Kansas City Magazine

There’s a lot to explore at the World Fresh Market, a locally owned Overland Park grocer filled with products from across the globe. It’s worth visiting just to cruise the aisles brimming with imported goods, many of which are not available anywhere else in KC, like the social media ...

Every great business starts with an idea. At the University of Missouri–Kansas City’s Henry W. Bloch School of Management, those ideas are put to the test via the Regnier Venture Creation Challenge.

The Challenge has evolved into far more than a campus business contest, it’s become the proving ground for entrepreneurs across the region. Think of it as our local ver...

Grant Kratzer has always been creative. Growing up in Appleton in northeast Wisconsin, Kratzer studied art, played in bands and created merch for those bands—an early foreshadowing of his future pursuits with his clothing and lifestyle brand, Cheatin Snakes.

At the beginning of high...

A 1.18-million-pound hulking monster of a steam locomotive will come hissing and chug-chugging right out of the history books and straight into Kansas City’s Union Station.

The 16.4-foot-tall locomotive is half as long as a football field and will be here for a three-day stopover beginning July 21. The aptly named

Hidden on the first floor of Overland Park’s BOK Financial building is Aurora Cafe and Bakery, a small eatery serving cold brew lattes, well-crafted sandwiches and some seriously sensational pastries. H...