Tag: social

‘Stablecoin summer’: Crypto community greets GENIUS Act with optimism, caution

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:02:56 +0000

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Missouri Business Alert, a member of the Kansas City Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and The Kansas City Beacon.

How KC transformed entrepreneurship from counterculture into a model for the mainstream

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:38:44 +0000

Veteran ecosystem builders returned to the Heartland this week, urging a new generation of entrepreneur advocates to embrace Kansas City’s style of experimentation and its uniquely collaborative startup culture.

Late Show Writer Kate Sidley Is Afraid of Her Friend’s Coffee

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:00:19 +0000

Illustration: Maanvi Kapur

“This is my first experience where everyone in my life knows I lost my job,” says Kate Sidley, who has been a writer on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert since its second season.

Go Eat an Ice-Cream Sandwich

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:00:47 +0000

Photo: Hugo Yu/

Not so long ago, innovation in ice-cream sandwiching amounted to stuffing a brioche bun with some gelato.

Qmmunity: Social Spirits Stay Up

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Queer Austin fun hasn’t “stall”-ed out despite bathroom bill buffoonery

Not So Little India

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Photo: Hugo Yu

The chile-pepper string lights of First Avenue, two stories’ worth of them, have long been the beacon of the East Village’s Indian-food corridor, the compact shorthand to generations of New Yorkers for the whole variegated sub-continental cuisine.

Nike’s Scottie Scheffler Dad Ad Signals A Serious Cultural Vibe Shift

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:31:44 +0000

The path forward isn’t paved with more slogans, more division, or more social experiments — it’s built on the foundation of family.

Crossroads distillery asks KC to make a toast in honor of founder lost in weekend motorcycle wreck

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:15:32 +0000

Update: A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to support the family of the late Jeff Evans. Click here to learn more or to donate.

With doors temporarily closed early this week to mourn the loss of co-founder Jeff Evans, the team behind Mean Mule Distilling is asking its community to “grieve with us, raise a glass with us, and share the stories and laughter he gave us.”

KC govtech startup: You shouldn’t have to know how local government works to get answers (or make impact)

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:39:16 +0000

Even a ripple can make waves, said Mitch Mabrey, an exited cleantech founder whose new cause finds him on a mission to ensure that the voices of residents from all walks of life are more broadly heard — and answered — by their government officials.

Northland BBQ spot opens, building flavors, menu from side hustle to storefront

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:56:56 +0000

After a decade-long journey building his BBQ business — from tailgates to a just-opened brick-and-mortar restaurant — Wardell Hooks Jr. would only change one thing along the way: He’d have quit his full-time job sooner.

San Antonians Are Up in Arms Over This Bar’s Blue Corn Crispy Dogs

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:39:59 +0000

Match this: ‘Ted Lasso’ filming in KC another win for city’s tax credit pitch, mayor says

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:13:43 +0000

Scoring state-side shooting locations for the newest season of “Ted Lasso” reflects a strategy by the KC Film Office that’s straight from the hit Apple TV+ series’ playbook: the harder you work, the luckier you get.

Goat Brains and Veal Kidneys Now Cost an Arm and a Leg

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:35:31 +0000

Photo: Evan Sung/Evan Sung

Chintan Pandya gets excited when he talks about cooking with offal but not so much about the escalating prices. “We single-handedly fucked the price of goat brains in the city,” says the chef behind award-winning, always-packed restaurants like Dhamaka and Semma.

How Hard Could It Be to Open a Cute Little General Store?

admin — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:00:44 +0000

Photo: Mark Peterson/Redux for New York Magazine

In 1847, the Springs General Store — a two-story Greek-revival farmhouse sitting near the East Hampton wetlands known as Pussy’s Pond — opened its doors. Just about 100 years later, Jackson Pollock moved into a barn down the road and began to trade paintings for his groceries.

I Travel Across Texas to Eat Tacos, But I Don’t Drive. Here’s How I Get It Done.

admin — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000