Brookside

Artist Rita Blitt made a significant gift to the Mulvane Art Museum in Topeka, Kansas — a bulk of her life’s work, an estimated 2,000 paintings, drawings,…

It’s a great time of year for pie.Whether you’re celebrating the holidays with a traditional pumpkin pie, or warding off the chill with a hearty chicken…

Fifteen years ago, the vast majority of young couples buying homes in Brookside and Waldo had no intention of staying in the central city once they…

Updated, Wednesday, 1:45 p.m.The victim of a Wednesday morning drive-by shooting in Brookside was Thomas Pickert, a personal injury lawyer for the law…

Restaurants come and go. On KCUR’s Central Standard, our Food Critics — Charles Ferruzza, Mary Bloch and Jenny Vergara — have kept up with the latest…

It's one of the best times of the year to be outside. It's officially fall on the calendar, and after a hot September, it has finally cooled down.In that…

When it comes to food, everyone has a guilty pleasure.According to KCUR Food Critic Jenny Vergara, it may be something that’s full of fat and calories. Or…

Our reporter re-visits Foo's Fabulous Frozen Custard, where she worked during high school, then the Food Critics search out the best guilty pleasures on…

We’ve been eating out of bowls for thousands of years.However, the idea of serving meals in bowls has become trendy in the United States. And it's not for…

What sets a truly great happy hour apart?Well, delicious food and drinks, for one. There’s also the vibe of the place.“The social aspect of this cannot be…

What’s the mark of a good bakery?“You can taste when butter is used,” Food Critic Carlton Logan told host Gina Kaufmann on KCUR’s Central Standard. “You…

In food circles, there have been a lot of questions about the idea of authenticity and appropriation. We explore the intersection of food, race and…