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KC’s 10-year playbook: Celebrate the wins, but go faster, farther (and leave no talent behind)

By Tommy Felts / May 15, 2025

A decade of focusing on inclusive prosperity helped Kansas City rise among its peers, said David Warm, but the next 10 years require the region work quickly, with even more intention, and leaning into Kansas City’s willingness to forge its own path, together. “We are not going to get direction from the federal government. It…

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Boulevard launches BBQ beer to help new museum tell Kansas City’s smoky story

By Tommy Felts / May 15, 2025

It’s a beer that could only happen in Kansas City, said Greg Garrity, teasing Boulevard Brewing Co.’s just-announced bourbon barrel-aged Belgian-style quad — a brew infused with smoked malt and a blend of bold, barbecue-inspired ingredients. Crafted in collaboration with the recently opened Museum of BBQ at Crown Center, the MO’ BBQ release is the…

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Olathe opening: Popular chicken chain flies deeper into JoCo; its first franchisee isn’t just winging it

By Tommy Felts / May 14, 2025

Joe Finch got his start in the food industry bussing tables. This weekend, he’ll open his own restaurant in Olathe — capitalizing on the popularity of spinout success WingStand by opening the brand’s first franchise location. WingStand Olathe is set to debut Saturday at 119 South Mur-Len Road, offering an order of free wings to…

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Grab your Zhoug sauce: Lawrence-built eatery launching brand across KC (starting with this famous food spot)

By Tommy Felts / May 14, 2025

Shuttered for three years, the former d’Bronx pizzeria space — the now-defunct hometown brand’s original location along 39th Street’s famed “Restaurant Row” — is reopening Wednesday with a fresh look and flavors from the other side of the globe (via a Kansas college town). Zhoug Mediterranean is expected to debut its fare at 3904 Bell…

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Homegrown startups can redefine KC, leader says; they just need help surviving long enough to do it

By Tommy Felts / May 14, 2025

Editor’s note: The following is the third in a four-part series exploring the verticals and impact of initiatives within the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City through a paid partnership with EDCKC. Leave KC better than you found it: How matching growth to city’s needs is paying off Wrong tool can wreck a neighborhood; Precision development…

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