Whether you're really into rocks or just quartz-curious, Kansas City has a source for the minerals, crystals and fossils you seek. Here's a guide to rock shops and metaphysical markets in the area, and the lowdown on uncovering other rockhounds in the metro.

The Kansas City Fire Department has responded to all kinds of emergencies since 1868, but some firefighters who died doing this dangerous work have been forgotten. Ray Elder is making certain all of them are remembered, and their names added to the Firefighters Fountain and Memorial.

Winter storms every few weeks have taken a toll on small businesses, who spend more to deal with snow and lose profits when people stay home.

Musicians and Fat Tuesday marchers have made their way through 18th & Vine, the Crossroads, and the Westside neighborhood for decades — rain, sleet or snow. The colorfully-dressed revelers, known as krewes, celebrate Mardi Gras, the final day of Carnival, before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas put a moratorium on food trucks at a popular intersection after several health and safety violations. The two-month ban lifted on Friday.

Sometimes the little places you pass every day hold much more significance than you realize. That's the case for a Stafford County, Kansas cemetery that holds the graves of some of Kansas' early Black residents.

The first Betty Rae's franchise opened in Omaha, Nebraska, in September. The ice cream brand's Kansas City-based ownership wants to see it expand to Arkansas, Tennessee and Colorado, as well.

Several new coffee shops are building out spaces in a block that already includes Blackhole Bakery, High Hopes Ice Cream and The Littlest Bake Shop. "Hopefully, the more the merrier," one owner says.

After early success as a stagecoach shop, Olathe is now classic suburbia dotted with shopping plazas and well-kept parks. Dive into the restaurant scene, history and natural splendor of this Johnson County suburb.

In Good Company is setting itself apart from nearby Power & Light hot spots. Members will pay a minimum of $50 a month for access, which includes four drink credits and up to four guests per visit.

President Trump's executive order that pauses the TikTok ban expires in April. In the meantime, Missouri content creators are adjusting the uncertainty and figuring out a path forward.

The Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council in Kansas City recently learned its three-year, $165,000 grant from the USDA to expand its farmers market had been revoked because of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting diversity and environmental justice programs.