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NKC Fall Fest returns with live music, family-friendly activities and a beer tent with over a dozen local brewers

NKC Fall Fest returns with live music, family-friendly activities and a beer tent with over a dozen local brewers

The Freedom Affair headlines this year’s NKC Fall Fest music and beer festival, an event brought to you by The RiverNorth Business League and City of North Kansas City, and produced by The Record Machine (the music label and booking promoter powering Lemonade Social in the West Bottoms, as well as the band lineups at several area music venues). In honor of the upcoming Veteran’s Day holiday, active and retired servicemembers get to enjoy the Read more…

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The bar that Snake Saturday calls home

The bar that Snake Saturday calls home

Looking inside Paul & Jack’s Tavern’s “Snake Saturday” room, you can feel the pride that Northtown takes in this now 40 year-old event. “That’s Micky Finn’s jacket,” directs Brandi Smithmier, owner/operator of Paul & Jack’s. Encased in glass is the varsity-style jacket, in green-and-brown event colors, laid on top of a kelly green sportcoat. Finn, whose party planning aptitude has become the stuff of legend around NKC, dreamed up the annual event as a promotion Read more…

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Women of Northtown Fall 2021

Women of Northtown Fall 2021

Check out our showcase of sixteen amazing female leaders here in North Kansas City. Some come from the business world, some started their own business. Some represent the City as elected officials, and some are volunteer community advocates. We’d like to introduce you to them, as they showcase red-hot Fall fashions from Three & Me Boutique, Bombshell Boutique, MadHouse Market, plus items from Boheme and Flagship Books — the five collective storefronts inside Iron District. Read more…

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Explore 20 Destinations at Sixth Annual Pint Path in North Kansas City

Explore 20 Destinations at Sixth Annual Pint Path in North Kansas City

Brewery-in-planning Vine Street Brewing, homebrewers Shark Girl Brewing and Fustercluck Brewing, and several breweries are some of the 20-plus destinations to explore at the Sixth Annual Pint Path. The pub crawl-style event in North Kansas City takes place on Saturday, September 25th, noon to 5 pm.  Pint Path features specials from more than 20 participating restaurants, breweries, bars, retailers, and small businesses. Destinations include Velo Garage & Taphouse, The Big Rip Brewing Company, Cinder Block Brewery, Callsign Read more…

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YELP LOCAL ADVENTURE CHALLENGE SPOTLIGHT: NORTHTOWN

YELP LOCAL ADVENTURE CHALLENGE SPOTLIGHT: NORTHTOWN

Are you Kansas City’s top adventurer? Yelp KC Local Adventure ChallengeAre you eager to get outside and explore and support the best KC has to offer? Join us for Yelp KC’s first #LocalAdventureChallenge! FREE bike rentals and discounts all across town to uncover a new favorite spot! Yelp Local Adventure Throughout the month of May, we will unveil a Yelp collection of local business offers in four walkable, bikeable areas of Kansas City. The challenge Read more…

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Panic Fest returns in April 2021

Panic Fest returns in April 2021

PANIC FILM FEST ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR HYBRID IN-PERSON + VIRTUAL ONLINE Panic Fest kicks off two weeks of genre packed programming as the ninth annual festival begins April 8, 2021, virtually and in person at Screenland Armour in Kansas City, MO.  “We are absolutely thrilled to be able to offer Panic Fest as both in-person and virtual experiences. It’s important that we allow for all comfort levels and situations. The prospect of bringing Panic Fest Read more…

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Small Business Saturday in North Kansas City

Small Business Saturday in North Kansas City

Small Business Saturday hits North Kansas City and the 30+ locally-owned storefronts along Armour Road, Swift Street and 18th & Clay. Although COVID restrictions are limiting the size crowds and hours of operation throughout town, here’s a list of some deals and drinks you can have while you’re out, or grab to-go for your online shopping at home. THE LIST: Big Rip Brewing: NEW “Anti-Shark Cage” Coconut Porter on-tap & in cans Brewkery: New T’s Read more…

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New plans for Colony KC & The RINO

New plans for Colony KC & The RINO

Guest blog by Andy Johannes, Northlandia News Colony Cultivar RINO The prospect of a concert venue in the age of a pandemic might bring nostalgia to some and downright horror to others. However, a staple community gathering place in Northland KC is bringing some fresh ideas to answer those problems and offer some moral support in these trying times. The RINO is a well-known concert venue that has consistently offered a space for local artists Read more…

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SAVE THE RINO!

SAVE THE RINO!

SAVE THE RINO! A message from The RINO: Tomorrow (Saturday, October 10), The Rino is asking for your help! Music venues, independent theaters, and other small businesses are closing everyday due to the pandemic. A year from now, we want to be able to give these friends our business. If we don’t support them now, they won’t be there soon.THE RINO will be streaming a 12 hour long, old school telethon to raise funds to Read more…

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