SAVE THE RINO! A message from The RINO: Tomorrow (Saturday, October 10), The Rino is asking for your help! Music venues, independent theaters, and other small businesses are closing everyday due to the pandemic. A year from now, we want to be able to give these friends our business. If we don’t support them now, they won’t be there soon.THE RINO will be streaming a 12 hour long, old school telethon to raise funds to Read more…
And this year, the party’s going to be intents! (yes, we spelled that correctly…) apparition speakeasy spookeasy spook Guest blog by Helen Demith, Northlandia News Last year, Apparition, the world’s first “spook-easy”, a Halloween themed craft cocktail bar, designed as a bar ‘by the dead, for the dead’ popped up above Screenland Armour Theater and was a runaway success. Ghoulish delights awaited all who passed through the veil between life and death to have a Read more…
Shocktober returns to the big screens at Screenland Armour theatre, where you can watch outdoor double features in the backlot, see some classic and cult horror fare indoors (as well as Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster “Tenet”) or enjoy a Crane Brewing Co Shocktober blueberry sour on a gorgeous Midwestern Fall evening on the front patio (weekends only) while rustling leaves blow past just like Haddonfield, Illinois. Here’s the full lineup horror hounds– go to Screenland.com/armour to Read more…
On Wednesday, after a Tuesday night emergency session to catch North Kansas City mask policy up with the surrounding KCMO (and State of Kansas) mask requirement orders, Mayor Don Stielow instituted a mask requirement order for people entering and moving about the interior of public-facing businesses. That means all of our friends and partners here at RiverNorth Business League. Pub owners reserve the right to refuse service to those they feel aren’t compliant, though you Read more…
While you’re out enjoying your summer at recently reopened establishments around North Kansas City and southern Clay County, know that there are still public health guidelines still in place by the Clay County Health Department. To accommodate for this, and to encourage safe behavior of guests, establishments around North Kansas City have installed floor markings and signs to keep people distanced, and have masked up their staff to prevent spread from possible asymptomatic carriers. Please Read more…
Horror, sci-fi, and thriller film fans gather once again for Panic Fest, the annual film and live event festival running from January 24-30 at Screenland Armour in North Kansas City. More than 60 films will be screened at the theater including blocks of short film showcases. Moviemaker Magazine recognized Panic Fest as a 25 Bloody Best Genre Fests of 2020. Looking at the diverse range of films on the slate, it’s easy to see why. Here’s Read more…
Grain to Glass, a North Kansas City homebrew supply shop and craft beer bar, plans to close on January 31st. Owner Jennifer Helber first opened Grain to Glass in the River Market in August of 2012 in a corner of the Market 3 bodega along 3rd Street. She relocated the shop to 1611 Swift in NKC, on March 1, 2014, in time for the Snake Saturday Parade. After many years in business, Helber made a Read more…
More than half a decade into Kansas City’s craft brewing boom, The Big Rip Brewing Company in North Kansas City is no longer the new kid on the block. Greater Kansas City now has more than two-dozen breweries across the metropolitan area. For Northlanders and other visiting guests, The Big Rip brewery remains a cozy neighborhood gathering spot for craft beer fans. Josh Collins and Kipp Feldt founded Big Rip in May 2013 as a Read more…
This year marks the Third Annual Procrastinator’s Christmas Market Pop-up on 2nd Saturday, December 14, 10 AM to 4 PM, at RINO and Colony. The event showcases cool art, gifts, and goods from local makers. “We feature a dozen or so different KC makers,” says Zach Henderson, co-owner of RINO and Colony. “From apparel to potters as well as candle makers, jewelry makers, vinyl collectors. and wood makers. We hand pick all the vendors to Read more…
Make the most of Black Friday, November 29th, and Small Business Saturday, November 30th. Visit numerous retail stores, studios, restaurants, bars and other businesses throughout North Kansas City for this weekend’s Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. Eat, drink, shop, and explore while saving money on great deals. Here’s a sample of the various events, promotions, special releases, and sales. EAT AND DRINK Old Shawnee Pizza at Repeal 18th1825 Buchanan St., North Kansas CityOld Shawnee Read more…