Tag: Ilan Salzberg

Leavenworth Local Hotel

How a historic Roman Catholic private school became ‘the queerest hotel in Kansas’

By Tommy Felts / July 9, 2022

With its claim to fame as the first incorporated city in Kansas, Leavenworth is a hidden treasure of historical sites, said Ilan Salzberg, but its significance does not end within its past, as the vibrant town has still so much to offer. “Leavenworth is a really cool town that I think commonly gets overlooked. People…

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KC council members set to rappel from Canary bar atop 10-story building for Fringe festival fundraiser 

By Tommy Felts / August 24, 2021

Nothing screams KC Fringe Festival quite like rappelling down a 10-story building in the heart of Midtown, said organizers of a weekend fundraiser to help bring professional arts advocates — laid off because of the pandemic — back to the payroll. “To me, this fundraiser really speaks to what the Fringe does — which is…

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Katie Mabry van Dieren, Shop Local KC

How Shop Local KC’s new Main Street storefront crafts opportunity for makers, Midtown

By Tommy Felts / June 25, 2021

Main Street isn’t just a bridge connecting the Country Club Plaza to downtown Kansas City, Katie Mabry van Dieren said, detailing how she hopes her new retail gift and flower shop in Midtown will shatter stereotypes — along with showcasing makers. “Midtown has really been divested,” Mabry van Dieren said Wednesday afternoon from the Shop Local…

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Wonder Shops and Flats

Wonder Shops and Flats set to bring Blip Roasters, Bike Walk KC, medical group to Troost

By Tommy Felts / May 4, 2018

Wonder what’s in the works at 30th and Troost? This weekend’s Wanderfest provides the opportunity for a sneak peek at a long-awaited development in one of Kansas City’s in-progress revitalization corridors. The Wonder Shops and Flats serves as a key stop during Sunday’s festivities, which showcase maker and creative work in the Tower East neighborhood.…

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Ami Freeberg, Longfellow Farm

Longfellow Farm coworking the soil amid KC’s urban food desert

By Tommy Felts / November 15, 2017

In a city ripe with coworking office spaces, there’s a hunger for similar environments outdoors, Ami Freeberg said. As with maintaining individual workplaces, traditional urban farming also can be isolating and expensive, the Longfellow Farm manager said. By working together, however, the collaborative process allows for shared resources, greater human expertise and, of course, more…

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