EDITOR’S NOTE

For the Men in Our Life

Of course, every issue of this magazine is both a men’s issue and a women’s issue, but once a year, we like to make a special effort to cover all things guy-related. Since June is the month in which Father’s Day falls, it’s a natural.

Our cover feature—an interview with KC native and Big Slick cofounder Rob Riggle—is as entertaining and revealing as you’ve come to expect from our contributor Cindy Hoedel. Riggle’s roundabout journey from Kansas City to the Marines to show business is a fun read. And, he divulges just how one of our city’s most beloved fundraisers, Big Slick—which returns live this year after going online for the last two years because of the pandemic—actually came to be. Children’s Mercy has five angels in its pocket because of Riggle and his cohorts in Big Slick—Dave Koechner, Paul Rudd, Eric Stonestreet, and Jason Sudeikus.

For the sports fans, sportswriter Bob Luder examines the real possibilities of Kansas City becoming a four-sports major-league town again with the addition of expansion NHL and NBA teams. There are plenty of reasons we can dream about it, and beginning on page 76, Luder details just what it would take to make that dream a reality.

Our mantra here at the magazine is Shop Local, and we hope you practice that, too. We scouted the city for some of the very best Father’s Day gifts and are happy to share our results with you, starting on page 70.

If our home features in every issue are always the first page you turn to, you’re going to want to check out the home of Steve and Jill Rogers on page 84. You’re probably familiar with Steve’s antiques emporium, Prize Home + Garden, especially if midcentury modern is your jam. He works with designers nationally and internationally, but some of the very best is reserved for their stunning home.

Craft breweries, of course, aren’t a guy thing or a girl thing—they are just an incredibly burgeoning trend right now. On page 80, our food columnist, Kelsey Cipolla, savors a first taste at three new destinations launching this year.

In addition to these features, there’s all the must-read columns and departments you’ll find in every issue. Merrily Jackson shares tips for easy outdoor entertaining; Damian Lair has the details on the parties and events you may have missed; Patricia O’Dell packs for a gourmet picnic; Tim Finn pens a special Father’s Day remembrance; Cody Hogan provides a mouth-watering recipe for artichokes; Rachel Murphy reports on men’s beard care, wedding fashion, and Brazilian jiu jitsu; and Judith Fertig interviews the Romeo of the Shakespeare Festival’s presentation of Romeo and Juliet, Evan Cleaver.

Honestly, when you get right down to it, this is an issue everyone can enjoy.

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Vol. 5 | No. 6 JUNE 2022

Editor In Chief Zim Loy Digital Editor Emily Park Art Director Alice Govert Bryan Associate Art Director Eva Tucker

Contributing Writers Kelsey Cipolla, Judith Fertig, Timothy Finn, Cindy Hoedel, Cody Hogan, Merrily Jackson, Damian Lair, Bob Luder, Rachel Murphy, Patricia O’Dell Contributing Photographers Tracy Bosworth, Corie English, Austin Grate, Sean Hagwell, Aaron Leimkuehler, Tony Pulford, Brian Rice, Kyle Rivas Publisher Michelle Jolles Media Director Brittany Coale Senior Media Consultants Katie Delzer, Nicole Kube, Krista Markley, Darlene Simpson Newsstand Consultant Joe J. Luca, JK Associates 816-213-4101, jkassoc.net

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