Profiles

John Kennebeck and Rodney Beagle, 3 Halves Brewing Co

Why one KC-area brewer is closed Super Bowl Sunday (but won’t be sitting on the sidelines)

By Tommy Felts / February 5, 2021

Watching the Kansas City Chiefs defend their championship title Sunday will certainly look different than it did when the hometown team earned it in 2020, John Kennebeck said. And for local business owners, such a change presents yet another opportunity to call plays on pandemic pivots. COVID-19 has “exponentially” altered plans at 3 Halves Brewing…

Read More >
"Pistol Pete" Peter Davis

Pistol Pete worked nearly every job at Arrowhead Stadium — now he’s putting ‘6 on the Board’

By Tommy Felts / February 4, 2021

Kansas City Chiefs fans can add a brand new song to their hype-up playlist in preparation for Sunday’s Super Bowl. Hometown rapper Pistol Pete dropped his ode to the Chiefs — “6 on the Board” — with the intention of exhilarating fans for the big game, he shared. “I’m really hoping people get behind this,”…

Read More >
KreativeMindsKC

No ‘playing it safe’: Husband-wife team tackles Super Bowl demand with hometown-inspired tees

By Tommy Felts / February 4, 2021

A family-owned side hustle is getting a major boost thanks to the Kansas City Chiefs second rush to a Super Bowl victory — and it couldn’t have come at a better time, explained Kendra’h Simmons.  “Now everyone is in a tizzy,” said Simmons, who co-founded KreativeMindsKC in 2019 alongside her husband, Reggie, describing ways excitement for…

Read More >
Chicken Kalguksu; photo by Ashlin Wang

Limited run, limited risk: Sura Eats chef tests appetite for expansion with Korean noodle bar 

By Tommy Felts / February 3, 2021

One of Crossroads-cooked Parlor’s longest serving tenants is getting an extra helping of success, launching a limited-run concept just feet away from its original counter.  Keeyoung Kim, chef and owner of Sura Eats, plans to formally open Sura Noodle Bar Thursday — the result of a growing hunger for his Korean cuisine and a strong partnership…

Read More >
Downtown Royals ballpark design by Pendulum Studio

Why an award-winning KC firm designed a downtown Royals stadium (sky pool included) for free

By Tommy Felts / February 3, 2021

Architecture is more than design — it’s a business, the founder of Pendulum said: the business of balancing what’s possible with what actually works. When Jonathan O’Neil Cole and his team at Pendulum Studio released concepts in July 2020 for a potential — and long-talked-about — downtown stadium for the Kansas City Royals baseball team, the…

Read More >