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Dan Rosen Sees Ghosts in the City’s Coffee Shops

admin — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:00:45 +0000

Illustration: Adam Mazur

“I have a no-bad-meals policy,” says comedian and Middlebrow co-host Dan Rosen. “If I’ve had a bad meal, it haunts me for the rest of the day. It’s a very dumb and expensive rule, but it’s something to look forward to.

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Startup Crawl returns Sept. 19, marking Startland’s 10-year anniversary with KC innovation focus

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:02:09 +0000

Kansas City’s largest startup open house is back this fall — celebrating a decade of innovation alongside emerging builders and newsmakers.

Set for Sept.19 and organized by Startland News, Startup Crawl will mark the newsroom’s 10-year anniversary with a high-energy showcase of the city’s entrepreneurial community. The event, presented by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, places dozens of startups — from sports tech to AI — on display in venues across the Power & Light and Crossroads districts.
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How reactivating history can drive economic growth more sustainably than a new build

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:05:29 +0000

Editor’s note: The following is part of an ongoing feature series exploring impacts of initiatives within the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City through a paid partnership with EDCKC.

Hotel owners wanted charm that can’t be built in today’s economy; Kansas City history booked them the bones to do it
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Mary Beth Barone Has Sworn Off Hot Coffee

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:00:17 +0000
Illustration: Clay Hickson
After coming off of the press tour for Benito Skinner’s comedy series Overcompensating, comedian and patron saint of gay guys Mary Beth Barone has been back to working on stand-up. The break from the stage was nice, but it was time to return.
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EDCKC touts leaders building Kansas City’s workforce of tomorrow

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:16:21 +0000

Editor’s note: The following commentary was written and first published by the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri (EDCKC). Click here to read the original piece.
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New England Seafood That Goes Beyond Lobster Rolls

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:00:07 +0000
Video: Hugo Yu
Summer on the Cape this is not. Dinner at Smithereens, which occupies a dark, subterranean space on East 9th Street, is closer to dining belowdecks on the Pequod.
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Café Corazón sold KC on her alfajores and empanadas; now meet the Argentine chef behind these legendary, handcrafted treats

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 19:03:18 +0000

In a space that serves as a crossroads of identities, trays of Silvia Miguel’s now-iconic savory and sweet dishes find a welcome home alongside bold pieces of art, sips of coffee and wares from a vibrant community of Latin and Indigenous entrepreneurs.
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BREAKING: DOJ Requests DNI Documents Following Gabbard Criminal Referral On Russiagate Conspiracy

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:47:17 +0000
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Where to Eat in August

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Illustration: Naomi Otsu
Welcome to Grub Street’s rundown of restaurant recommendations that aims to answer the endlessly recurring question: Where should we go? These are the spots that our food team thinks everyone should visit, for any reason (a new chef, the arrival of an exciting dish, or maybe there’s an opening that’s flown too far under the radar). This month: There’s a lot of great new Mexican in town.
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‘He’s Taking Advantage of Your Dream’

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:00:14 +0000
Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly.
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Couple injects $1M ‘financial good’ from RxSS exit to startup special needs initiative; they hope it’s a blueprint for KC

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:44:34 +0000

Michael and Brandy Rea built and successfully exited one of Kansas City’s fastest-growing health tech companies. Now the Rx Savings Solutions founders share a new prescription for impact: creating inclusive housing for adults with disabilities.
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ThisBowl Has Been Sending People to the Bowl

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:21:56 +0000
Photo: Instagram.com/@theschwartztwins
Since opening in New York in 2024, ThisBowl has become New York’s hottest Australian import since Jacob Elordi.
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Good-bye to Pencil Factory

admin — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:55:00 +0000
Photo: Charlotte Klein
Yesterday was the bar’s last day. People had started lining up for any remaining merch before they’d even opened, and by 2 p.m. there was a crowd on the sidewalk. A few hours after that it’d turned into an ad hoc block party, with customers spilling into the streets, including one person in a pencil costume, and a man holding a cold beer in each hand while cradling a baby.
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Why a globally-trained Spanish chef is building his new homebase from City Market

admin — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:51:48 +0000

It’s all about the pan for Carlos Saura, a Spanish chef whose new paella and tapas spot in Kansas City’s bustling and diverse City Market is set to arrive in late summer or early fall — helping bring the historic marketplace district to 100-percent-leased capacity.

The Paella Mix, at 25 E. Third St., is expected to specialize in paellas, and classic sangrias. Saura wants to share the soul of Spain, he said — emphasizing its culture, flavors and the way people come together around a table.
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Is All This Salt Killing Us?

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:00:42 +0000
Photo: Grub Street
This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly.
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