Tag: social

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.

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.

Texas Monthly Welcomes Two New Video Hires

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:30:00 +0000

‘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.

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?”

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.

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.

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.

H&R Block CEO files retirement plans; company sets ‘smooth transition’ to new chief executive

admin — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 23:19:19 +0000

Announcing his plan to retire at the end of 2025, the CEO for one of Kansas City’s most iconic businesses called his work at H&R Block the past eight years “the honor of a lifetime.”

A Chef Inspired by Nando’s and Her Nan

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

Photo: Natalie Black

Chef Kwame Onwuachi remembers tough conversations he had with investors while trying to open a restaurant in Washington, D.C. It would be located on a redeveloped wharf, and his board suggested a menu of meze platters and lightly cooked seafood. “I was like, ‘My name is Kwame Onwuachi, and I am not cooking Mediterranean cuisine,’” he says.

River Market’s iconic ‘Trolley Tom’ reopening with grab-and-go deli menu, specialty cocktails

admin — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:24:24 +0000

A new grab-and-go eatery is rolling into River Market, filling a hole left when Donutology shuttered operations inside “Trolley Tom” — the circa 1947 Kansas City streetcar permanently parked at 426 Delaware in the popular retail and entertainment district.

Car No. 551 is scheduled to open by mid-September with deli offerings and and drinks by day; then extending its hours with a micro event venue for rotating seasonal experiences, pop-ups and private events by night.

Rooftop Cinema Club premieres its open-air movie theater experience in KC’s Crossroads

admin — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:31:12 +0000

Pink dusk views of the Kansas horizon and a cityscape bathed in sunset only added to the silver screen experience for midweek movie-goers trying out the newly opened Rooftop Cinema Club in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District.

Chef Carlo Mirarchi Never Thought He’d Become a Pancake Guy

admin — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:00:40 +0000

Illustration: Margalit Cutler

In the 17 years it’s been open, Roberta’s has grown from a Bushwick pizza-and-tiki-bar pioneer to a citywide institution to a full international empire with outposts in L.A., Nashville, and Singapore (plus two other restaurants in New York).

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New England Seafood That Goes Beyond Lobster Rolls

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:00:07 +0000
Video: Hugo Yu
Summer on the Cape this is not. Dinner at Smithereens, which occupies a dark, subterranean space on East 9th Street, is closer to dining belowdecks on the Pequod.
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