Tag: Red Hare Leather

Cassie Taylor is just getting queerer and weirder (and thanks to a wild 72 hours, she’s now a Playboy Bunny)

By Tommy Felts / June 23, 2023

Be your authentic self, said Cassie Taylor, even if that means losing people along the way.  “The biggest thing I’ve learned in the music industry is that if you’re not authentic, it is not sustainable — you’ll burn out fast. During the pandemic, I lost a lot of friends because I was very vocal about…

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Faye Steiner-Woods, Red Hare Leather

How an artisan leatherworker in KC’s historic northeast is making space for more than a hobby

By Tommy Felts / August 27, 2021

Faye Steiner-Woods returned from a trip to Brooklyn, New York, inspired — eager to prove quality doesn’t have to mean expensive when creativity is used as currency.  “I wanted to purchase this really expensive, $50 keychain, and it just seemed ridiculous,” Steiner-Woods laughed, recalling their impulse to buy — and the origins of a business venture,…

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Make KC Gift Again stocking stuffers

Make KC Gift Again 2018: 12 Kansas City-stuffed stocking stuffers

By Tommy Felts / November 21, 2018

Startland News presents its annual gift guide of Kansas City-made products to celebrate dozens of KC makers and give readers curated shopping hints. Check out selections for last-minute (or not) stocking stuffers below. (Have more ideas? Leave them for readers in the comments below. We know this is just a glimpse of what Kansas City…

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