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Rooftop Austin’s Bar & Grill just one step in unlocking Olathe’s ‘downtown renaissance’

By Tommy Felts / February 24, 2025

A century-old building in downtown Olathe will get new life as an indoor/outdoor restaurant complex known as County Square Commons — anchored by the popular Austin’s Bar & Grill. LANE4 Property Group and Austin’s are redeveloping the 10,859-square-foot building, which is expected to feature four or five storefronts on the street level at 114 to 126…

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She made kitchens her classroom; now this young foodie has her own Olathe bakeshop

By Tommy Felts / February 19, 2025

Oreo cheesecake cookies. Take-and-bake cinnamon rolls. Pina Colado sodas. After seven years as an home-based business in Olathe, Cake Loft now has a storefront and even more attention-grabbing offerings. Owner Chrissy Zemencik’s line includes cakes, cupcakes, decorated sugar cookies, and macarons, as well as gourmet cookies — apple pie, cherry pie, lemon blueberry, brown butter…

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‘You deserve to be there’: Young producer earns spot on broadcast team for Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl

By Tommy Felts / February 4, 2025

From a spot high above the field at Caesars Superdome, Caroline Muth hopes to help usher in the sound of history this Super Bowl Sunday, the Kansas City native shared. Win or lose, she’s already making (and controlling) waves in the male-dominated world of sports broadcasting, her team said. Muth is headed for a radio…

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How ’bout those cheeeeeese mochis? Korean chicken spot gets into the game with its own head-turning plays

By Tommy Felts / January 25, 2025

After their decade of conversation got old, three lifelong friends finally achieved their dream of opening a restaurant together, Kue-Jin Hwang shared. Now they’re hoping to capture Chiefs’ fans’ hunger for a three-peat at their Overland Park restaurant. Hwang, Kyoungmin Kim, and Sung Jo — friends for more than 30 years (each represented in the…

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Kansas student’s mobility tech for visually impaired users wins Congressional App Challenge

By Tommy Felts / January 25, 2025

An Overland Park eighth grader’s app idea — using object detection and text-to-speech technology to help visually impaired individuals navigate their surroundings — earned him a visit to the principal’s office, then an opportunity to showcase his innovation in Washington, D.C. “I actually came across a video online, and it was about this blind woman…

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