Nikki Overfelt Chifalu
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Tom Walsh will apply a special, league-approved mud to more than 200 balls for every game, including the upcoming Royals home-opener on March 28 against the Minnesota Twins. The substance, described as a cross between chocolate pudding and whipped cold cream, is designed to take the shine off the ball and provide a better grip.
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The Kansas City Stingers is one of six U.S. expansion teams joining the National Pickleball League this year. The team is owned by Julie Gibson and former tennis pro Daryl Wyatt, who also owns SW19 Tennis and Pickleball in Leawood.
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By Tuesday, Kansas City-based Charlie Hustle was already selling out of its Super Bowl-themed shirts. Even though it'll be the Chiefs' fourth Super Bowl in five years, fans are still rushing to buy new merch.
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Newly opened in Parlor food hall in the Crossroads, Elephant Wings serves up dishes like tikka masala poutine and "Bombay-mi" sandwiches. But chef-owner Ameet Malhotra didn't always have culinary ambitions.
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After serving in the Army Infantry in Kosovo and Iraq, Kansas City native Patrick Benson created a nonprofit teaching veterans and active military personnel how to work with horses and transition back to civilian life. The program is run out of a farm in Stillwell, Kansas.
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Cherry grew up loving pickles but couldn't find what he liked when he moved to Kansas City. So he started making them and now sells them online, at barbershops and coffeeshops and on social media.
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Dale and JoAnn Romano recently opened Nana's Tiny Town on Main Street in downtown Spring Hill, offering a hands-on children's play center that's designed to look like its own, child-sized main street. It's next door to their other store, the nostalgic ice cream parlor Pop's Sweet Shop.
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C Word Cakery owner Savannah Brady specializes in “good cake, bad words” — vintage-looking, classic, floral cakes that feature messages with swear words.
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Andrea Cira created ACira Studio after moving to the United States from Mexico, and took the leap a month ago to concentrating full-time on her paper illustrations. She sells them at a Latinx market in Independence, and is creating custom pieces for local businesses.
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A new spot in the Crossroads already offers obscure books and 'this great little collective and ecosystem.' A kitchen offering plant-based eats could open by the end of the year.