Tap List | Heartwarming Beers for the Blistering Cold
Tap List | Heartwarming Beers for the Blistering Cold
Toasting Loved Ones, Good Causes Share this story Published February 16th, 2021 at 11:00 AM Above image credit: KC Bier Co. has created a beer in honor of the late Carol Crawford, the sister of founder Steve Holle. Some proceeds will be donated to the nonprofit Developing Potential Inc. (Contributed | KC. Bier Co.)
If you’re reading this, congratulations. You haven’t turned into a human popsicle. Not yet, anyway.
This week, the Kansas City area is doing its best impression of Stalingrad, with temperatures dropping well below zero. As this is written, the temperature outside is a whopping -6 degrees Fahrenheit.
Share this story Published February 15th, 2021 at 9:49 AM Above image credit: Kansas City Week in Review host Nick Haines. (John McGrath | Flatland)
This edition of Nick’s Picks is brought to you by the letters C, O, L and D.
Yep, it’s cold. And bundle up, this bone-chilling cold snap is not over yet. How about -12 degrees when you wake up Tuesday morning?
These are some of the coldest temperatures Kansas City has ever recorded.
And we’re not getting above freezing until the weekend.
It looks like Sunday is shaping up to be a relatively tropical 40 degrees.
Troost Village Plan Would Transform Heart of Historic Commercial District
Troost Village Plan Would Transform Heart of Historic Commercial District We see Troost not as a dividing line, but a meeting place. Share this story Published February 12th, 2021 at 10:06 AM Above image credit: The Troost Village redevelopment proposal calls for the renovation of the historic Firestone service station at Linwood and Troost. (Rendering | Pendulum Studio)
A $162 million redevelopment concept that would energize the historic commercial heart of Troost Avenue by adding apartments, retail, office and an amphitheater is being pursued by Midtown Development Partners.
Tim Bowman, the partnership leader, envisions capitalizing on the art deco character of the historic buildings fronting the east side of Troost between 31st Street and Linwood Boulevard, and creating a destination not only for the neighborhood, but the entire metro.
Black-Owned Meadery Taps French Caribbean Culture on the Kansas Prairie
Black-Owned Meadery Taps French Caribbean Culture on the Kansas Prairie
Eric Depradine Breaks Ground in Alcohol Production Share this story Published February 11th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Three bottles of mead produced by Zydeco Meadery in Wamego, Kansas. (Contibuted | Eric Depradine)
As a child, it wasn’t Christmas until Eric Depradine’s grandmother uncorked her home-brewed hibiscus drink. Made from the vibrant magenta-colored tropical bloom, the drink had a tart cranberry-like flavor.
An immigrant from the village of Manzanilla on the island of Trinidad, Ena Depradine (pronounced deh-PRAH-deen) settled in Boston in the 1970s, and she brought with her knowledge of how to make a variety of fermented beverages using honey, fruits, flowers, herbs and spices.