The Second Annual NKC Music Fest returns to North Kansas City with more than 30 acts scheduled to perform rock, punk, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and other styles. The inspiration for the festival remains the same. Organizer and founder Ed Burns Read more…
Iron District (1599 Iron Street) will soon be home to a dozen businesses once the shopping, food, and drink destination opens in a few weeks. “Iron District is a fun mix of eateries, retail shops, tiki bar, rentable co-working space Read more…
Grain to Glass owner Jennifer Helber organizes and hosts Picnique Belgique, a Belgian-inspired beer festival held on Saturday, September 7, 5-9 pm. The festival has limited ticket sales to minimize lines at the taps. Award-winning homebrewers will pour Belgian-inspired beers. Read more…
Smokin Guns BBQ The awards only tell part of the story for Smokin’ Guns BBQ in North Kansas City. Phil and Linda Hopkins entered their first barbecue contest in 1997 and began accruing awards within a few years. Their crowning Read more…
Summer is in full swing. It’s time to chill. Whether you prefer a cold beer, craft cocktail, or refreshing kombucha, these businesses in North Kansas City’s RiverNorth District of Armour Road, 18th & Clay, and Swift Street have just the Read more…
North Kansas City’s RiverNorth District has plenty of places to cool off with a craft beer when it is hot, hot, hot. Big Rip Brewing Company has led the local craft brewing movement in North Kansas City and recently celebrated Read more…
St. Louis native Cindy Diebold Bardon moved to Kansas City several years ago. While in St. Louis, Cindy and a friend operated Maurita’s Attic, a repurposed furniture store where they sold refurbished items spruced up with paint. Next, Cindy began Read more…
A fog of cherry wood smoke rises from a glass smoke box that contains a tumbler of St. Bernard, one of several signature drinks at Repeal 18th Bar and Bistro. Curls of smoke mesmerize as anticipation builds for the first Read more…
It is our pleasure to welcome PETE DULIN to the RiverNorth Business League’s content department! A 30-year veteran writer for the Kansas City food & drink scene, Pete freelances for regional publications like Feast Magazine and KCPT’s Flatland. Pete, a Northland Read more…