Check it Out: The Tender Project and other KC Ghost Kitchens Courtesy of the Tender Project There isn’t a lot that we can thank 2020 for, but we can be grateful for the increasing spread of the “ghost kitchen” in restaurants across the metro. A ghost kitchen is basically an existing restaurant kitchen that adds new mini restaurants or menus…
Illustration by Jack Raybuck Dear Dan: I’m a lesbian and my girlfriend is bi. I’ve read your column and listened to your podcast for a long time, Dan, and I always thought I’d be fine with having a partner ask me about being monogamish. Then my girlfriend of about a year and a half told me she wants to see…
Covid has had a non-stop stranglehold on the entire world for all of 2020. Businesses have closed, the United States steadily broke its own records for new cases, and people of this generation will probably never be the same. How can people cope with the impending doom of corona, while also getting exercise? Skateboarding, since its inception, has been the…
Study shows MO as #1 state for millennial business owners // Photo courtesy of Zippier.com A recent study from Zippia, a resource and data site for job seekers, offers helpful information for aspiring millennial entrepreneurs. The study ranks states based on the likelihood of success for millennial business owners. This list was built based on each state’s LLC fees and…
An inside look at Restaurant Pub & Games before its grand opening in Sept. 2019. // Courtesy of Restaurant Pub & Games. Remember when we all gathered around the table to have a few drinks and play some board games? While that time will happen again at some point, there’s one spot in Lawrence that’s ahead of the rest. If…
Cafe Trio decorates for annual holiday season // Photo courtesy of Savannah Bellem ‘Tis the season of pop-up holiday bars, but local restaurant Cafe Trio has been decorating for the season since opening its doors in 2004. Cafe Trio owners Chris Youngers and Tai Nguyen didn’t allow 2020 to keep them from delivering their decorative holiday tradition to customers for…
Photo by Travis Young Not everyone has the guts to divert their life off its apparent path and begin a paranormal investigative organization. Of course, not everyone has had a lifetime of haunts like Kansas City native Marie Jackson. After growing up in haunted homes and having a myriad of experiences with the spirit world, Jackson decided it was time…
Director Ryan Camarda Director Ryan Camarda’s new documentary, Royalty Free, is my favorite kind of doc. It takes an interesting subject–in this case, composer Kevin Macleod–and a simple tagline, “A documentary on a composer who releases his music for free & ended up in millions of videos, thousands of films, & many odd places,” and crafts a story with twists…
New cookie flavored stout from 4 Hands Brewing Co. // Image courtesy of 4 Hands. 4 Hands Brewery, founded in St. Louis in 2011, has released their limited-time-only Chocolate Milk Stout Variety Pack to liquor stores in the KC area. Their popular rotating annual release is three fresh takes on their original Chocolate Milk Stout, each inspired by a different…
An upcoming performance from the Kansas City Symphony Advent Calendar. // Photo courtesy of David Sullivan. The musicians of the Kansas City Symphony have created a musical advent calendar for this holiday season, featuring a different set of instruments playing a carol every day leading up to Christmas. Today’s performance is of Fum Fum Fum, from the symphony’s oboe and…
Photo by Edwin Hooper You’ve been hearing about it for years now: the rise of streaming movies from your home. It wasn’t necessarily threatening the moviegoing experience soon…that is until 2021. The pandemic also draws parallels to our use of technology taking over our lives. If you didn’t already know we were living through our phones and computers…now you do….
The new animal services team. // Image courtesy of KC Pet Project. Today, December 10, at 7 a.m., nonprofit KC Pet Project has assumed the contract for animal control services in Kansas City, MO. Kansas City residents will still be able to call 311 to report any animal control-related issues on weekdays between 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Residents will be able…
Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick presents County Executive Frank White with a check for more than $13,000. // Jackson County website A state audit released Monday reports that Jackson County Executive and Kansas City Royals Hall of Famer Frank White spent $10,209,712 without legislative approval. White used an “administrative transfer” to purchase items under $10,000. The audit found that White…
A photo from MO Ho Justice Coalition’s retreat. // Image courtesy of Danielle Spradley. For the third year in a row, Missouri’s chapter of the ACLU is putting on its Ten Days of Trans Demands campaign, which highlights ways that citizens and lawmakers alike can protect trans individuals in the state. This year, ACLU-MO is highlighting the work of the…
Pinstripes new holiday menu offers apple pie // Photo courtesy of Cee Reyes December has arrived and Pinstripes in Overland Park is preparing for the holiday season. The restaurant centered on “bistro, bowling, and bocce” is featuring a holiday brunch and other seasonal festivities through the new year. Order the 5 oz. Steak & Eggs for $19 or Smoked Salman…
Mickey’s Hideaway team. // Photo courtesy of Mickey’s Hideaway Facebook Page. This Tuesday, December 1, from 3 to 6 p.m., Mickey’s Hideaway in Westport will be showing a double feature of “Elton John: Live in Hyde Park” and Queen’s “Live at Wembley” 1986 tour. This evening of concert films is an attempt to revive a notoriously dead time during the…
Fangoria The holidays are upon us! While the winter shopping season (at least for me, anyway) usually conjures up visions of traveling between various fun stores toting an armload of bags, the current state of public health means most of us will be doing even more online shopping and gifting via mail than usual. If you’re the kind of person…
A family friend’s portrait of Roy and Suzanne, Brock’s grandparents. It is possible that I am experiencing The Depression™. I thought I was doing better than usual. Then I saw the magazine stories I approved for this issue. Death is—in some way or another—a cornerstone in almost all of them. Whoops! Didn’t mean to accidentally put together a Death Issue….
