Audrey’s Wine + Bourbon // Photo by For many people, the quarantines of the COVID pandemic brought about some interesting hobbies. Some of us got really into sourdough. Some of us indulged our green ...

Jaelynn Abegg, a trans rights activist from Wichita, leads a group of around 50 people who used bathrooms Feb. 6, 2026, throughout the Statehouse to demonstrate what she called the absurdity of a ...

Shawn McClenny of Lilico’s Taverna // Photo by Shawn McClenny has had quite the journey in the Kansas City hospitality scene.

The Missouri House on Thursday passed a bill sponsored by state Rep. Brian Seitz, a Branson Republican, that would remove a sunset on the state’s law barring transgender athletes from competing ...

Tylosaurus, the state marine fossil, on display Feb. 24, 2026, at the Statehouse. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) Another day, another message conveyed via whisper or discreet note. Did you ...

Art by Teddy Rosen This opinion investigation draws on input from LGBTQ+ activists and trans and gender-expansive sensitivity ...

Open Mike Eagle and Cooling Prongs Feb. 21, 2026 Warehouse on Broadway Cooling Prongs The show started, as most concerts do, with a video of Ice-T smashing a MacBook with a hammer. This four-minute, ...

Lavender Studios is a community-driven creative space founded by Russ Hill: a digital creator, event coordinator, music maker, art collector, and community weaver. Over the past few years, Russ has ...

Large doll head by WOE “Weirdo,” an insult that gets thrown around like a frisbee on playgrounds and forums. Can people not ...

Rep. Pat Proctor, a Leavenworth Republican who is running for Secretary of State, is promoting a slew of election-related legislation. He appears here on the House floor on Feb. 12, 2026, in Topeka.

Photo by Travis Young We take a listen to the latest local singles to hit Soundcloud, Spotify, Bandcamp, et al, and sum them ...

Courtesy of Malek Azrael Local performer Tim Githumbi’s (or, DJ Skeme’s) music taste is all over the place—literally.  The son of a preacher, Githumbi grew up in Kenya listening mostly to Christian ...