History

This community walk and festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 6 — the anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s first game with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945.

With Mother’s Day coming up and Father’s Day shortly after, here’s a look at the origins of these two “Hallmark holidays” — and how they actually have nothing to do with cards or TV channels.

Here’s the story about how one couple started a company out of their kitchen and ended up taking the gourmet chocolate industry by storm.