Aug
30
Happy Gillis on Food Network tonight
August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Happy Gills Cafe & Hangout in the Columbus Park neighborhood will be featured on tonight’s episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives on the Food Network. The episode airs at 9:00 p.m.
This is KC’s third showing on a Guy Fieri show this summer. Earlier shows feature KC BBQ and Swagger in Waldo.
Aug
18
This weekend, food and such from around the world
August 18, 2010 | Comments Off
This weekend the Ethnic Enrichment Festival returns for another installment of a long-running Kansas City tradition. From Friday evening through Sunday, Swope Park becomes a United Nations of KC with food, music, and dance from dozens of different countries and ethnicities. Don’t miss it!
Aug
12
One80 revemp strengthens KC’s Beer Culture Corridor
August 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
KC Beer Blog reports that One80 is revamping itself as Beer Kitchen, a beer nerd gastro pub that joins McCoy’s Public House, the Foundry, and the Riot Room in an emerging Beer Culture cluster in Westport. It also reinforces the Downtown-Waldo beer nerd corridor with Grinders and Flying Saucer to the north and Waldo Pizza [...]
Aug
2
Crossroads District iPhone app
August 2, 2010 | 2 Comments
Downtown’s Crossroads Arts District has a new iPhone app that puts all of the galleries, shops, and restaurants at your finger tips. It’s a pretty good first try, but lacks a few key features. Business listings don’t include phone numbers or hours of business, so you can’t see what’s open or make a restaurant reservation. [...]
Jul
13
Prospero’s Bookstore expanding to eastern suburbs
July 13, 2010 | 2 Comments
Prospero’s Bookstore has been a Midtown cultural and social mainstay for several years on West 39th Street. This weekend they are branching out with a second location in Blue Springs. Parkside Books at 208 N 7 Hwy is being rebranded at Prospero’s Parkside, and will celebrate the new partnership with a big tent sale Friday-Saturday.
Jul
5
Author of “The Facebook Effect” to speak at the Library
July 5, 2010 | 1 Comment
Social media mavens, mark your calendars for next Tuesday, July 20th. The Facebook Effect author David Kirkpatrick will be making an appearance at the Central Library. He’ll discuss his book about the rise of Facebook and Marc Zuckerberg. Copies of the book will be available for sale and autograph.
Details and RSVP online.
Jul
1
Holiday weekend – Riverfest, First Fridays, Beer and Film fest, and Shakespeare in the Park
July 1, 2010 | 1 Comment
Lots going on this holiday weekend….
Shakespeare in the Park’s final performance of King Richard III is Saturday in Southmoreland Park, on the west side the Nelson-Atkins Museum.
New Belgium Brewery’s Clips of Faith Beer and Film Festival is touring the country and stopping in KC Friday night in Theis (Volker) Park on the south side of [...]

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