Channa Steinmetz

Vanessa Woods, a former professional ballet dancer, suffered an injury that ended her career. So she formed a company, Vitality in Motion, that brings movement classes to retirement communities, while also providing work for dancers when they're not performing.

Janna and Pete Linde opened Meshuggah Bagels’ first retail location on 39th Street in March 2016, and it was an instant hit. Now they're pursuing a location in Lawrence.

Slated for August 2024, PickleCon will include more than 100 pickleball courts for tournaments, camps and clinics, and is expected to bring in an additional $3.9 million to the Kansas City economy.

Wiener Kitchen, which began as a food truck at the Overland Park Farmers Market, makes a hot dog from roasted cauliflower, walnut and wild rice. It was named one of PETA's 10 top vegan hot dogs of summer 2023.

Many local retailers reported disappointing sales during the much-hyped NFL Draft. But it was a real "love story" between Swifties and Kansas City restaurants and stores, many of which reported seeing big increases in out-of-town customers.

Cole’s installation — titled “Ornithology” after Charlie Parker’s 1946 tune — consists of 12 birds made entirely from alto saxophones which suspend from the ceiling of Concourse B inside the new KCI terminal. But Cole keeps returning to Kansas City to work on more saxophone sculptures.

At the end of April, Carlo Mortera announced his decision to permanently close his popular Mexican barbeque restaurant, Poio, in Kansas City, Kansas. But there's still a franchise location open inside the new Kansas City International Airport terminal.

The restaurant Tailleur, cocktail bar Cheval and bakery Enchanté have come to define this constantly-under-construction intersection of Main Street and Westport Road, located right on the KC Streetcar line.

When the new KCI terminal opens, about 80% of its vendors are local — including a Made in KC Marketplace that will showcase local brands like MADE MOBB and Kansas City Puzzle Co.

Beginning as a popup, District Biskuits opened its own brick-and-mortar location in December 2022. Beyond serving up chicken biscuit sandwiches, chef and owner Guroux Khalifa says he's passionate about using his restaurant to uplift other Black-owned businesses around Kansas City.