Tag: small

You can’t plan for this: ‘Mr K’ finalists wary of another ‘wrench into the face’ from Washington

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 19:01:54 +0000

An upended national political and economic climate has rippled down to Main Street, acknowledged leaders of this year’s Top 10 Small Businesses, bringing concerns about racism, DEI backlash, tariffs, and supply chain disruptions to Kansas City’s front door.

KCMO awards another $100K to help businesses boost outdoor dining ahead of World Cup

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 17:39:30 +0000

A fresh round of funding for upgraded outdoor dining experiences at small businesses across Kansas City, Missouri, will put entrepreneurs ahead of the game when World Cup revelers arrive in 2026, city officials said Thursday.

‘Buy, buy, buy while we can’: This KC toy store is stockpiling Christmas gifts now as tariff reality unwraps

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:07:30 +0000

Brett Goodwin and Alan Tipton are feeling even more thankful right now for the large, dry basement at The Learning Tree — the independent toy store they own in Prairie Village — amid worries over tariffs on Chinese imports and how they’ll impact prices from toy manufacturers.

The best they can do to prepare: stockpile merchandise earlier than usual for the holiday season and commit to larger orders, Goodwin and Tipton shared.

Dangerous D.C. Court Reappointment System Usurps President’s Authority

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 11:22:17 +0000

Bánh Anh Em Makes Food With Some Tooth

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 11:00:23 +0000

Photo: Hugo Yu

Taste, smell, and spice tend to absorb the lion’s share of a restaurant critic’s attention, not to mention his adjectives. Texture often pulls the short straw. Non-western cuisines have been quicker to appreciate its merits — QQ, the Taiwanese-derived term for springiness and bounce, highlights exactly this — and it’s time I stood up for the chew and the chaw.

They Paved Fields of Rice and Put Up a Solar Panel Lot

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Nour’s extends flavor of 39th Street’s ‘restaurant row’ to long-vacant neighborhood cafe

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 19:18:29 +0000

After a lengthy stint developing corporate dining concepts, Kansas City chef Marwan Chebaro has spent two years planning his return to public dining.

This City Is Ready for Some Fro-Yo

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 11:00:51 +0000

Photo: Heami Lee/B)HeamiLee

Every day on the Upper East Side, lines snake outside the neighborhood’s two Butterfield Markets. These crowds are particularly striking because of the diversity of age on display: There are old people. There are babies. There are couples, nannies, tourists, friends, and medical professionals. At 3 p.m.

Meat the moment with valor: Veteran cattle rancher deploys co-op model to save the Midwest cowboy

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 20:21:02 +0000

WESTON, Mo. — Almost a decade after launching KC Cattle Company — his veteran-owned and -operated wagyu beef company — Patrick Montgomery is forging a new path to help fellow ranchers and farmers survive.

He’s now digging his spurs into Valor Provisions, a direct-to-consumer online marketplace offering premium proteins from small, independent, veteran-owned ranches like his own. The goal: build a stronger financial future for America’s protein producers, while supporting transparency in the U.S. food system.

Erika Henningsen Hates a Book-Length Menu

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 10:00:37 +0000

Illustration: Ryan Inzana

Performing in eight shows a week for Broadway’s Just in Time means Erika Henningsen doesn’t always get a chance to socialize during regular hours.

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Erika Henningsen Hates a Book-Length Menu

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 10:00:37 +0000
Illustration: Ryan Inzana
Performing in eight shows a week for Broadway’s Just in Time means Erika Henningsen doesn’t always get a chance to socialize during regular hours.
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Feel good, but get off the bench: KC’s next big wins require all players join EDCKC in the field

admin — Thu, 22 May 2025 21:11:47 +0000

Editor’s note: The following is the fourth in a four-part series exploring the verticals and impact of initiatives within the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City through a paid partnership with EDCKC.
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Enactus USA turns 50 in KC as local leaders urge: Give your network to an entrepreneur

admin — Wed, 21 May 2025 17:52:54 +0000

A three-day expo featuring student-led innovation and entrepreneurship from across the nation found its home (and groove) “in the heart of the USA” this week, said Mikena Manspeaker, noting the campus of UMKC was the perfect fit for marking the 50th anniversary of Enactus United States.
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They just wanted someone to notice: 10 years (and an exit) later, the first founders featured in Startland News have come 360

admin — Mon, 19 May 2025 15:47:09 +0000

Editor’s note: Startland News — officially launched May 4, 2015 — is marking its 10-year anniversary this spring. As part of this observance, the nonprofit newsroom is taking a look back at pivotal moments in its decade-long run, as well as impact along the way.
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One of King’s Owners Is Going Solo at Lei

admin — Mon, 19 May 2025 13:35:13 +0000
Photo: Jeremy Liebman
Even before opening King in 2016 and Jupiter in 2022 with her partners Jess Shadbolt and Clare de Boer, Annie Shi had been thinking about doing something dedicated to Chinese food and wine on her own. “It’s a lifetime of collecting ideas,” she says.
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