Food + Beverage

Mocktails

Article and Photography by Let’s give a toast to the women in our lives with an elegant drink in our hands. From florals to fruit, you will love these refreshing cocktails as much as you will enjoy toasting them.  Rose Kombucha Margarita Rose salt + lime for rims 2 ounces fresh lime juice  11/2 ounces fresh lemon juice 3 ounces of tequila 1 ounce of rose water  1 ounce of honey 14 ounces of kombucha of choice Run a lime wedge around the rim of two...

May 2024

Event Planning + Services

Trailblazing women

Three local inspiring entrepreneurs shine bright Article by Judy Goppert These women bust into the entertainment scene, offering face painting, cocktails, music, party tents and more. All own their own businesses, but their goal universal: offer experiences that are fun and unique.  KC Cocktail Company, The Snickety Snack Bar and KC Scoop Coupe Paige White is the hostess with the mostest! She strives to make hosts look like superstars, while making sure they enjoy their own party.  “I...

May 2024

Style + Beauty

Splendid Capsule Collection

By Becky Hillyard Article by Allison Swan Becky Hillyard is the woman behind Cella Jane blog, a name inspired by her beloved grandmother. Inspiring others through sharing the beauty in life, from fashion and decor to recipes and family, she shares her latest spring clothing line designed in collaboration with Splendid. This versatile capsule collection features elevated everyday essentials perfect for mixing and matching to create endless outfit possibilities. With minimalist design made for...

May 2024

Fitness

 Women’s Professional Sports are a Win for KC

Celebrating, empowering, and supporting women’s sports has never been more exciting in Kansas City than now! Article by Mindy Hargesheimer It’s no secret that women’s professional sports are creating huge headlines around the world, thanks to history-making projects and brilliant visionaries taking the initiative to amplify our local landscape. From the KC Current’s first-ever stadium in the world built specifically for a women’s professional sports team to the powerful undercurrents...

May 2024

Life + Culture

Keeping Time

Our legacy, crafted and preserved through the moments we cherish Article by Nicolette Martin In the quaint neighborhood of Beaverdale, Iowa, in a small kitchen, where the aroma of home-cooked meals mingled with the tick-tock of the Kit-Cat Clock and the small suncatcher hanging in the window split beams of light into a kaleidoscope of colors, my grandmother Mary Lou Martin turned calendars into time capsules.   It was a practice born out of love; a testament to the belief that life’s true...

May 2024

Local Services

Blackbird Collection

Article by Allison Swan Blackbird Collection created by Amy Appleton Dreyer brings fashion and interiors together in a gallery setting and aims to provide an experience of mindful consumption. Find environmentally conscious brands and beautiful vintage and custom pieces, all in a former art gallery in the Crossroads.       “After graduating college, I was busy waiting tables and backpacking all over the world,” says Dreyer. “Fashion was kind of a happy accident that I stumbled into after...

May 2024

Arts + Culture

The Art of Collecting 

Article by Megan Hoban As consumers, we are constantly being enticed to buy. Whether it’s the jewelry we can’t live without, concert tickets to a show we don’t want to miss, or that favorite pair of shoes calling our name, we buy what we love, and art should be no different.  If you are new to acquiring original art, you may find it daunting, but it shouldn’t be. It is a special purchase that forces you to dig deep and discover a bit more about yourself. At first, many people shy away from...

March 2024

Local Services

 KC Pier: your foundation for success

Unique Ship Shape Monitoring System adds security. Article by Judy Goppert | Photography by Janie Jones The level of trust customers have when they call KC Pier Foundation and Repair emanates from the experienced crew and the Ship Shape home monitoring system.   Eric Scheele opened KC Pier in 2016, which organically grew from his other company, KC Property Guys, his real estate, rehab and investment company. He explained. “It started as a single crew from my other company. As we were...

March 2024

Style + Beauty

Amina Hood: Crafting Elegance, One Hat at a Time

Article by Lauren Powers | Photography by Janie Jones In the heart of Kansas City, Missouri, Amina Hood has made her mark as a prominent hat designer, blending luxury and artistry into each piece she creates. Although her journey into the world of millinery was unexpected, it was born from a blend of passion for textiles and an eye for design. "Becoming a hat designer was never my original plan; it just unfolded naturally.” With a background in luxury retail, she found herself unexpectedly...

March 2024

Food + Beverage

Mint Julep

with Gomer's Article and Photography by Ingredients 2 1/2 ounces Woodford Reserve Bourbon 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup  4 fresh mint leaves Crushed Ice Place mint leaves in bottom of glass and add simple syrup. Muddle well to release aroma of the fresh mint. Add Woodford Reserve bourbon to the glass. Fill the glass to the top with ice and stir. Garnish with fresh mint and serve. Recipe by Gomers

March 2024