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The limited edition Jazz Bird ornaments are a miniature version of the dozen floating sculptures, made entirely from alto saxophones, featured in the Kansas City Airport. Sculptor Willie Cole says creating these minis took almost as long as the original.

After several years inside Made in KC's Midtown market, Brian Roberts is expanding the Black Pantry into its own, 1,500-square-foot storefront on Troost Avenue. The store is expected to feature a retail area with a diverse selection of Black-owned home goods and self care products.

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.