Last week in Kansas City, a tightly knit community of artists, musicians and slightly strange regular folk hit the streets near downtown at dawn and again at dusk to spread Mardi Gras merriment from the Westside to the Jazz District. It’s a decade-plus tradition, and judging by the folks who came out and hit it [...]

In the third installment of our ongoing series of video profiles of cool local entrepreneurs and businesses, we decided it was time to tipple. So who better to call on than Eddie Crane, owner of The Drop on Martini Corner in Kansas City’s Union Hill District? Drink up, and leave feedback in the comments.

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13 years ago, Emily Voth began selling homemade organic soaps and aromatherapy products out of a stall at the farmer’s market. Today, her Kansas City-based company, Indigo Wild, employs some 33 people.
Indigo Wild’s Zum (as in “some”) line of bath, body and home products is sold online and in 2,000 stores. You may have seen [...]

Some prefer to grunt ‘n groan at Gold’s. Others sweat it out at the Y. For around 3,600 Kansas Citians, there’s only one choice: Scott Fitness.
John Scott and his team of trainers and employees have built an impressive chain of stylish workout facilities that reaches from 2nd St. to 43rd St. in KC. There are [...]