalks Apartment Project Gains Grocer, Bank

The Armour Crosswalks apartment development being built at Troost and Armour has landed its first two retail tenants, a combination grocery market and restaurant, and a bank. Community Grocers plans to occupy 3,500 square-feet on the first level of the apartment building going up on the southeast corner of Armour and Troost. The entity recently…

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A beer flight. The Parkville Microbrew Fest is returning in October after a one-year hiatus.

Tap List | One of KC’s Most Prominent Beer Fests Returns

One of the biggest beer festivals in the Kansas City area, the Parkville Microbrew Fest, is returning after a one year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Cinder Block Brewery

Tap List | North Kansas City’s Pub Crawl Is Back

North Kansas City’s Pint Path pub crawl will take place Saturday, Sept. 25, from noon to 5 p.m.

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‘Ruthelle’s’ Returning to 18th & Vine

By Kevin Collison Adam Jones, who’s redevelopment portfolio include the Westside and West Bottoms, is going east to the 18th & Vine District with an artsy project featuring barbecue and soul food along with a dollop of local jazz culture. He’s renovating a small two-story building at 1819 Vine into a restaurant and night club…

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Flatland beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste tests three experimental Kansas City beers.

Tap List | KC Brewers Make Like Mad Scientists With Experimental Beers

Cassie Niemeyer, Flatland’s beer enthusiast, tastes and rates experimental brews from Sandhills, Torn Label and Big Rip breweries.

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Transit Coffee Opens Near Future Streetcar Stop at Westport Road

By Kevin Collison The new Transit Coffee shop at Westport Road and Main is all about motion, whether it’s the region’s place as a transportation crossroads or the streetcar stop that’s opening nearby in a couple years. “The idea is, Kansas City is this central hub for all kinds of different supply lines and transportation…

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Business partners Brent Anderson and Nathan Ryerson plan to open Friction Beer Co. in the former Hartman Hardware space in downtown Shawnee.

Tap List | Downtown Shawnee Gets Another Brewery

Business partners Brent Anderson and Nathan Ryerson plan to open Friction Beer Co. in the former Hartman Hardware space in downtown Shawnee.

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Hungry Hatch Opens in City Market

The Hungry Hatch has opened a permanent location at 23 E. Third St. in the City Market in addition to the food truck its been selling its bowls, wraps and salads from the past couple years. The restaurant specializes in healthy dishes that cater to people with special dietary needs including dairy-free and/or gluten-free diets…

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Farm to Market gave Kansas Citians a taste for naturally leavened European-style artisan heath breads. Mark Friend (right) founded Farm to Market Bread Co. in 1993. His son, John, who started working as a driver when he was 16, is now the vice president,

On The Rise: Farm to Market Creates Artisan Breads for the Masses

Like Boulevard Brewing Co. for beer or The Roasterie for coffee, Farm to Market paved the way for many of the artisan bakeries on the Kansas City scene today.

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