Channa Steinmetz

Startland News, and Catherine Hoffman, Flatland/Kansas City PBS

Recent Articles by Channa Steinmetz

DJ Stewart, Journey Pro

‘Prognosis is pointless’: Journey Pro KC wrestling owner forces cancer statistics to tap out

 Story and photos by Channa Steinmetz, Startland News | Video by Catherine Hoffman, Flatland Two years after his diagnosis, DJ Stewart still has never googled “glioblastoma.” “I have Grade 4 glioblastoma — meaning the highest, most aggressive grade. If you go down that rabbit hole on the internet, it’s a terrible thing to do….

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Fanny Ruiz de Chavez, Sabor Latino

‘I have to make it’: Fanny Ruiz de Chavez refused service to failure; 16 months later, she’s still cooking

 Story and photos by Channa Steinmetz, Startland News | Video by Catherine Hoffman, Flatland Sitting in fear was quickly off the menu for Fanny Ruiz de Chavez — told less than two months after her Lee’s Summit restaurant’s 2020 grand opening that she’d need to close down because of COVID-19 restrictions, she recalled.  “I…

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