Category Archives: Local Flavor

Pick of the Week – Sunset Hill Loose Park Estate Home

I receive a huge amount of real estate emails. Sometimes they are from vendors trying to sell me terrible recipe postcards with my photo plastered all over them to mail to my clients (I will never do that to you!), … Continue reading

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Kansas City Nerds in the Spotlight

My web designer husband, mistersnodgrass, pointed out this fun feature story about Nerdbots (via email marketing service, Mailchimp). In case you are not familiar, Nerdbots is a company that makes cute robot sculptures out of found metal objects. This video … Continue reading

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Brookside’s Roasterie Cafe Among Best Coffee Shops in Nation

Congratulations to our local Roasterie Cafe for making the list of America’s Coolest Coffeehouses in Travel & Leisure Magazine. If you have ever spent time in this coffeehouse it is easy to see why it is so well-loved. The interior … Continue reading

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Retro-Inspired Activity this Weekend – Synchronized Swimming Show in Prairie Village

I doubt it will look like this, but when I think of synchronized swimming I think of Esther Williams and those beautiful ladies with their cute little caps and 1940′s bathing suits. Regardless of the current synchronized swimming fashions, I … Continue reading

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Brookside Kansas City’s Annual Summer Sidewalk Sale this Weekend

Visit the Brookside shops this weekend for the annual Summer Sidewalk Sale. I stopped in briefly yesterday for a look around while running errands, and I saw a few fantastic deals at the Fiddly Fig. The Summer Sidewalk Sale begins … Continue reading

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Kansas City City Council Considers Changing Policy on Backyard Chicken Regluations

In a recent post I comprised a chart of the local regulations and codes on keeping backyard chickens within city limits. Since then, two cities have put their regulations up for review – Roeland Park, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo. … Continue reading

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Window Boxes and Landscape Design for your Springtime Inspiration

Lately it seems that many of my favorite websites are posting about the thing that is on most everyone’s mind right now – getting outside and returning to the garden. The Kansas City Library recently posted a very cool photo … Continue reading

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Brookside has AIDS

Everywhere I turn, I see AIDS in Brookside. Let’s all work together to fight AIDS! Seriously though, I’m all for interesting street art in the right style and location, but this is just sloppy and lazy, though I admit that … Continue reading

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Genessee Royale Bistro in the West Bottoms

The DLC over at Daily Lunch Spots wrote a great feature on a new restaurant on the Kansas City lunch and breakfast scene, The Genessee Royale Bistro located in the West Bottoms. His description of the restaurant and photos have … Continue reading

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Victorian Holiday Homes Tour this Weekend

Pendleton Heights, a historic subdivision between the River Market and Historic Northeast neighborhood of Kansas City, will be hosting a holiday homes tour this Saturday. All the details can be found on their website. If you love Victorian homes built … Continue reading

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