Tag: COVID-19

Dr. Allison Edwards and Jay Austin

Rethinking healthcare: How a doctor and activist brought more than 5,000 COVID-19 tests to KC’s most vulnerable

By Tommy Felts / December 30, 2020

A primary care physician with an innovative take on healthcare and a passionate activist with an extensive background in video production might seem like an unlikely duo, said Dr. Allison Edwards. But she and serial creative Jay Austin united their strengths during the pandemic to help underserved communities in Kansas City gain access to critical…

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Rob Magee, Q39; Photo courtesy of Q39

Q39 savors doubled sales as barbecue-craving Kansas City drives pandemic survival to-go

By Tommy Felts / December 28, 2020

Kansas City’s restaurant scene will come roaring back in 2021, predicted Rob Magee, serving up a look back at Q39’s wildest year in business and offering his take on what’s made the fast-casual barbecue joint so popular with customers.  “We’re going to get through this pandemic. Kansas City will rise right back up to the…

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Jack Stack Barbecue

KC’s favorite BBQ: Interest in these 10 restaurants surged with curbside curiosity, Lelex Prime says

By Tommy Felts / December 28, 2020

Editor’s note: The following report was produced with analytical support from Lelex Prime, a non-financial, content partner of Startland News. Kansas Citians had impressive appetites in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brendan Reilly said, downloading a massive haul of Lelex Prime-collected data that analyzed trends in one of the metro’s favorite categories — barbecue. …

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Eileen Bobowski, The Sewing Labs

Sewing Labs stitches expanded identity as social media influencer with SINGER partnership

By Tommy Felts / December 28, 2020

Editor’s note: This article is underwritten by Plexpod — a progressive coworking platform offering next generation workspace for entrepreneurs, startups, and growth-stage companies of all sizes — but was independently produced by Startland News. The art of sewing might have been forgotten by some, but it surely isn’t lost, Eileen Bobowski said as the SINGER Corporation needles…

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Matt Shatto, Shatto Home Delivery

This milkman delivers community impact: Why Shatto added local makers’ products to its trucks

By Tommy Felts / December 19, 2020

Shatto Milk is making good on its promise to connect local people to local products, Matt Shatto said, pouring details that revealed the true meaning behind the dairy startup’s push to expand its delivery service.  “I was very frustrated with how people were bastardizing the use of the word ‘local,’” added Shatto, who co-founded the…

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