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Style and Substance
The new Osteria Bianchi wants you to invite you to the table
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Bringing a Blank Canvas to Life
Local artist Julie Hansen talks about her creative process and her love of painting
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A Home for Man's Best Friend
A Platte County couple thoughtfully designed their home to cater to their furry friends
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Style and Substance
The new Osteria Bianchi wants you to invite you to the table Article and Photography by Katie Currid Walking into Osteria Bianchi feels like walking into someone’s home. The wall that greets you at the front, the one co-owner Kelly Bianchi calls the “wall of accountability,” features personal photos that showcase amazing chefs she and her husband, Josh, have met and worked with throughout their impressive careers in the food industry — not to brag but to continue to inspire the two. There...
August 2024
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Bringing a Blank Canvas to Life
Local artist Julie Hansen talks about her creative process and her love of painting Article by Katie Currid | Photography by Hannah Schreiner Julie Hansen is a color lover. Her vibrant paintings rarely feature a spot of pure white. She loves mixing colors, reveling in the buttery fragility of pastels and mixing broken pieces onto paper or creating custom shades of acrylic paint with her palette knife. We talked to the Parkville-based artist about her art, her process and what inspires her. ...
August 2024
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A Home for Man's Best Friend
A Platte County couple thoughtfully designed their home to cater to their furry friends Article by Diana Lambdin Meyer | Photography by Bruce N. Meyer The teardrop-shaped green labradorite pendant that Risa Canseco Groh wears each and every day is more than just a beautiful piece of jewelry. It is a piece of her heart. The pendant contains the ashes of Jet, the black lab she and her husband Brandon raised and loved together for more than 16 years. “He was our first baby,” says Risa as she...
August 2024
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Home + Design
No Adults Allowed
A look inside these cool kids' rooms in Platte City Article and Photography by Katie Currid Rory, 4, and Vada, 1, are two cool kids, so it's not surprising that their rooms reflect that. The siblings live in Platte City with their mom, Hannah, and dad, Matt, in a 1940s Dutch Colonial-esque home. Each has their own room that reflects their personality, filled with secondhand finds and toys from their parents' (or sometimes even grandparents'!) childhood. Rory's room is feels like a quirky...
July 2024
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