After more than a century in Kansas City’s West Bottoms, the American Royal has a new home—and the barn doors are officially open. The first phase of the organization’s...
After more than a century in Kansas City’s West Bottoms, the American Royal has a new home—and the barn doors are officially open. The first phase of the organization’s...

It is difficult to describe The Fold, the modern American restaurant that has made its home in the shadow of Corvino Supper Club, a spot

After more than a century in Kansas City’s West Bottoms, the American Royal has a new home—and the barn doors are officially open. The first

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Here are thirteen things to do in KC this Halloween weekend, October 29—November 1 including the Nelson-Atkins’ Día de los Muertos Festival, The Rocky Horror Show and Art in the Loop Closing Reception.
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HISTORY
We scoured the history books, took a look at the last 180 or so years of Kansas City history and cherry-picked the moments and movements that shaped the city we live in today. Some events called for instant celebration or quick action, others for somber reflection and disciplined planning, but each moment in time led us to where we find ourselves now.

Monarchs baseball player outfielder Travis Swaggerty’s day has begun like any other in the relentless dog days of summer, which in Kansas City can be devastatingly hot. The weather doesn’t care if you have a doubleheader and a night on the road ahead. The sun keeps shining, the humidity thick in the air—it’s baseball season.

After having hands in almost every creative pot, Grant Kratzer’s clothing brand Cheatin Snakes is taking off, with Kratzer most recently acting as tour merch designer and stylist for rockstar Post Malone.

We scoured the history books, took a look at the last 180 or so years of Kansas City history and cherry-picked the moments and movements that shaped the city we live in today. Some events called for instant celebration or quick action, others for somber reflection and disciplined planning, but each moment in time led us to where we find ourselves now.

There’s a line in the iconic film Selena when Edward James Olmos, who plays Selena’s father, is in the driver’s seat of the tour bus,