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‘Younger eyes’ at Street Wearhouse see opportunity to win through the screen as digital personality meets quality printing

By Tommy Felts / July 26, 2023

The owners of a recently-opened print studio hope to make an imprint on the industry by taking a different approach to garment design and production, they said. Street Wearhouse, co-founded by Alex Trinkle and Tyler Love, specializes in printing and embroidering T-shirts, hats, and other apparel from its North Kansas City production facility. Trinkle, who…

One of KC’s hottest smashburgers is at this all-natural wine bar; how Big Mood uncorked its potential with popup food, live music 

By Tommy Felts / July 25, 2023

Kansas City’s first all natural wine shop has evolved into more than simply a place to buy wine, said Richard Garcia; Big Mood Natural Wines now is the go-to spot for food, drinks, live entertainment and community. “Big Mood has morphed organically over the past few years into what it is now. When we first…

MVP in his field: Royals groundskeeper earns his own bobblehead for keeping The K green amid ups and downs

By Tommy Felts / July 25, 2023

For the club’s first-ever Ag Night, the Kansas City Royals are celebrating — and bestowing the honor of a bobblehead — on their very own farmer. That’s what Trevor Vance — who has been keeping the field at Kauffman Stadium perfectly manicured for nearly 40 years — considers himself and other groundskeepers, he shared. “We’re…

Right to Start plans GOP debate on entrepreneurship; If America is going to be saved, Heartland innovators will be key, says leader

By Tommy Felts / July 25, 2023

A nonprofit founded by a former Kauffman Foundation executive is planning a first-of-its-kind forum on entrepreneurship with four Republican presidential candidates this Friday in the Midwest. Right to Start is a nonpartisan organization that champions entrepreneurship as a civic priority through grassroots organizing and policy advocacy, with the goal of expanding entrepreneurial opportunity. Friday’s forum…

KC’s ‘vacation ice cream parlor’ floats into City Market; scooping two passions into one sweet escape

By Tommy Felts / July 22, 2023

The connection between two of Lucas Thompson’s businesses — KC Soda Co. and the freshly opened Fountain City Scoops and Floats — provides the perfect opportunity to blend soda and ice cream, he said. “I’m not sure there’s another float place in the region,” Thompson said of the new shop in the City Market. “As…