by shelby | Aug 17, 2026 | Blog, Kansas City Life
Walk through Zona Rosa or the Square in Independence on a Saturday this July, and you’ll notice the same thing everywhere: everybody’s got a drink in hand. Kansas City events don’t slow down for the heat, they multiply. Between garden festivals,... 
by shelby | Aug 7, 2026 | Blog, Craft Soda 101
Pick up a bottle of craft soda and a can of the soda you grew up drinking, and they look like they’re doing the same job, carbonated, sweet, sold cold. But hold them side by side and the differences start stacking up fast, from what’s actually in the... 
by shelby | Jul 3, 2026 | Blog, Recipes & Lifestyle
The Fourth of July spread is easy: hot dogs, burgers, chips, and someone’s famous potato salad. The drinks are where people get lazy. A cooler full of beer for the adults, lemonade from a powder packet for the kids, and nothing exciting in between. Non-alcoholic... 
by Stefano Mazzariol | Jun 19, 2026 | Blog, Recipes & Lifestyle
You’ve seen them everywhere this summer: creamy, layered, over-the-top soda drinks flooding TikTok, McDonald’s menus, and every specialty drink shop from Utah to Kansas City. Dirty soda is having a moment, and for good reason. But here’s what most... 
by Stefano Mazzariol | Jun 5, 2026 | Kansas City Life
Most people drive through Independence on the way to somewhere else. That’s their loss. Tucked 24 minutes east of downtown Kansas City, this city has a historic Square that most KC locals have never fully explored, and it’s packed with Independence MO...
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