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Vine Street Brewing co-owner taps fresh opportunities with new craft beer industry role
Vine Street Brewing is firmly rooted in Kansas City’s historic jazz district, but the woman behind this vibrant cultural hub also feels at home taking the popular brewery along with her to the national stage. Growing the brand, she said, requires her to hop beyond the counter.
Architecture professor designs 3D-printed concrete shelters to withstand Kanasas tornadoes
As extreme weather intensifies, Reese Greenlee is testing the limits of 3D-printed concrete to create stronger, more accessible storm shelters for vulnerable communities. While the technology and materials have existed for years, they remain an active area for innovation, the K-State professor said.
Smell of hops and an air of Bavaria: How KC Bier Co’s just-opened beirgarten fits into area’s German streetscape
“I love the culture and the sense of community in Germany: Beer gardens where neighbors meet, bring their families. A nice casual environment where everybody from all walks of life, ages, economic strata can come and enjoy a good meal and a cold beer,
Royals sketch Crown Center concept for neighbors ahead of city planners’ vote; critics want it on the ballot
Questions remain about the Kansas City Royals’ plan to build a $3 billion baseball district at Crown Center after a community engagement meeting on rezoning parts of the neighborhood descended into shouting over project financing details and who ultimately would foot the bill.
US biotechs gave China control over your medicine; here’s how KC’s $38M+ BioHub initiative could win it back
“Biologic medicines are the drugs of the future: the insulin that manages a child’s diabetes, the immunotherapy that shrinks a tumor, the vaccine that stops a pandemic in its tracks,” said Melissa Roberts Chapman. The problem: China already has a 30-year head start controlling access to those critical medicines.
