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KCtoday’s 2025 holiday gift guide: 90+ finds for everyone you love
Including gifts for significant others, retirees, holiday parties, young people, and gifts that ship fast.
October 21, 2025 05:18 PM
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Emily Shea-Owen
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Festivals
Soak up the sunflowers at this festival
This is the only time during the year you can enter these sunflower fields.
July 11, 2024
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Charmaine Merriweather
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Small Business
Four mew-tiful Kansas City cat cafes
Claw into these cafes across the metro featuring cats waiting for fur-ever homes.
July 9, 2024
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Charmaine Merriweather
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City
Charm Chats: What can introverts do in Kansas City?
A reader wrote in asking for help finding activities for introverts and Editor Charm answered the call.
July 5, 2024
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Charmaine Merriweather
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Development
Plaza Purchase: Here is what’s in store for the shopping district
The City of KCMO and the Plaza’s newest owners held a joint conference detailing the district’s future.
July 1, 2024
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Charmaine Merriweather
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Culture
What treasures are made (only) in Kansas City?
Redditors shared their favorite Kansas City exclusives and they did not dissapoint.
June 27, 2024
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Charmaine Merriweather
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Small Business
Say hola to BTG Spanish: A KC language school for adults
The local language school lets you learn from native Spanish speakers wherever you (and they) might be.
June 25, 2024
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Charmaine Merriweather
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Food
Seven bars + one food truck taking over Westport
Each bar has its own unique theme, making sure there’s a vibe for everyone.
June 21, 2024
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Charmaine Merriweather
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Live
Try these various vegan and vegetarian eats in Kansas City
Dig into delicious and nutritious vegan and vegetarian fare in every corner of Kansas City — from menu options to fully vegan + vegetarian focused concepts.
June 20, 2024
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City
Get your hands dirty with KC metro compost services
There are a lot of spots ready to turn your trash into nutrient rich treasure.
June 16, 2024
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Madison McMillen
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Food
Help us create the definitive “Big Book of KC Barbecue”
We’re on the most Kansas City quest ever, except these epic proportions come with a side of baked beans and coleslaw.
June 12, 2024
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Madison McMillen
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Stay cool with 20 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.
May 1, 2025
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Charmaine Merriweather
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Winner revealed for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art expansion
See who won the museum’s global competition for its ~$170 million, 61,000-sqft project.
April 24, 2025
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Charmaine Merriweather
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Food
Enjoy unlimited tastings from 40+ breweries at Boulevardia’s Taps & Tastes
From as close to home as the Crossroads to as far out as Belgium, breweries will come to Crown Center on Saturday, June 14 to offer craft beer tastings paired with bites from KC kitchens at Taps & Tastes.
April 23, 2025
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Kid-friendly activities in Kansas City
We’re highlighting the best kid-friendly activities that Kansas City has to offer — complete with art classes, animal encounters, and outdoor fun.
April 22, 2025
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Food
Join the sourdough revolution in Kansas City
The bread type has risen to new popularity in 2025, and we’re here to help you find classes where you can learn how to make it in KC, and the best loaves to buy in town.
April 21, 2025
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