PoliticsLonnie McDonald sees pinball as a Republican path to Jackson County politics Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
CultureBest of KC 2026: Go west, young man (and hikers of all gender expressions) Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Food & Drink, SportsBest of KC 2026: Not Just every four years—soccer bars score in KC Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
CultureTwo weeks of FIFA Fan Fest in Kansas City: A World Cup dispatch of fitted out fans Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Food & DrinkBoulevard Brewing Co. boasts new Beer Hall Yard and limited-release soccer IPA Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
MusicAs one dance scene ages out, the future’s electronic insurgence makes an introduction at Colors Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
NewsPurina partnership takes priority as KC2026 announces World Cup Fan Fest canine collab Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Politics, SportsIn final days of World Cup prep, event organizers lean on conflicting numbers and positivity platitudes Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Politics, SportsPrivate security biz booms as vague messaging casts doubt on World Cup safety, preparedness Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Food & DrinkDrink This Now: Old Milwaukee Fashioned at Milwaukee Delicatessen Company Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Food & DrinkChatime’s new cilantro-based boba and flight series battle barriers in Overland Park Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
PoliticsA Royals stadium ordinance just steamrolled through city government. The public has a few small critiques. Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
MusicRejoice! The concert lineup for the KC2026 FIFA World Cup Fan Fest is here Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
PoliticsFirst legislation proposed for relocating Royals to Washington Square Park via steep $600 million city investment Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Sports69 days out from FIFA World Cup, the KC2026 Fan Festival and other major city plans remain unsettlingly vague Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Food & DrinkSimpsons writer Bill Oakley to share rare dishes at Kansas City Bier Co.—and you’re invited Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
MoviesSupernatural fever dream The Serpent’s Skin is a deliriously queer ouroboros Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Food & DrinkDrink This Now: Strange Paradise at Mean Mule Distilling Co Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
MoviesEnduring Colleen Hoover content Reminders of Him just to feel something Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
MoviesColleen Hoover’s visit brings BookTok to Screenland ahead of new feature film Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
CultureKyle Kinane sees stand-up as a weapon for clowning on the world’s horrors Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
TheaterSpinning Tree Theatre’s Teen Writers Fest showcases humor, vulnerability, and creative inevitability Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
TheaterOne of the Good Ones disrupts, dismantles the American Dream at KC Rep Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
MusicPop is Black wraps up BHM with genre-blending concert in the Vine Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Food & DrinkSoirée celebrating women in Kansas City’s culinary arts returns to Crossroads on March 8 Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
CultureNew Material Books combines art and poetry for the creatives that call the West Bottoms home Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
TheaterKC Rep’s One of the Good Ones brings urgent humor to a timely Latine story Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
PoliticsLucas’ State of the City 2026 highlights infrastructure, parks, and planning; sidesteps more pressing concerns Kylie Volavongsa, Samantha Russell, Cory Swieczkowski, July 1, 2026
MoviesBrat collapse mockumentary The Moment heralds the death of cool—and Charli xcx Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
MusicNinajirachi turns The Granada into a glitchpop Australia for the terminally online Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
TheaterHamilton returns to Music Hall with local performers on the bill Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
MusicSwiftynomics tracks the fiscal impact of gender and inequality (Taylor’s Version) Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Sports“Now’s the time to start preparing”—KC2026’s biz planning push comes four months out from World Cup Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
PoliticsVideo of arrested volunteers brings viral attention to the decade-plus generosity of KC’s Food Not Bombs Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
Food & DrinkKansas City Restaurant Week is back for 2026 with staples and surprises in store Kylie Volavongsa, July 1, 2026
