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Kansas City, Kansas, will have DJs at the polls on Election Day to get people 'excited to vote'

A group new to Kansas is hoping to pump up the voter turnout in Wyandotte County. Just as its name suggests, DJs at the Polls has hired local DJs to spin tunes outside more than a dozen polling stations Tuesday. “I just want people to be excited to vote. That’s...

Kansas City, KS · 9d
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Overland Park Voters to Decide on $176M Parks Sales Tax Next March

Overland Park voters will decide next spring whether to approve a dedicated sales tax for parks and recreation, after the city council voted Monday to send the question to a mail-in ballot election on March 2, 2027. The proposed one-fourth-cent tax could generate up to $176 million over the next decade if approved, money city officials say would go toward new trails, upgraded pools, renovated playgrounds and other park projects across the city.

Overland Park, KS · 8d
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The Kansas Buffet That Was Just Named One Of The Top All You Can Eat Spots In The State

Fourteen cooking stations. More than 60 Italian dishes. A cobblestone piazza built right inside a restaurant, with fountains and flower-covered balconies overhead. That combination sounds like a fever dream after too much pasta. Yet it’s real, and it sits in the Kansas City suburbs. Kansas diners recently helped push...

Overland Park, KS · 14d
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Kansas City’s Corner Restaurant In Westport Is Where Locals Go For Huge Pancakes After A Long Night

Some nights run long, and some mornings need a plate big enough to fix them. In the Kansas City area, one corner restaurant has spent years earning a loyal crowd that shows up at 6 AM for pancakes, hearty country breakfasts, and baked goods that often leave the building in a to-go box.

Kansas City, MO · 11d
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10 Missouri Barbecue Restaurants Serving Burnt Ends, Ribs And Smoked Brisket

Missouri has a barbecue joint that serves burnt end salad, which is a bold way to sneak brisket into the vegetable category. Those crispy, smoky bits already have a loyal following, so the lettuce is just along for the ride. Sauces get creative too, with flavors like spicy blueberry and...

St. Louis, MO · 9d

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See Lawrence filmmaker’s documentary on program reuniting incarcerated parents with their kids

Catch a screening of a short documentary from a Lawrence filmmaker capturing one day of a program where incarcerated mothers can play with their children outside of prison walls. The Play Free program at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center launched as a pilot in 2018. It uses play-based learning to...

Lawrence, KS · 9d

The Kansas City Star

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Johnson County Mexican restaurant closes last location after 13 years

After serving the Kansas City area for 13 years, a Mexican-style taco concept has closed its second and last location. Taco Republic closed its Prairie Village location Wednesday at 4100 W. 83rd St., marking the end of its brick-and-mortar era. “From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for making Taco Republic so special. We hope to see you before we say goodbye to our Prairie Village location,” the restaurant announced Thursday. It promised to continue catering, so its taco truck will still pop up around the metro. The “not-your-standard Mexican restaurant,” its website calls itself, started in 2013 at Mission and County Line Roads in Kansas City, Kansas, where Joe’s Next Door now lives. In 2019, restaurateur Whitney VinZant took over Taco Republic and added it to his growing portfolio of concepts in the metro, which now includes Louie’s Wine Dive, Gram & Dun, Louie’s Reserve (formerly Cafe Trio) and BrewTop. Taco Republic opened a second location in 2021 in Prairie Village’s Corinth Square. It neighbored Johnny’s Tavern, Modern Market Eatery and BRGR (also a VinZant concept). Just a couple months ago, health concept Flower Child opened nearby at 3915 W. 83rd St. — and it’s already gearing up

Johnson County, KS · 12d

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Fish City resurfaces as Charlie D’s Fish City

Gary Hill became a partner in Charlie D’s Seafood & Chicken in 2010, and sole owner three years later. Then he started expanding the brand. He opened at 600 E. 99th St. in 2014. In 2021, he added locations at 5111 Ararat Drive in Kansas City, and Charlie D’s Express at 12323 E. U.S. 40 highway in Independence.

Kansas City, MO · 12d

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Reservation for One: Rulber’s Restaurant Mas Cantina

For more than two decades, Rulber De la Torre has been feeding Kansas City at Mi Ranchito restaurants, the homegrown Mexican chain he launched in Olathe in 2004. Now, after building the business into seven locations across Kansas, De la Torre has opened something more personal, Rulber’s Restaurant Mas Cantina in Prairie Village.

Kansas City, KS · 10d

The Kansas City Star

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Spooky mouse droppings, live roaches: KC-area restaurant inspections - Halloween edition

Happy Halloween, Kansas City. Here are your weekly frightful violations at Kansas City-area restaurants — from leaky sinks to food kept in refrigerators longer than the health code says. Health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week. Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public. In Kansas City and Independence, each city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections. The lower the number of violations, the better. Most restaurants correct violations at the time of the original inspection or shortly after. The full inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations. They are available for Kansas City at inspectionsonline.us/foodsafety/mousakansascity/search.htm and Johnson and Wyandotte counties at portal.kda.ks.gov/Food/FoodInspectionSearch . Here are the restaurants in Kansas City and Johnson Counties that received seven or more priority and priority foundation ​violations from Oct. 18-24. No eateries in Wyandotte County or Independence met the threshold during this time period. Desi Bites 8542 W. 133rd St., Overland Park 12 priority and priority foundation violations

Kansas City, KS · 12d

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This Kansas City Italian Restaurant Has Roman-Inspired Decor and a Lasagna Worth Talking About

Roman-inspired columns, a spacious dining room, and a patio with string lights make Bravo! Italian Kitchen stand out at Kansas City’s Zona Rosa shopping district. The menu focuses on familiar Italian favorites, including lasagna, Pasta Woozie, and chicken marsala. Diners can stop in for a casual pasta dinner or make an evening of it with appetizers and dessert.

Kansas City, MO · 12d

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In Culinary News: The Table

One of the hottest tables for Korean food in Kansas City is hiding inside an Olathe church. On Friday nights, the dining hall at Grace United Methodist Church transforms into The Table, where more than 200 diners have recently packed the room for chef and pastor Changhyun Kim’s deeply comforting Korean cooking. This fall, come hungry for steaming bowls of gomtang, Kim’s slow-simmered beef soup, along with vegan sundubu tofu stew, fiery jjamppong sundubu (seafood stew), fragrant perilla oil sundubu and handmade Korean mandu (dumplings). You’ll find The Table at 11485 South Ridgeview Road in Olathe, but consider this your insider tip: they only serve on Friday nights, with seatings between 5–8 p.m., so be sure to make reservations before you go.

Olathe, KS · 10d

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A road trip stop Kansas has waited years for might be arriving sooner than anyone guessed

Buc-ee's job postings now point to a spring 2027 arrival in Kansas City, Kansas, months ahead of the project's outside October 2027 deadline. For road trippers and home cooks, that means the state's first Buc-ee's food counters could open sooner than expected.

Kansas City, KS · 12d

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A couple's handmade Halloween display turns their yard into a world of horror

A Northland house has become a Halloween destination, filled with floating ghosts, hanging witches and demons that look like they came straight out of a movie.

Clay County, MO · 12d

The Kansas City Star

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Wyandotte County voters will find something new at the polls on Election Day: DJs

Ben Rich is an electrical engineer by day. On the side he deejays at proms, weddings, concerts, comedy shows, holiday parties, bar mitzvahs and fundraisers around Kansas City. On Election Day, you’ll find him outside two polling places in Wyandotte County, where he lives, playing music for voters — something he’s never done in his 17 years as a DJ. He’ll start the day at 7 a.m. outside Oak Ridge Missionary Baptist Church. He expects long lines. But if some people aren’t planning to vote, he hopes the promise of good music will help draw them. “I know sometimes we can have long lines or people are getting off of work or finding the time of day to get to the polls,” said Rich. “Why not bring a vibe and some music and good tunes to the community and the process while they’re doing that … “It gives me an opportunity to be a part of the community that I was raised in, but also help with voter turnout, to encourage people to be out.” Rich is one of a handful of Kansas City DJs who will play music at WyCo polling places on Tuesday. They are part of a

Wyandotte County, KS · 12d

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PHOTOS: Halloween fun at Mildale Farm fall fest in Edgerton

Fall festivities were in full swing Saturday at Mildale Farm in Edgerton. A variety of free activities put on by the Johnson County Park & Recreation District were available for visitors at the county-owned property, including catch-and-release fishing, a hayride, a pumpkin patch, crafts and more. Overland Park resident Elizabeth...

Edgerton, KS · 10d

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November's Live Music Best Bets in Lawrence

Congratulations on surviving the spooky season! Now, we have just a brief moment to breathe and indulge in some local music before the holidays kick it into high gear. From punk rock to hip-hop and even a deep dive into a unique instrument, we’ve got a fun selection of local music shows to get cozy with this month. Here are our Best Bets for November, and be sure to check out the “Other Events To Keep On Your Radar” section at the bottom!

Lawrence, KS · 12d

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11 Overlooked Restaurants In Overland Park, Kansas Worth Visiting In 2027

Brisket rangoons are a real menu item in a Kansas City suburb, and I still can’t stop thinking about them. Somebody took smoky barbecue brisket, tucked it into a crispy wonton shell, and called it dinner. That same suburb has a sausage counter that began as a farmers’ market...

Overland Park, KS · 13d