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Depression doesn’t have to ruin your career, but you do need a plan (Holistic Hustle)

By Tommy Felts / July 5, 2023

Kharissa Parker is a news producer, writer, certified health coach, and “Holistic Hustle” columnist for Startland News. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. For more of her self-care tips on how to keep your cup full, visit kparker.co. Businesses have become much more health conscious over recent years. From step challenges…

KC’s newest brewery isn’t just the first in Missouri owned by African Americans, it’s ‘sacred soil’

By Tommy Felts / June 30, 2023

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. From their new spot on the south end of the Historic 18th and Vine district, Vine Street Brewing Company’s owners want…

They called her ‘Buckwheat’ as a child; Her genre-blending new film flips the script on preconceived narratives

By Tommy Felts / June 30, 2023

Jamie Addison’s production company aims to expose realities not often explored in mainstream media or society, the Kansas City filmmaker said, particularly as they reveal truths that have been hidden to create misleading or outright false narratives around gender, race and social norms. “Let’s take back the power and identity and love ourselves; truly feel…

PHKC awards $25K to Alchemy Sandbox winners; It’s amazing when someone understands your vision, founder says 

By Tommy Felts / June 28, 2023

Year one challenges can be difficult for entrepreneurs to swallow, James Thomas noted, but he’s raising a cup to the first anniversary of Brain Freeze Mobile Daiquiri Shop with validation and a splash of funding. Two days after completing The Porter House KC’s fourth small business development cohort and competing in its finale competition, Thomas…

After his eye-catching KCI installation took flight, Willie Cole had 100+ horns leftover; He kept building

By Tommy Felts / June 28, 2023

Willie Cole didn’t choose to be an artist. It’s always been part of him. “I think I was an artist in a previous life,” said the contemporary American sculptor, printer and perceptual engineer. “When I was 3 years old, my mom found me drawing in the kitchen, and since then, my family always said I…