Education

What Makes a Great Game?

If you grew up playing video games in the '80s or '90s, you probably remember a time when a game could fit inside a cartridge, a CD, or even a handful of pixels on an arcade screen.Then things started changing.Games became bigger. Worlds became more detailed. Characters became more expressive. Stories became more complicated. And technology gave game designers the ability to create experiences that once seemed impossible.I grew up playing The Legend of Zelda series, and Ocarina of Time remains...

Beauty

A New Chapter for a Leawood Med Spa

Some career moves begin with a job posting. Ashley Williams’ started with an Instagram post.Nearly a year ago, Williams - an award-winning Aesthetic Nurse Injector with more than 12 years of experience in aesthetic medicine - came across a post from SOKO Aesthetics & Wellness in Leawood about the practice’s core values.At the time, she wasn’t looking to make a change. Still, something about what SOKO was building caught her attention.She sent the team a message saying she wasn’t ready to...

Life + Culture

Halls Reimagined

for a New Era of Kansas City Style Article by Jamie Segall | Photography by Janie Jones For 110 years, Halls has been part of the Kansas City shopping landscape, evolving with the times while staying true to a simple philosophy established by founder J.C. Hall in 1916: “To be first with the best in Kansas City.” Today, that philosophy can be seen throughout Halls’ women’s fashion department, where classic luxury meets contemporary designers, emerging brands and plenty of options for building...

Food + Beverage

Worth the Trip

The Parker Hollow Article by Allison Swan | Photography by Janie Jones A trip to Parkville comes with a delicious new destination, courtesy of one of Kansas City’s most celebrated chefs. James Beard-nominated chef Jonathan Justus, known for the acclaimed Justus Drugstore and Black Dirt, has traded the familiar for something entirely new at The Parker Hollow, an intimate sustainable seafood restaurant and raw bar tucked inside a beautifully restored historic building. With a thoughtfully...