Tag: Keely Edgington

Silver Bells holiday pop-up bar at Canary; photos by Ashley Elwell

It’s a Wonderful Life: Holiday pop-ups offer KC business owners a second chance, Canary owner says

By Tommy Felts / November 16, 2021

Sophistication is on the menu as Canary Bar and Bistro unveils its first holiday pop-up, Silver Bell Supper Club, a nostalgic cocktail and culinary experience set to pour hope for a pandemic-fatigued Kansas City and inspired by a classic Christmas film. “We’re going for a chic Christmas vibe. White warm lights, hanging 3D snowflakes, Christmas…

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Sippin' Santa, Julep 2019

Holiday cheers: Christmas pop-up bar back with pandemic twist; festive spirits return Nov. 6

By Tommy Felts / October 27, 2020

There’s no stealing Christmas for local bar owners as they prepare to unwrap various holiday-themed pop-up experiences — despite a Grinch of a pandemic that’s upended sales for much of the year.  Sippin’ Santa is expected to return to Westport-crafted Julep Cocktail Club as a reimagined, curbside pop-up next month, Keely Edgington told Startland News.  “If…

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Beau Williams, Julep

Julep owner: KCMO liquor rules could drown bar-restaurants already struggling to reopen

By Tommy Felts / June 2, 2020

As locally owned bars and restaurants start to reopen, a new threat to their success is emerging — city regulations designed in a pre-pandemic world.  “There’s a lot of unintended consequences from these mandated shutdowns that need to be addressed from a legal standpoint,” explained Beau Williams, owner of Julep Cocktail Club in Westport.  While…

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Ready to ghost summer? Boozy ‘spookeasy’ pop-up concepts pour ‘horror movies in a cup’

By Tommy Felts / August 10, 2019

A graveyard smash is expected to sweep the metro this fall as two Kansas City hotspots prepare to unleash new pop-up bar concepts for Halloween.  “Ever since I watched ‘The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror’ when I was like 8, I have been into, in some manner, scary things,” said Edward Schmalz, founder of Pawn and…

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