Ink

Folk singer Calvin Arsenia, with the ‘voice of angel,’ took up the harp at 20

Calvin Arsenia, 28, moved to Olathe when he was in middle school. After taking up the harp just eight years ago, he has built a solid fan base and admiration from many musicians.

Cityscape

New places to dine al fresco in KC, from rooftops to alleys

Kansas City is offering several more choices for outdoor dining — rooftop decks with sweeping views of the city, secluded back alley venues, unpretentious picnic tables and Adirondack chairs, and sidewalk tables for people watching.

Music News & Reviews

Here’s how KC finally got its first hip-hop festival, Flyover Fest

Flyover Festival, the first major hip-hop music festival in the area, comes to the Providence Medical Center Amphitheater on Saturday, July 22, 2017.

Ink

KC triple threat Brie Henderson gears up for a not-so-crappy Fringe Fest

Actress, director and writer Brie Henderson combats illness with comedy-- and a whole lot of toilet paper. Her 2017 KC Fringe Fest entry is “The Taming of the Poo.”

Cityscape

Northland updates: New Draftcade has arcade games, fried Twinkies; Sheridan’s is back

Draftcade opened in the former Fat Fish Blue space in Zona Rosa. Sheridan’s Frozen Custard, shuttered for 18 months, plans to reopen next week on Barry Road, and Firenza Pizza plans an October opening in the Northland.

Cityscape

From smoothies to sushi, new Overland Park Cosentino’s Market has a bounty of offerings

Cosentino’s Market has opened in the new BluHawk development in Overland Park. About one-third of the store is a prepared food section offering sushi, a hot buffet, salad bar, confectionery with gourmet popcorn and gelato and more.

Entertainment

KC events July 20-26: Jim Gaffigan, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ D.L. Hughley, Big Picnic

Also: KC Fringe Festival, Royals vs. White Sox, Luke Bryan, Steve Martin and Martin Short, FCKC vs. North Carolina, USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships, “Something Rotten!”

Music News & Reviews

Who’s performing at Flyover Festival: What you need to know

A brief rundown on the headliners, national and local acts performing at the Flyover Festival Saturday, July 22, at the Providence Medical Center Amphitheater.

Chow Town

Missed barbecue ice cream by Joe’s KC & Betty Rae’s? Don’t worry, there’s more

Eager customers formed long lines at Betty Rae’s Ice Cream in Waldo on National Ice Cream Day to get a lick of its newest ice cream flavor — barbecue ice cream. The flavor is a collaboration with Joe’s KC and includes original sauce and candied burnt ends. The flavor will stay on the menu for a month, at which time Betty Rae’s owner David Friesen will know if it’s a year-round flavor or a recurring summertime offer.

Entertainment

This iconic bit of Kansas City history will move in to Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World will build a replica of downtown Kansas City’s iconic Willis Wood Theatre, once frequented by a young Walt Disney.

The K Zone

Local coffee shop planned to sell Peter Moylan’s ‘Sledge-iatto.’ Then the Royals reliever walked in

Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters in the Crossroads had planned a special addition to their menu: The Sledge-iatto, the part espresso, part chocolate milk concoction perfected by Royals reliever Peter Moylan. Then Moylan walked in to the business unexpected.

Chow Town

From dinners to tastings, there’s so much happening for heirloom tomato lovers

“The Tomato Lady” and “The Tomato Whisperer” supply local chefs and food purveyors with heirloom tomatoes. Here’s how to get in on the fun.

Ink

Concert Chris: The biggest hip hop shows of the summer + more July music

There are dozens of chances to see live music during the week of July 18-25. Ink’s Chris Haghirian shares his top picks, including Blondie and Garbage at the Kauffman Center, Run With It at the K and free concert at a record store.

Ink

We went to Muse at the Museum. Here's what happened.

Kansas City's most anticipated party of the summer did not dissappoint. If you weren't able to attend Muse at the Museum, hosted by the Nelson-Atkins Young Friends of Art, here's what you missed.

Chow Town

These KC bartenders are striking out on their own with speakeasys, bar products

Kansas City’s speakeasy owners and bartenders share why they want to find ways to work for themselves, from owning businesses to making and selling products.

Cityscape

Robert Redford’s Sundance opening in Leawood, Mexican restaurant coming to Brookside

Sundance, a premier lifestyle retailer, plans a November opening in Town Center Plaza. Chris Ridler, the owner of Sol Cantina on Martini Corner and Zócalo on the Country Club Plaza, plans a fall opening in Brookside for a Mexican restaurant.

Back to Rockville

KC tickets on sale July 21: Wilco, Ministry and Death Grips, Stone Sour, Illenium

Also on sale Friday, July 21: Frank Werth with Michael Moore and TCB Band, Sebastian Maniscalco, Tom Green, “Whose Live Anyway?”

House & Home

These KC-area men turned a grain silo into a clubhouse. Now they have a TV show.

Brothers Taimoor and Rehan Nana and their buddy Kyle Davis will star in “You Can’t Turn That Into a House,” which debuts at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15, on the FYI network.

Cityscape

Menu debuts: Four new burgers in KC area from $4 to $14.49

Four new burger offerings, some for a limited time: Culver’s big cheese burger, Red Robin’s pulled pork burger, Smashburger’s triple double and Wendy’s bacon queso.

Spirit

Blair Kerkhoff’s favorite stuff: A certain Boulevard beer, happy hour, arboretum

Sportswriter Blair Kerkhoff is into Bourbon Barrel Quad, “Master of None,” happy hour at Pinstripes, Overland Park Arboretum, newspapers.

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Highlights from the Big Slick auction stage: Singing, dancing, joking, celebrating

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Big Slick Celebrity Weekend hosts Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, Eric Stonestreet, Rob Riggle and David Koechner, along with their famous guests including comedian Seth Herzog and singer David Cook, entertained the Midland crowd and helped raise a record $1.7

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