Tattoos

The majority of artists at the West Bottoms studio quit this week after finding out about a relationship between the owner and his much younger subordinate. The artists hope their walkout changes the Kansas City tattoo scene for the better.

For more than 40 years, Grimm Tattoo has made its home in Westport. But after a fire in April broke out in the building next door — destroying their furniture, equipment and flash designs — owner Wes Grimm decided it was time to move the tattoo shop and museum.

The old stereotype was that people with tattoos couldn't get good jobs, or were all thugs and criminals. Now, tattooing is a multi-billion-dollar industry.

After being based in Dallas for the last decade — and making tattoo trips across the region — Kinesha Glover opened Keno G Ink in the lower level of the 2000 Vine redevelopment project.