Nikki Overfelt Chifalu

Reporter, Startland News

Nikki brings to Startland News both community journalism and entrepreneurship experience and she loves being able to tell the inspiring stories of fellow creatives and risk-takers.

Before joining Startland News, she worked for over 10 years writing and editing for daily newspapers in Lawrence, Topeka, Duluth, Minnesota, and Park Hills, Missouri. She took a short hiatus from journalism to pursue her dream of becoming a pastry chef and starting her own baking business.

Recent Articles by Nikki Overfelt Chifalu

The Greeting Committee

‘Beats, beer, biologics’ coming to KC: Check out the bands set for Innovation Festival’s debut

It might look like an indie rock music festival on the outside, but a just-announced, three-day event coming to Kansas City this summer is as much about the heartbeat of innovation in the region as the beats dropped by Grammy-nominated headliner Black Pumas, said Sonia Hall. “What we want to do is start to disrupt…