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12/05/2025

A mule with museum-level style. Jalapeño gin, lemongrass, ginger beer. The Gilded Mule is half off during Craft Cocktail Week at Rozzelle Court, including Dec. 11 Night/Shift and Dec. 12 Sips & Snacks.

12/05/2025

Eat This Now: Signature Smashed Burger and fries at AlBeik

Al Beik // Photo by Alexander Omorodion As a kid, the holidays truly were the most magical time of the year in more ways than one. The prospect of new gifts, along with Harry Potter marathons, made this season my favorite. I still revisit The Boy Who Lived every December, but growing up has changed....

12/05/2025

KC Sipps: Strang Hall has four “new” tenants, and two new Crossroads bars open this week

Food Editor Sarah Sipple shares timely restaurant news and events for Kansas City.

12/05/2025

Author Bellamy Rose on the precarious intersection of murder-mystery and rom-com

Bellamy Rose. // photo credit Madeline Bohrer Way back in March, Atria/Emily Bestler Books released Bellamy Rose’s Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder, the story of a spoiled heiress who “must investigate her grandmother’s death in order to gain back her trust fund, all while discovering how to...

12/05/2025

Missouri’s Western District Court of Appeals agreed the ballot language set to go on the November 2026 ballot failed to sufficiently inform voters that a ‘yes’ vote would repeal abortion rights passed in 2024.

Students hold up anti-abortion signs at the Midwest March for Life on May 1, 2024, at the Missouri State Capitol (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent) A Missouri appeals court rewrote the language for a proposed abortion ban set to appear on the November 2026 ballot after the judges concluded Thursday...

12/03/2025

Afghan man who helped the U.S. fight the Taliban finally released from ICE detention in Missouri

An Afghan man who fled the Taliban has been released from a Missouri immigration detention facility following a federal judge’s ruling. Mohammad Ali Dadfar had been held in the Greene County Jail in Springfield since early October, when he was detained and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Custo...

12/03/2025

Dish & Drink KC: A snow day sustenance crawl in Parkville

Dish & Drink KC logo by Theodore Rosen With schools closed for snow, I decided to turn an unexpected free morning into a little adventure with my daughter, and Parkville’s charming downtown felt like the perfect escape. We stepped into Deviant Kava, a warm, welcoming spot known for its kombucha, t...

12/03/2025

From sausage to caviar: The Evolution of Kansas City’s neighborhood markets

Courtesy Carne Diem My grandmother is the world’s best home cook, and unlike everyone else who believes this cliche, I’m the only one telling the truth. (Julia Child be damned.) Inimitable in her ability to turn a simplified food pyramid of meats, starches, and “dairy-assisted” vegetables in...

12/03/2025

KC Sipps: Award-winning cocktails for $10 all month, plus two new bars open within existing eateries

Food Editor Sarah Sipple shares timely restaurant news and events for Kansas City.

12/03/2025

A little heat, a little sunshine. Autumn Mist is half off for Craft Cocktail Week at Palm Tree Club, Dec 8–14.

12/01/2025

Larks went full holiday in the best way: tequila, cranberry, peppermint, lime, and raspberry soda water with a sugared rim. The Cranberry Clausarita is 50% off Dec 8–14 for Craft Cocktail Week.

11/29/2025

Need some local gift inspo? Check out who was voted the BEST of Kansas City!

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