Arts + Culture

At the Potter's Wheel

Life set this artist’s feet upon her creative path Article by Judy Goppert | Photography by Janie Jones When your mother is as attentive as Rachel Akin’s, you are predestined to shine! She encouraged her by providing art supplies and signing her up for art classes, specifically one at the Nelson Atkins Art Museum when she was six, and at age 11 she attended a summer art camp at the Kansas City Art Institute.  Together they visited antique shops when she was a young girl and Akin was...

Food + Beverage

Meet your new Neighbors!

New owners are thrilled to continue beloved Neighborhood Café traditions Article by Judy Goppert | Photography by Janie Jones It’s a beautiful day in the Neighborhood…Café that is! The Café has a storied history of bringing families together, providing excellent food and making breakfast the prize meal of any day. Recently, Andy Lock and Dom Molloy, proprietors of the extremely popular Third Street Social, right across the street in downtown Lee’s Summit, purchased the restaurant from its...

Entertainment

Down the Rabbit hOle

An immersive children’s literature museum Article and Photography by While childhood can have memories of family vacations, an obsessively-watched cartoon or a favorite toy opened on Christmas morning, there’s something uniquely transporting about opening a book you read as a kid. Children’s books are enjoyed over and over, and remind us of times in our childhood bedrooms, sitting on an adult’s lap and the coziness of that time of focus and quietude that seems reserved only for reading time...

Style + Beauty

Suit Yourself

Article by Katie Currid | Photography by Hannah Schreiner To most people, casual wear is a pair of jeans and a relaxed T-shirt or maybe a sweatshirt. To Dwight Colerangle, it’s a suit.  “People don't like to wear suits because they feel like suits are just for work,” says Dwight. “You can actually wear a suit to a birthday dinner. You can wear a suit to travel if you want to.” Dwight, also known as King Dwight, or @kingdeewight on Instagram and TikTok, is a fashion influencer in the Kansas...