⛲️ Get Dressed, Get Drinks

Two Concepts, One Door: Heddi Monro is a curated women's boutique focused on distinct, limited-quantity pieces like dresses, blazers, handbags, and more. Hidden behind a curtain designed to look like a dressing room entrance is The Dressing Room, an intimate speakeasy offering a menu of craft cocktails, mocktails, wines, and shareable plates.

Boss Babes: Co-owners Christa Johnson and Meghan Dudek designed both concepts as a space for women to shop, network, and connect over a quality cocktail. Boutique hours are 11am to 11pm, Monday through Saturday, and 11am to 4pm on Sunday. The bar is open at 4p-11pm Tuesday through Saturday.

Tuscan Tastes: Owner Joe Amigoni is recreating the style of traditional Tuscan bars, where a fenced patio and a restored street-facing wine window let passersby ring a bell and order a glass of wine, spritz, or Italian cocktail without stepping inside. The 1,400-square-foot space seats about 32 indoors and 20 on the patio. The menu centers on panini, wine, spritzes, and Italian cocktails.

Florence→KC: Amigoni and his family launched Amigoni Urban Winery in the West Bottoms back in 2006, and Joe is one of the winemakers. Panino Divino is his first solo concept, and he's planning a July opening after the World Cup wraps up.

Century of History: The building first opened in 1924 as the New Rialto, a movie and vaudeville house. It was renamed in the early 1930s to honor John William "Blind" Boone, a Black ragtime pianist whose music helped lay the foundation for Kansas City jazz, before falling into decades of disrepair. Now, after an $8.7 million renovation led by the Vine Street Collaborative, the theater is home to the Black Movie Hall of Fame, the Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City, music studios, and community-focused spaces.

On the Vine: The Boone sits steps from the Gem Theater, the American Jazz Museum, and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and its reopening comes as the broader Revive the Vine initiative continues to transform the district. The 18th Street Pedestrian Mall is nearing completion, with a ribbon-cutting set for May 27th.

🍻 Patio Party: Patio season is officially on at 30hop. Two KC locations, cold local beers, and a menu built for everything from brunch to late-night hangs. Visit locations in Merriam & Lee’s Summit all summer long!*

🏠 Down by the River: What does luxury living look like along the riverfront? Take this virtual tour of a unit at River’s Edge Residences, which offers amenities like a Technogym fitness center, saunas, a frost locker, a resort-style pool, direct access to Current Landing, and more!*

🚐 Your Ride is Here: ConnectKC26 transit passes are now on sale for this summer's matches. Three options: Stadium Direct ($15 round trip), Region Direct ($5–$50 unlimited rides to 15+ metro hubs), and Airport Direct (free KCI-to-downtown shuttle).

🚉 Next Stop: The KC Streetcar Riverfront Extension is set to open on May 18th, meaning you can get from CPKC Stadium (northernmost stop) to UMKC (southernmost stop) without leaving the track!

🪓 Got the Axe: Blade & Timber (axe-throwing) and Sinkers Lounge (mini-golf) have both closed down in the Power & Light District. Both concepts hope to reopen later this year.

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