my city life 

with Molly Buchanan

It’s Friday night. It’s been a long week. And by some stroke of luck, the adulting gods have secured you childcare. It’s time to ESCAPE! Then begins the dance. The “What sounds good for dinner?” dance. The next thing you know, you’ve spent two hours debating what to eat, only to cancel the sitter, order pizza, and binge your night away on cheese and Netflix. Allegedly…Knowing that I am a big foodie and explorer of all things food, people ask me all the time for...

Between the swampy heat of the Summer and the icy chill of the Winter, Kansas City is gifted the most perfect creation in this Midwestern world: Fall. If we’re lucky, we get a few weeks of the most beautiful weather that exists this side of Heaven. Yes, frequent are the Fall days of putting on a sweater and seat warmers in the morning, only to sweat your face off in the afternoon. But it’s all worth it to get the days made for patio sitting, falling leaf watching, apple picking...

It’s finally fall, y’all! And fall in Kansas City means football, falling leaves, pumpkin patches, and cider donuts. But it also means, the air gets a little crisper, which makes our city want to cozy up and hibernate at home. A must-have accessory for all the hygge vibes is an abundance of candles in all shapes, sizes, and scents, which means a visit to a KC staple, The Corner Candleshop in Brookside. Wait a minute, I thought the well-known candle shop in the heart of the...

When visitors bought their tickets to explore the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum on a Sunday afternoon, they probably didn’t realize that they signed up to have their tour narrated by a baseball-obsessed toddler, but they were good sports, nonetheless. (Pun intended.) On August 16th, the Negro Leagues celebrated their 100th Anniversary, and we decided that this celebration was the perfect excuse for our family to visit the museum. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is the world’s...