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1 week ago | 
kansascity.com | David Hudnall
Blue Springs 8, a fixture in eastern Jackson County since the late 1980s, closed overnight. Miller Theatres announced Wednesday evening that the movie house would cease operations effective Thursday. The family-owned operation has owned the theater since 2015. "After Covid, Hollywood has failed to consistently release quality and quantity film product," the Millers wrote on social media.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | David Hudnall
Blue Springs 8, a fixture in eastern Jackson County since the late 1980s, closed overnight. Miller Theatres announced Wednesday evening that the movie house would cease operations effective Thursday. The family-owned operation has owned the theater since 2015. “After Covid, Hollywood has failed to consistently release quality and quantity film product,” the Millers wrote on social media.
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1 week ago | 
kansascity.com | David Hudnall
A Hyde Park coffee spot will get a new lease on life later this spring. 1888 Coffee is planning a May 24 opening in the former Mother Earth Coffee space at 3504 Gillham Road. After Mother Earth Coffee closed in March, Chrissy and Robert Kehoe, who live in the neighborhood, reached out to Mother Earth's owner Joe Parisi to see if there was an opportunity to carry on the coffee shop's legacy. He said there was.
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2 weeks ago | 
kansascity.com | David Hudnall
Razzleberry has closed after four years on the Country Club Plaza. The boutique opened in 2021 at 421 W. 47th St. after relocating from downtown Overland Park, where it had been since 2017. "The Plaza has changed - new ownership, slower foot traffic, fewer small businesses - but we're moving forward with full hearts," owner Amy Bringenberg said on Instagram. The shop sells locally themed shirts, stickers, coasters, mugs, and other gifts.
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2 weeks ago | 
kansascity.com | David Hudnall
Effing Candle Co. is closing its midtown shop. Its products are still available for purchase online and at the Made in KC store on the Country Club Plaza. [email protected] Effing Candle Co. is closing its midtown shop at 3703 Main St. The company's products will continue to be available online at effingcandleco.com and at a booth at the Made in KC store on the Country Club Plaza.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | David Hudnall
The Kansas City Council on Thursday approved an ordinance that will invest more money and resources into a failing East Side grocery store. Community Builders Kansas City will receive $161,000 in rent relief and $750,000 in expedited funding so that the Sun Fresh it operates at the city-owned Linwood Shopping Center can remain open. The ordinance also authorizes the city attorney to pay $450,000 to settle legal claims between the city and Community Builders.
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2 weeks ago | 
kansascity.com | David Hudnall
It has all the hallmarks of an old-fashioned head shop: hemp necklaces, tie-dye shirts, abundant Grateful Dead iconography, air thick with patchouli and incense. But inside the hippie hideaway It's a Beautiful Day - 3918 Broadway Blvd., since 1991 - you will find no pipes, no bongs, none of the usual marijuana paraphernalia found at similar shops across the country. There's a reason. "We didn't want to give up our freedom of speech," said owner Erik Branstetter.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | David Hudnall
It has all the hallmarks of an old-fashioned head shop: hemp necklaces, tie-dye shirts, abundant Grateful Dead iconography, air thick with patchouli and incense. But inside the hippie hideaway It’s a Beautiful Day — 3918 Broadway Blvd., since 1991 — you will find no pipes, no bongs, none of the usual marijuana paraphernalia found at similar shops across the country. There’s a reason. “We didn’t want to give up our freedom of speech,” said owner Erik Branstetter.
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3 weeks ago | 
kansascity.com | David Hudnall
Fights, shoplifting, drug use, public sex: The Sun Fresh grocery store at 31st Street and Prospect Avenue has been battling these issues to the brink of crisis over the past few years. Now, it seems Sun Fresh is running out of food. On Thursday morning, the shelves across wide swaths of the store - the snacks aisle, the soup aisle, entire walls of refrigerated meats - were almost completely bare.
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3 weeks ago | 
kansascity.com | David Hudnall
Charisse has closed in downtown Kansas City. "After many wonderful years of serving our amazing guests, we are closing the door on this chapter of our lives," reads a note posted Thursday to the door at 1006 Walnut St. "It has been an honor to serve you, and we will miss you all. Sorry for the temporary inconvenience while a new spot is envisioned." The restaurant's signage has also been removed from the black dome awning out front. Chef-owner Jason Craine did not respond to a request for comment.
