Tap List | A Very Brief History of Women in Brewing
Tap List | A Very Brief History of Women in Brewing
Knowledge is Power Share this story Published March 9th, 2021 at 11:00 AM Above image credit: Servaes Brewing Co. was founded by Courtney Servaes in 2012. (Courtesy | Servaes Brewing Co.)
To say that women have contributed to the history of beer would be a radical
understatement.
Did you know that the ancient Sumerians venerated Ninkasi, the goddess of beer, who along with her eight siblings was tasked with healing the Sumerian god of water who was on his deathbed? There’s even a hymn commemorating Ninkasi that dates back thousands of years, which also functioned as a beer recipe.
KC Symphony Moving to Webster House, New Movement for Old School
KC Symphony Moving to Webster House, New Movement for Old School
Historic Building Closed Last Year Due to Pandemic Share this story Published March 5th, 2021 at 7:43 AM Above image credit: The Webster House opened as a school in 1885 and was renovated by the Helzberg family to become a restaurant and antique shop in 2002. (Kevin Collison | CitySceneKC)
The historic Webster House at 17th and Wyandotte streets will be the new headquarters of the Kansas City Symphony, returning music and life to the building closed by philanthropist Shirley Helzberg last summer because of the COVID pandemic.
Recalling ‘Cactus’ Jack Call, the Man Patsy Cline Came to KC to Honor
Tribute Show for Country Music DJ Was Cline s Final Performance Share this story Published March 4th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Mildred Keith shot the famous last photograph of Patsy Cline. (Contributed | Keith family)
Almost everybody knows the Patsy Cline-comes-to-Kansas City story.
Fewer people know the “Cactus” Jack Call story.
Cline died on March 5, 1963. She and three others, flying in a private plane, crashed in Tennessee on their way home to Nashville from Kansas City. Cline and several other country music stars had performed at three benefit concerts to assist the family of a popular disc jockey who had died from injuries sustained in a Jan. 24, 1963 car accident.
B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
Oasis in an Urban Movie Desert Share this story Published March 4th, 2021 at 10:05 AM Above image credit: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced it is permanently closing the downtown Kansas City theater it has operated for eight years. The theater had been closed most of the last year because of COVID. (Courtesy | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema)
The historic Mainstreet Theater at 14th and Main streets has played many roles throughout its 100-year history – Orpheum, RKO, Empire, AMC and most recently the Alamo Drafthouse.
Telehealth is Here to Stay, Patients Say
Telehealth is Here to Stay, Patients Say
Poll Finds 48% of Kansans Used Telehealth During Pandemic Share this story Published March 3rd, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Brian Skow, an emergency room specialist, responds to a video call at Avera eCARE telemedicine center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (Courtesy | Avera eCare)
Here’s one positive side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic: telehealth is here to stay.
When COVID-19 hit the United States nearly a year ago, the American health care system had to scramble to safely provide care to their patients.
As a result, nearly half of Kansans have used telehealth in the last year, according to a new survey from the REACH Health Foundation and United Methodist Health Ministry Fund.