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Ditch the highlight reel and gatekeepers: Founders share blueprint to building value, together

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:26:14 +0000

Entrepreneurship is lonely, but it doesn’t have to be isolating, said Mark Launiu, opening a three-day summit rich in practical wisdom and firsthand storytelling from founders who’ve created businesses — and struggled through the times that suck — in Kansas City.

SXSW 2026 Adds Hannah Cohen, MARCO PLUS to Music Festival Lineup

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:22:14 +0000

SXSW 2026 Adds Hannah Cohen, MARCO PLUS to Music Festival Lineup

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:22:14 +0000

How Veganism Got Cooked

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:00:28 +0000

The plan had been to meet the vegan chef and cookbook author Isa Chandra Moskowitz at one of her old haunts for dinner, but the problem was none of them was left. “That scrambled-tofu heyday is gone. I can’t think of a single fucking place to get tempeh, except, like, maybe Wild Ginger,” she told... More »

WIN TICKETS TO THE BEST OF STEVE MARTIN & MARTIN SHORT

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 02:10:53 +0000

WIN TICKETS TO THE BEST OF STEVE MARTIN & MARTIN SHORT

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 02:10:53 +0000

The Wine-World ‘It’ Girl Who Wrote a Romance Novel

admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:00:33 +0000

It’s a cozy night at Anaïs, the candle-lit wine bar tucked in among Boerum Hill’s brownstones, and Eliza Dumais is sitting in a corner booth. Next to her is Joseph Signa, a chatty, shaggy dude in a vintage sweater, and Anaïs’s wine director. It’s not entirel... More »

Daniel Humm Only Speaks Chef

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:00:06 +0000

“When I moved to New York, I never thought that I would have only one job,” says Daniel Humm. The Switzerland-born chef arrived in 2006 to run the kitchen at Eleven Madison Park, which he bought from Danny Meyer in 2011 and wh... More »

Will New York at Last Get More Street-Vending Permits?

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:32:40 +0000
In December, New York’s City Council voted overwhelmingly to pass three bills aimed at reforming street vending. The most significant of these addresses the long-standing low cap on licenses for fo... More »

The Week’s Biggest News in Brief

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:01:00 +0000
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The Week’s Biggest News in Brief

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:01:00 +0000
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2026 Startups to Watch: Sova Dating builds emotional matches with vibes, logistics and an unexpected viral moment

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:40:35 +0000

Editor’s note: Startland News editors selected 10 high-growth, scaling Kansas City companies to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch project. Now in its 11th year, this feature recognizes founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest, most compelling news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2026’s picks.
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10 Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2026

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:53:24 +0000

It’s that moment just before dawn, as Kansas City awakens to a new year — ripe with possibilities, potential and change. The light breaks and all eyes turn to the horizon; toward the looming FIFA World Cup, sports stadium shifts, and long-awaited developments and destinations coming on line.

But tucked within the twinkling edges of the horizon — just out of sight behind those marquee opportunities for the region: a wave of innovation lighting the way to a new era of startups in Kansas City.
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My Favorite ‘Spa Food’ in New York

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:05:50 +0000
Call it a bathhouse, banya, or spa — everybody’s got an opinion on where to get a shvitz. As a big primper, I seek grandeur and premium amenities wherever I can find them. I have gone as far as Edgewater, New Jersey, to dip in the rooftop pool at SoJo’s mult... More »

Closing the Deal With Coconut Shrimp

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000
On a Tuesday afternoon a week and a half before Christmas, the sharks are swimming at the Marlin Bar. Sharp winds whip down Fifth Avenue, but the scene inside the Tommy Bahama Restaurant on the corner of 45th... More »