Woman-led

Acting camp to cast: Lifetime movie filmed in KC gives young actors their TV dream moment 

By Tommy Felts / January 16, 2025

A Lifetime movie debuting this weekend not only shines a spotlight on Kansas City, said Elaina Paige Thomas, but it showcases talent at The Next Paige, Kansas City’s first Black-owned talent management agency. “Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story” — set to premiere Saturday, Jan. 18 — was filmed this fall in various…

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How this Andre’s Valentine collaboration celebrates the friendship that sparked Kate Spade

By Tommy Felts / January 15, 2025

The favorite hometown chocolate of one Kansas City’s best-known fashion designers and entrepreneurs serves as just one ingredient in a new Valentine’s Day collaboration from André’s Confiserie Suisse. The local chocolatier just rolled out a limited edition line alongside Frances Valentine to mark the holiday, as well as celebrate the friendship between Elyce Arons and…

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Electric Americana: How singer Teri Quinn broke from the pack (and found her own in KC)

By Tommy Felts / January 14, 2025

Members of the Kansas City-based band Teri Quinn & The Coyotes are carving a distinctive space within the local music scene. From Appalachian banjo riffs to punk-inspired beats, their sound reflects diverse influences — howling loudest from the woman in front.  Attendees at Startland News’ Jan. 23 reception for the Kansas City Startups to Watch…

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Cherry catches history with new Chiefs playoff collection — a first for a female designer

By Tommy Felts / January 14, 2025

An exclusive apparel collection from the Chiefs and fashion-forward brand Cherry is taking the field ahead of Kansas City’s latest playoff appearance. And the woman wearing the cherry-red captain’s patch: a familiar face within Kansas City sports and entrepreneurship. “This collaboration means the world to me,” said Thalia Cherry, who founded Cherry Co. in 2012.…

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Noelia Olivares had a vision of the sea in KC; her food truck-turned-restaurant serves up the surf

By Tommy Felts / January 9, 2025

A new brick-and-mortar restaurant docked along one of Kansas City’s popular dining corridors is sailing into the blustery Midwest market this winter — with the young entrepreneur behind the counter offering her family’s fresh take on Mexican seafood cuisine. Mariscos Mr. Culichi is now open at 910 Southwest Boulevard (Taqueria Mexico long operated in the…

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