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Cracking egg-flation: How farmers, substitute ingredients help restaurants mitigate price spike

By Tommy Felts / March 27, 2025

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Kansas City PBS/Flatland, a member of the Kansas City Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, The Kansas City Beacon, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story. Whether ordering an omelet, French toast, chicken n’ biscuits, chilaquiles, corned beef hash…

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Soccer tennis comes to KC ahead of World Cup; here’s how a weekend street festival is kicking it across the map

By Tommy Felts / March 25, 2025

Ryogoku Soccer Academy — with the help of local businesses like MADE MOBB, Café Ollama, and Café Cà Phê — is taking soccer from the pitch to the streets of Kansas City’s historic Northeast, Brad Leonard shared. As the metro gears up for hosting World Cup games in 2026, the neighborhood-based international school and soccer…

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KC celebs, sports icons and tech stars stick around; a hall of famer’s interviews reveal why

By Tommy Felts / March 25, 2025

Sportscaster Frank Boal could’ve just retired; his wife (and Kansas City’s pull) made other plans Former sports broadcaster and Pittsburgh native Frank Boal knows a thing or two about the pull of Kansas City, he shared. The longtime media personality moved here in 1981 for work and never left. Now, Boal and his wife, Sarah…

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StartupNWA opens access to Northwest Arkansas ‘VC Immersions’ for Kansas City founders

By Tommy Felts / March 25, 2025

SPRINGDALE, Arkansas — A program designed to connect entrepreneurs with top-tier venture capitalists — offering access to critical funding, mentorship and the essential relationships needed to secure investor support — is now accepting Kansas City applicants. It’s all about lowering barriers to capital, said Serafina Lalany, executive director of StartupNWA, an initiative of the Northwest…

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KC mom’s invention secures solution to rollaway parking lot worries: Shopping with KartWheel

By Tommy Felts / March 25, 2025

A new product developed by a Kansas City mom is giving caregivers peace of mind in the parking lot, said its inventor, Kristen Rock Chouinard. KartWheel — launched in August 2024 — keeps a shopping cart’s wheel secure while a person is loading bags, bulky items, and kids into their car, she explained.  “Right now,…

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