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The No-Frills BBQ Joint In Missouri That’s Been Perfecting Its Craft For Decades
When the smoke signals rising from a restaurant are visible from the highway, you know someone’s taking their job seriously. LC’s Bar-B-Q in Kansas City is the kind of place where the smokestack works harder than most people’s alarm clocks, and the results are nothing short of spectacular.
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Brewster Place artists showing art in NOTO gallery
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Friday night was March’s ‘First Friday,’ as well as the perfect first night open for a new exhibit being shown at a NOTO gallery. Fire Me Up Ceramics welcomed artists from Brewster Place to show off their work in its Sage Crossing Gallery.
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For a welcoming adult choir in Lawrence, singing brings connections, joy
Director Carolyn Welch told the sopranos of the Lawrence’s Crescendo Choir to take one finger and make a circling, helicopter motion in the air as they sang an arrangement of W.B. Yeats’ poem “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” during a rehearsal on Tuesday. The lyrics “There...
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The Harrisonville BBQ rule-breaker worth the drive
Kurzweils’ Country Meats, a combination meat market and restaurant, is unlike any other barbecue emporium I’ve come across. The restaurant offers beef brisket and pulled pork, for sure, but also things you won’t find anywhere else, such as a smoked pork chop platter, a smoked short rib grilled cheese sandwich with horseradish sauce, a charcuterie board appetizer and an array of non-BBQ burgers and sandwiches.
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Winnetonka teacher completes artistic three-peat with KC Parade of Hearts
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An art and design teacher at Winnetonka High School has completed an artistic three-peat this year. As the 2026 Parade of Hearts reveals its artists and designs for this year, Winnetonka High School art and design teacher Kathryn Messick has been selected as a “heartist” for the third year in a row.
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Bagel shop Einstein Bros. expanding soon into Olathe
Colorado-based bagel chain Einstein Bros. Bagels will soon expand its Johnson County footprint. The popular bagel chain has a new store in the works in Olathe. Einstein Bros is coming to 295 N. Kansas Highway 7. The bagel shop is coming to a space just off K-7 and Santa Fe...
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Live bluefin tuna cutting draws crowd to an Overland Park restaurant
Chef Andy F. Matsuda demonstrated the traditional breakdown of a whole bluefin tuna at KC Craft Ramen in Overland Park. The 160-pound fish was prepared in a live cutting showcasing Japanese culinary technique.
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Parade of Hearts sculptures to be on full display at one location in April event
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Parade of Hearts is back after a one-year hiatus!. The popular art display will feature artwork from 150 ‘heartists.’. Before they are installed across the Kansas City area, the public will have one opportunity to see all 150 hearts together during the “150 United” event at the Overland Park Convention Center.
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Meet Luna Flare, Planet Comicon’s Queen of Cosplay
Luna Flare’s history with Planet Comicon dates back to 2012, long before the convention outgrew its original home (an Overland Park event space off 119th and Metcalf) and moved to the Kansas City Convention Center. Next month, the Kansas City drag queen and cosplay connoisseur will take the stage...