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We are Royal. Bring on the confetti.
Confetti has grown up. Today, 16 confetti cannons will blast the Royals celebration into the atmosphere.
A confector, a baker, and a candy-tree maker
Kristina Briseno is about to invent a new species of tree. A redbud tree is being reborn – a statement piece for a local wedding with pink and white cotton candy in lieu of fall leaves. She knows this sounds fantastical, but to her this is simply another Thursday. “Anything creative, people just come to…
Sympathetic Vibrations | A Well-Oiled Machine
The music business has stood on rather volatile ground for the past two decades. Piracy — and a momentous shift in the way people consume music — shook the foundations of what had become something of a predictable business model. The major labels are still reeling from the blows, largely spending the last 15 years…
Wyandotte County Could Lead Region In hiking Legal Age For Cigarette Sales
Smokers in the county would have to be at least 21 to legally purchase cigarettes under a plan under consideration.
Today’s Special | The Hop!Toddy
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with video. For the entire “Today’s Special” series and other digital productions, follow Flatland’s YouTube channel. When Oddly Correct arrived on the coffee landscape five years ago, the independent roaster and coffee shop made a name for itself because of what it would not serve: cream and sugar. Oddly Correct’s founder…
Bee Sweet to debut pie-flavored mochi
It’s like a la mode in every bite. Bee Sweet Ice Cream is set to debut a new ice cream novelty in the next month: pie-flavored mochi. “I love exploring ice cream without dishware,” said Bee Sweet owner Manya Raoufi. “I love the mobility of mochi and that it is such a delicate thing.” Mochi…
The Weekender
Let’s hope the Royals clinch the pennant in Game 6. The team would avoid the stress and peril of a Game 7, plus get an extra day of rest. Frankly, fans could use the break, too. We’d get an extra night to enjoy all the fabulous, non-baseball-centric stuff to do around town. Here’s a few…
90 Seconds With Mighty Handle
Ed’s Note: Flatland and Startland News have partnered to highlight Kansas City’s innovators and entrepreneurs, all in 90 seconds. This is the fifth and final episode in the series. Think of Mighty Handle as your digital defender. No, Mighty Handle is not anti-virus software. Rather, the handy, Kansas City-made contraption is a device that can save your fingers from…
Today’s Special | The Hemingway Daiquiri
Before Ernest Hemingway was Ernest Hemingway, he was just a young reporter for the Kansas City Star. In 1918, a teenage Hemingway worked a beat that included Union Station and the downtown police station. His time at the daily paper would prove formative, not just in terms of his writing, but for his palate. As current…
New KC Mental Health Center Will Get $20M From Hospital Sales
The sale of two Kansas City-area hospitals will generate $20 million in the next decade to help operate a new mental health crisis center.