Tag: social

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.

Saga Is Starting Fresh

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:00:08 +0000

Photo: Courtesy of Saga

When Charlie Mitchell worked at Clover Hill, the 20-seat Brooklyn Heights tasting room where he earned his first Michelin star and was named the best chef in New York by the James Beard Foundation, his days began and ended in the kitchen.

Plaza food hall returns with Lula’s, Guy’s, J. Rieger and more KC foodie favorites inside

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:37:03 +0000

A hotel food hall — just up the hill from a main artery of the Country Club Plaza — is planning a restaurant rally this week; reopening its shared culinary experience with some of the Kansas City food scene’s biggest local brands and a food hall rarity: full-service.

It’s the Summer of the Status Melon

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Photo: Patricia Howard/Courtesy of Lord's

In the most recent issue of the magazine, our critic Matthew Schneier reviews Smithereens in the East Village.

Fit Truk shifts gears, building mass by scaling custom-built mobile gyms across US

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 23:36:39 +0000

Fit Truk has traded its hometown workout circuit for a manufacturing floor and an international sales map. The Kansas City-born company is now producing custom-built mobile gyms for clients across the country and abroad.

“We have three different models of trucks,” said Josh Guffey, co-founder of Fit Truk. “We have trucks going out all over the U.S., and we’re going to be going out globally soon, working on several deals.”

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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SCOTUS Greenlights Mississippi’s Social Media Age-Verification Law (For Now)

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:49:22 +0000
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a request to block Mississippi’s social media age-verification law from going into effect (for now). In a two-page order, the high court rejected a motion from NetChoice — an internet trade association — to “reinstate a lower court’s order protecting social media giants like Meta, X and YouTube […]

‘Economic eviction notice’: Property owners decry tax spike as ‘death sentence for small business’

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:38:49 +0000

Critic of tax office says Jackson County is betting most property owners hit with inflated bills are too intimidated to appeal

State lawmakers could be Jackson County business owners’ last hope, said Ian Davis, testifying Wednesday in the Missouri state capitol about spiking property tax assessments that have seen entrepreneurs hit with increases of up to 2,000 percent with little recourse and a murky appeal process.
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Elephant & Castle’s Regulars Aren’t Ready to Say Good-bye

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:00:35 +0000
Photo: Courtesy Elephant & Castle
The howls of despair and rending of garments began last week. Among a certain type of tenured New Yorker — downtown in affect if not always in residence, artistically or bohemianly inclined, of a certain age, never leaving — the news spread quickly, as news of illness often does.
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Texas Monthly Welcomes Two New Video Hires

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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‘Troost is not scary’: Kansas City equity walk highlights Black business revival

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:38:09 +0000

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Beacon, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and Missouri Business Alert.
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What Los Angeles Loses Without Its Fruteros

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:10 +0000
Photo: Ethan Noah Roy
On a sidewalk outside a Home Depot in Cypress Park, Los Angeles, a few weeks ago, a fruit vendor was standing under his rainbow-stripe umbrella, which wasn’t doing much to protect him from the sun. “What are you feeling like right now?” he asked. “You like Tajín, lime, chamoy?”
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When Marcus Samuelsson Moved to New York

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:09:44 +0000
Photo: Courtesy Marcus Samuelsson Group
It’s a beautiful Tuesday morning in Central Park, and Marcus Samuelsson is ready to Rollerblade. I meet him at 10 a.m. at a spot he suggested — the Duke Ellington Statue on 110th Street at Fifth Avenue, across from the Africa Center — and right on time, the chef comes flying down the pavement in purple track pants, a checked Dapper Dan Gap sweater and a red and white Kangol hat.
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Here’s how Bungii delivered spot No. 981 in its Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies debut

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:25:24 +0000

Nailing Bungii’s geographic expansion model has unlocked significant growth, said Ben Jackson, detailing a years-long evolution that earned his Kansas City-built final-mile delivery carrier a coveted spot on the latest Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list.
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Denver Post Doxxes Citizens For Sharing Pictures And Public Records About Crime

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:30:00 +0000
The Denver Post published the names, locations, and employers of three private citizens for sharing public records on social media.