Posts Tagged “culture”

Mafia History in Kansas City

By | March 13, 2013

When you think about Kansas City, the first thing you think about isn’t the mafia. In fact, it probably isn’t the second, third or even the 10th. But now that CBS has come out with a new hit show called “Vegas”, the interest has definitely peaked people’s growing look into the city’s thrilling and dangerous [...]

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Celina Tio, Local Celebrity Chef, Planning New Restaurant

By | February 26, 2013

Chef Celina Tio, the proud winner of a prestigious James Beard Award, is in the mid-negotiation period with investors to open up a brand new Crossroads Restaurant. Currently Tio is the head of management of the famous Kansas City Café. Started in 2007 by Monitca Alexander, the restaurant was started with the theme of fresh [...]

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Wasabi Sushi Bar Opening in Overland Park

By | January 15, 2013

Overland Park’s Prairie development is getting a new splash of culture soon and it is coming in the form of a Japanese restaurant and Sushi Bar that is very famous in the St. Louis area – the Wasabi Sushi Bar. Blair Stover has more details on these openings below. The new restaurant is scheduled in [...]

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Kansas City Yoga & Healing Arts Festival

By | November 28, 2012

If you didn’t make it this year plan on it for 2013, as the Kansas City Yoga & Healing Arts festival is an amazing opportunity to celebrate good health and the healing arts. Blair Stover encourages you to invite those friends of yours who are fitness fanatics, as well as those who are ready to [...]

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Folly Benefit 2012: “Light the Lights!”

By | November 20, 2012

Kansas City is known for a lot of things – its sports, its jazz, its barbecue. Many people, however, do not recall that the performing arts play a large role in the community. For years, plenty of stars have come through Kansas City on their way to bigger and better things and the Folly Benefit [...]

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Apocalypse Meow 5: A Benefit for the Musician’s Emergency Health Care Fund

By | November 17, 2012

The annual fundraiser by the Midwest Music Foundation was set as the 5th Apocalypse Meow fundraiser, taking place on Friday, November 2 and then again on Saturday, November 3. If you have never seen the two-day events before, you should definitely take in next year’s events, as this year’s event was a great one, for [...]

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Upcoming Concerts in KC

By | November 14, 2012

Kansas City is known for a lot of things: history, sports and barbecue – just to name a few. But as Blair Stover points out below, there are some great concerts that will make anyone want to get up and start dancing. Check out these upcoming concerts in or around Kansas City: The Story Tour: [...]

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Great Live Jazz Locations in Kansas City

By | November 10, 2012

Kansas City is known for a lot of things and its love for music is one of them. As you will see below, Kansas City and the surrounding areas have plenty of events that will impress even the youngest of music fans. Blair Stover has a list of upcoming events below. Live Jazz Pianist at [...]

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Must-See Shopping Districts in Kansas City

By | September 20, 2012

The time has come for your ultimate shopping adventure! Blair Stover reports that reasonably priced shopping can be found throughout the Kansas City area. Pay particular attention to the shops along the Country Club Plaza. Walk around and discover the variety of Crown Center. Take in the hotspotes at Xona Rosa and The Legends at [...]

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Food Truck Fridays

By | May 23, 2012

To the normal person, “Food Truck Fridays” probably sounds like something that would relate to the unloading of a truck at a restaurant when they are low on stock. But in Kansas City and their growing culture of food truck entrepreneurs, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Hundreds of food truck vendors make their [...]

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