Tag: social

Fran Tirado Won’t Let a Cold Keep Her From Fire Island

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:00:06 +0000

Illustration: Ryan Inzana

July was supposed to be a post-Pride recovery period, which makes it all the more annoying for Fran Tirado, editor-in-chief of Them magazine, to find herself sick in bed — especially since giggling on Slack is often the most fun she’ll have all week.

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Sacred sips: Alcohol-free bar on 39th Street creates healing space where ‘every drink is medicine’

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:48:05 +0000

Editor’s note: The following story was published by The Kansas City Defender, a nonprofit Black newsroom producing news, mutual aid and digital tools to keep Kansas City’s Black community informed and organized.
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Lucinda Williams Opens Her East Village Honky-Tonk Bar

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:08:14 +0000
Photo: Vivian Wang
It was a little after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, and Lucinda Williams had just sauntered out of the back room. She faced a small crowd of something like 150 people, about to play a private show christening the bar she’s blessed with her name. “We’re gonna play music and have fun because that’s what this bar is all about. Dirt and sweat,” she said.
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Entrepreneurs say DoorDash accelerator delivered, prepping their small businesses for tall orders ahead

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:24:03 +0000

Ten graduates of DoorDash’s 12-week Midwest accelerator gathered Wednesday to celebrate successes from the program, along with lessons they say will last longer than the $5,000 grants each entrepreneur received.
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‘He’s Taking Advantage of Your Dream’

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:00:14 +0000
Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Two Wine Bars With Something New to Say

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:00:49 +0000
Photo: Matt Russell
Did you know it’s hot? Did I mention it’s hot? Have you heard — hot.
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This Is Your Sign To Throw A House Party For Your Gen Z Friends

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:17:52 +0000
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ThisBowl Has Been Sending People to the Bowl

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:21:56 +0000
Photo: Instagram.com/@theschwartztwins
Since opening in New York in 2024, ThisBowl has become New York’s hottest Australian import since Jacob Elordi.
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Bar K dog bar closes all locations, calling out KC riverfront construction, rising inflation

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:17:12 +0000

Owners of the award-winning Bar K dog bar — a popular destination for four-legged Kansas Citians and their friends — announced its closure Tuesday, after nearly a decade in business that saw the concept expand to St. Louis and Oklahoma City before suddenly shuttering all operations.
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Months after taking over century-old tailor shop, owner putts his new golf apparel brand in play

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:42:05 +0000

Even when an entrepreneur hyper-obsesses over the details, Michael Jerwick learned, opportunity isn’t always tailor-fit to the most conveniently designed timing. The Slabotsky’s owner just transplanted his century-spanning family business to River Market — a mere week before launching a brand new apparel side project.
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Good-bye to Pencil Factory

admin — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:55:00 +0000
Photo: Charlotte Klein
Yesterday was the bar’s last day. People had started lining up for any remaining merch before they’d even opened, and by 2 p.m. there was a crowd on the sidewalk. A few hours after that it’d turned into an ad hoc block party, with customers spilling into the streets, including one person in a pencil costume, and a man holding a cold beer in each hand while cradling a baby.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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