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May 02, 2024 11:38 AM
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Sarah Leonhardt
Plaza Art Fair KCtoday
Events
The 2023 Plaza Art Fair returns for its 92nd year
Plaza Art Fair is a long-standing Kansas City tradition that takes place annually on the Country Club Plaza. Let’s dive into the details of this year’s event.
September 15, 2023
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Bella Rainey
KCtoday Berkley Riverfront Mural
Business
A new mural project is coming to the Berkley Riverfront
Port KC is showcasing its support for the local art scene with its newest mural collaboration with Spray KC.
September 14, 2023
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Bella Rainey
Picture of KC skyline at sunset with fall colors
Events
Your guide to Hispanic Heritage Month festivals in Kansas City
Friday, Sept. 1 -Sunday, Oct. 15 marks a month of celebration for the Hispanic Community. Here’s how you can get involved around Kansas City.
September 13, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
Unbound KCtoday
Business
KC Made: Get a behind the scenes look at local nonprofit Unbound
Unbound is a KC nonprofit with a global stage, helping families living in poverty reach their fullest potential.
September 12, 2023
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Bella Rainey
District Fish and Pasta
Food
Check out 21 Kansas City restaurants to support during Black Restaurant Week
Get your forks ready, Black Restaurant Week is here. Here are restaurants across the KC metro that you can celebrate with.
September 11, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
Disco Burger KCtoday
Business
Pop-up food experiences in Kansas City
These local businesses call the road home, popping up at local shops and bars to serve quality eats.
September 8, 2023
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Bella Rainey
KC Waldo Festival KCtoday
Events
Enjoy all things local at the 31st Annual Waldo Fall Festival
The Waldo Fall Festival features a multitude of Waldo businesses and local vendors. Options to shop vary with food, clothing, accessories, and specialty services.
September 6, 2023
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Bella Rainey
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Culture
Kansas City bars that double as tabletop gaming spaces
If you want to have a pint with your pals while rolling 20-sided dice, you should check out this list of tabletop gaming bars.
September 5, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
Editors Charmaine books
Culture
Two local KC businesses team up to build the metro’s first worker-owned bookstore cafe
After years of working in the service industry, these workers have joined forces with a vision of creating a better bookstore + restaurant model.
September 5, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
sail away wine north kansas city
Business
Sail Away Wine is a social wine bar with a unique twist
At first glance, this seems like just another wine-forward restaurant. But stick around for a little longer and you’ll find it’s a carefully curated + creative experience.
September 1, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
East Crossroads busy bee cafe outside shot from across the street kctoday
Real Estate
Here’s what KCtoday readers believe East Crossroads needs
We asked and you answered. This is how Kansas Citians want the East Crossroads to be developed.
August 22, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
kansas city in photos
City
Ways to celebrate 816 day around Kansas City
There’s plenty of ways to party on 816 Day. Here’s our top recommendations.
August 14, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
marceline the snuggle queen miniature aussie smiles up from the grass @marcelinethesnugglequeen kctoday
Culture
Kansas City neighborhoods as dog breeds
Kansas City is known as the City of Fountains. But what if it was the City of Dogs?
August 8, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
Death Cups EMOtion ice cream kctoday
Food
Here are three local ice cream shops recommended by our readers
Lots of you wrote in telling us which local ice cream shops deserved to be highlighted. Here’s the recommendations we got the most.
August 7, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
East Crossroads busy bee cafe outside shot from across the street kctoday
Real Estate
Be the Broker: What should go in these East Crossroads spaces?
East Crossroads KC has become the hub for cool diners and drinkeries, but there’s still a few spaces waiting to be transformed. Let’s use our imagination and build the city.
August 2, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
Cafe Caphe KCtoday
Business
Drink Up: Take a look at the best moments from KCtoday’s 2023 Drink Up Month
We laughed, we sipped, we had a grand time. Take a look at July with us as we cap off a month of bev industry celebrations, meet-and-greets, and delicious drinks in Kansas City.
August 1, 2023
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Bella Rainey
Burning Spider Stoke company
Sports
This local biz uses longboards to build community
Burning Spider Stoke Company helps people of all ages get out and get stoked. It’s a niche community that is growing day-by-day, aided by its free, monthly longboard lessons.
July 31, 2023
KC Streetcar P& L
City
Take a drink tour around Kansas City along the KC Streetcar route
What’s better than a fun bar hop? We got it — one you can go on via free public transportation. Join us for a KC Streetcar drink tour from the River Market all the way to Union Station.
July 28, 2023
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Bella Rainey
Messenger Coffee
Business
Drink Up: Learn the process for sourcing ingredients at Messenger Coffee
If you like coffee and live in Kansas City, you probably heard of Messenger Coffee. What you likely don’t know is how they source beans + other ingredients to make each delicious cup of joe.
July 26, 2023
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Bella Rainey
Winstead's Sign KCtoday
Business
The history of Winstead’s in Kansas City
There’s more to Winstead’s than burger and milkshakes — there’s stories to be told, too. Dive into the history of this diner franchise and see where it stands in our city today.
July 26, 2023
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Bella Rainey
Ice Cream bae I love you so matcha ice cream in windowsill at country club plaza location kc today
Food
Stay cool with 24 locally-owned ice cream shops in Kansas City
If you want to beat the heat + support local biz, check out these local ice cream businesses.
July 25, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
Fountain City Winery KCtoday
Business
Drink Up Month: Sip on local wine with Fountain City Winery in Kansas City
Not only does Fountain City Winery embrace the wine culture in Kansas City — it embraces its roots, too. With the City of Fountains reference in its title, plus the home base in the West Bottoms, this spot has KC written all over it.
July 24, 2023
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Bella Rainey
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City
Here are 18 local bookstores in the Kansas City metro
Satisfy your inner bibliophile. Here’s a list of local bookstores to help you find your next all-nighter.
July 19, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
Cafe Caphe Drink KCtoday
Business
Drink Up: Uncovering the life of a barista with the Café Cà Phê team
Café Cà Phê is Kansas City’s first Vietnamese-owned coffee shop — and it has two brick and mortar locations. The shop team has grown in the last two years, so we decided to sit down with three baristas and chat about life behind the counter, their favorite drinks, and their side hustles.
July 18, 2023
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Bella Rainey
KCtoday with Cindy
Business
Drink Up Month: Sip on local wine with Somerset Ridge Vineyard and Winery
Somerset Ridge Vineyard and Winery creates wine here in Kansas soil. We sat down with owner Cindy Reynolds to chat more about what the vineyard means to KC + how the grape crumbles.
July 18, 2023
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Bella Rainey
MIKC Trolley-2.jpg
Food
Donutology is the new driver of the River Market Trolley café
Previously run by Made in Kansas City, Donutology is already in the process of transforming the iconic trolley into its second location.
July 17, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
Builders Gin - Restless Spirits KCtoday
Food
Drink Up Month: Celebrate Drink Up with the Builders Margarita from Restless Spirits
We’re settling right in with Drink Up Month, and the best way to do so is with a drink in hand. Let’s dive into how to make this Builders Margarita from the comfort of your home, thanks to Restless Spirits.
July 14, 2023
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Bella Rainey
Charmaine Merriweather poses in front of Community Groceries. KCtoday
City
How the no-checkout process works at Community Grocieries
The East Crossroads convenience store utilizes Amazon Go to give shoppers a checkout-less experience. But what does a shopping trip look like without stopping to pay? Editor Charmaine tested it out.
July 13, 2023
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Charmaine Merriweather
PH Coffee KCtoday
Business
Drink Up Month: Dive into the coffee industry with Holly Bastin from PH Coffee
Holly Bastin has seen the coffee industry grow and evolve over the last decade in Kansas City. Now, she is teaching classes at PH Coffee and is a World Champion barista coach.
July 10, 2023
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Bella Rainey
Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour
Culture
Kansas City neighborhoods as Taylor Swift albums
The countdown is on for Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” in Kansas City this weekend, so we’re diving into her discography and pairing each album to a Kansas City neighborhood.
July 3, 2023
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Bella Rainey
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