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A Very Northland Valentine's Day

FEBRUARY 2017 PUBLISHER

Matthew Perry | Matthew@LifestylePubs.com

Dear Readers,

EDITOR

I have to admit--I've never been a big Valentine's Day person. Sure, I love romance but I also don't want my husband to spend 500% more on flowers than he would in January or March, just because Cupid said he should. I'm more of lowkey. If we go out, it will probably be to the White Horse Pub where we can make googly eyes at each other over our daughter in her car seat and fish and chips.

But if you want to go all out for Valentine's Day, then we have some ideas for you. For some social but romantic dining plans, you could head to Trago, the new tapas restaurant in Kansas City North. With great ambience and plates made for sharing, you could easily brush hands over the patatas bravas and feel the spark of love.

Maybe you're searching for a special beverage, one hand picked that treks across the globe to land in your cup. Hugo Tea has what you're looking for. Read our story about the company that is elevating tea to the same level that craft beer, wine and coffee have reached. They will find the perfect blend for the tea lover in your home.

If you want to read about love of a more actionable sort, then check out our story about Run to Stop It. This campaign is raising money to combat sex trafficking. Real love is setting someone free from their chains and the people lacing up their sneakers are running to make that happen.

February can be a dreary month with the exception of the proliferation of red and pink on the 14th, but I actually like it. It's the sigh after a long holiday season and subsequent goal setting January. February is bated with anticipation of spring but also happy to burrow down and enjoy the quiet of the coldest month of the year. Enjoy this month of peace and love, my friends.

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Around Town

AROUND TOWN

THE COMMERCE TRUST COMPANY OPENS OFFICE IN PARKVILLE In response to growing demand for private banking and wealth management services in the Northland, The Commerce Trust Company recently added a dedicated representative in its Parkville branch location.

“We are opening an office in Parkville because we want to be more accessible to our growing client base in Platte County to help service them where they live,” said Andrew Kaplan, director of private banking for The Commerce Trust Company. “This expansion allows us to be more engrained in the community, which is important to us.”

The office is located at the Commerce Bank branch at 9155 NW Tom Watson Parkway in Parkville. Leading the new private banking office is Tim Rice, Senior Vice President, with over 39 years of banking and financial service experience.

The new office is now open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or you can schedule an appointment with Tim Rice by calling 816.234.1865.

MIEROTTO JEWELERS BREAKS GROUND IN NKC North Kansas City held a groundbreaking December 7 for the new Meierotto Jewelers' headquarters. Attending were members of the Meierotto family and officials with McCown Gordon Construction and Davidson Architecture & Engineering.

The event was also the first element in North Kansas City’s 62-acre redevelopment. Just east of I-29/I-35, the project is converting a former industrial stretch of Armour Road into a mixed-use development likely to have regional impact.

The new Meierotto headquarters will be a two-story, 37,000-squarefoot building that will also include a retail store and is expected to open in the fall. Meierotto’s will employ 45 people at the new site.

Meierotto's will be one of two North Kansas City jewelry headquarters when Berkshire Hathaway's Helzberg Diamonds completes its planned move from 4311 NE Vivion Road in Kansas City.

North Kansas City began acquiring the 62-acre site over 15 years ago. Previous businesses included Payless Cashways, the ADM flour mill and Habco Inc. Other plans for the site include a hotel, a conference center, entertainment areas, restaurants, an apartment project, a grocery story and other retail locations.

SMALL BUSINESS BOOTCAMP IS BACK The Clay County Economic Development Council and Mid-Continent Public Library will host their next Small Business Bootcamp on March 10 at CONTINUED >

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8:30 a.m. at the Woodneath Library Center, 8900 Flintlock Road, Kansas City.

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Presentations will begin at 9 a.m. with keynote speaker, Andrew Potter, owner of the newly opened RoKC climbing gym in North Kansas City. Expert-led breakout sessions, networking and a resource fair of organizations that aid small businesses will follow him.

Attendees will choose between breakout sessions on the topics of: How to Get Your Business License; Doing Business in the Cloud; Insuring Your New Company; Legalese for Small Business Owners; Social Media for Sales; and What the EDC Can Do for You The breakout sessions will be led by expert speakers such as Adrienne Haynes, a founding partner of SEED Law, Jason Crowley, owner of Indigex, Anne Cull, owner of ThinkViral, and a panel of local city representatives such as John Pajor, manager of BizCare.

This program is funded by a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Registration for this event is free and required. For more information or to register, visit mymcpl.org/squareone.

SPECTRUM: AUTISM, ART, AND MUSIC EXHIBIT COMES TO THE AMERICAN JAZZ MUSEUM The American Jazz Museum launches 2017 with a new and innovative exhibition, Spectrum: Autism, Art, and Music. This exhibition will feature Denver digital artist Juliette Hemingway and her son Javari Eugene-Poet Chase, who will also present works in the exhibition.

Javari was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sensory Deficit Disorder when he was 10 years old. As a parent to a child diagnosed with Autism, Juliette chose early on to use visual and musical art as vehicles for education. Using jazz as a focal point, she enhances her son’s ability to grow and function in a world that often isolates and marginalizes children and adults with special requirements. The exhibit highlights over 70 extraordinary works of digital imagery that illuminate relationships between Autism and jazz music.

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NEW FILM HIGHLIGHTS JAZZ LEGEND BOBBY WATSON Kansas City-native Diallo Javonne French began his filmmaking and photography career nearly two decades ago with a pawn store purchase of an 8mm camera. In the 90’s, he relocated to the south to attend Clark Atlanta University. While attending school he worked as a production assistant for a number of music video projects for TLC, Outkast, Goodie Mob, Xscape, Raven Symone, and with director Hype Williams. French has recently completed his short documentary titled Kansas City Dreamin’: Music In Shadows. The film spotlights the career of Kansas City area native Bobby Watson while celebrating KC’s rich musical heritage.

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Hot Spot

: TRAGO A Sip, A Bite, A Memory TRAGO BRINGS TAPAS-STYLE DINING TO THE NORTHLAND

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emories. That's what Trago, the new tapas restaurant in Kansas City near

Liberty, is based on. Kandi Kerns, the chef/ owner is capturing the feeling and essence of dining experiences long past and making them available for the hungry diner today.

The restaurant opened in late 2016 after Kerns completed quite a bit of the build out herself. She has a small staff and enjoys being hands on with everything from menu planning to bourbon tasting. In short, she's creating the restaurant that she's always wanted to enjoy, even if that means 16 hour days for her.

The restaurant opened with an abbreviated menu of hot and cold tapas plus paellas and cheese and charcuterie plates. Kerns says that while she intended to expand the menu to a more expansive menu, she now plans on keeping the grand opening menu and instead offering daily specials. On Sundays, she offers brunch items as well with specials on bloody marys and a variety of breakfast items like huevos rancheros, frittatas, and Spanish tortillas.

While tapas is a Spanish style of eating, Trago combines both Spanish and Latin American cuisine. The memory that she is recreating is of a hidden restaurant that her grandmother took her to in her grandmother’s home country of Guatemala. Some of the best dishes on the menu harken back to those Latin American roots, as I would find out at a casual lunch with friends.

Since sharing is the theme of a tapas restaurant, we dove in with gusto. Plates like the black beans and plantains nailed the flavor of Central America. Kerns is using many of her grandmother's recipes as a base and it shows. While many may think that refried beans are merely a forgotten side dish on a Mexican combo plate, with love and care and lots of garlic, they can be a delicious focus. The plantains were thick cut, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, a great accompaniment to the savory beans.

For a more Spanish themed dish, the fresh goat cheese in tomato sauce was a hit. The goat cheese was warmed just enough to spread easily and despite being in the dead of winter, CONTINUED >

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TRAGO 9261 NE 83rd Terrace Kansas City, Missouri 64158 816.429.8950 TragoKC.com

Kandi Kerns recreates a memory at Trago.

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the tomato sauce hinted at flavorful summer tomatoes. For those that want a little Mexican flair, Trago serves street tacos with either chicken, beef, pork or shrimp. The chicken version was my favorite with a tangy cilantro cream sauce.

Trago also offers charcuterie and cheese plates, outfitted with a wide variety of garnishes, including candied almonds, olives, and jam. There are several proteins and cheeses to choose from and plates are priced for how many people would enjoy them. A word to the wise--don't overestimate the portions per person. They are delicious and you will want more than one piece per person.

The bar at Trago has a variety of options, from Spanish wines to house-made cocktails to a soon to be stellar bourbon selection. Kerns says that her intent with Trago was to create an atmosphere where diners could meet each other from table to table and make new friendships along the way. To that end, the dining room is warm and inviting with tables ideal for expanding. And when the weather is warmer, a great patio space invites people to lounge.

Trago is still finding its feet but the restaurant and its small staff are learning fast. What they do know is that their smaller menu of favorites is a hit and they are all putting their hearts and souls into the effort and it shows. For the winter, Trago is open for dinner only Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and open for lunch and dinner Thursday through Sunday. So grab a friend or make a friend when you get there.

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ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY PETE DULIN

Delivers Adventure One Sip at a Time LOCAL TEA COMPANY SOURCES LOOSE LEAF TEA AND HERBS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE

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n the modest front office of Hugo Tea

“We help restaurants build a tea program

Company, owner and founder Tyler Beckett

from scratch,” says Beckett. “We offer storage

adds heated water from a kettle into a clay

and can train baristas. Coffee shops don’t

teapot small enough to easily cup it in two

have time to be tea experts. We can.”

hands. The teapot, etched on the side with

Hugo Tea’s 100-percent certified organic

Chinese characters, contains loose leaves

teas are sourced directly from Chinese tea

of Da Ye Xi. The Chinese green tea has a

farms. Botanical ingredients are acquired

smooth character and savory-sweet flavor.

from companies around the world for Hugo’s

Beckett created Hugo Tea five years ago

original blend of herbal tea. The company

as an extension of his interest in fine-qual-

also makes a boldly-spiced chai concentrate.

ity loose leaf tea. Rather than a retail shop,

From Hugo Tea’s warehouse in North Kansas

Beckett established a wholesale business

City, the company creates a global adventure

that grew based on market demand.

experienced one sip at a time.

“Originally, I was interested in selling tea

Beckett steeps the tea leaves in the clay

online only, where I could sell, pack, and ship

pot for 15 seconds. Unlike the Western prac-

it,” says Beckett. “Shops and restaurants were

tice of brewing tea for a long time to make

upgrading their coffee, baked goods, and food

a large batch, the Chinese style of gong fu

service, but little attention was paid to tea.”

cha, or tea making, involves steeping many

Hugo Tea began selling its line to restau-

loose tea leaves in a pot for a brief time. The

rants, coffee shops, retailers, and supermar-

repeated process of preparing, serving, and

kets. Beckett educates retail accounts about

savoring the tea allows time for hospitality

the finer points of premium tea.

and socializing.

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“You get more brews per pot of tea leaves and variance between brews,” says Beckett.

The tea’s color, flavor, and caffeine gradually weakens with additional steeping and

Asian or otherwise. How tea is grown, pro-

reveals the tea’s subtleties. It’s the equivalent

duced and consumed varies in China, India,

of the Slow Food approach to eating. That

Turkey, Iran, Morocco, England, United

experience can’t be matched by purchasing

States, and elsewhere.

a fountain drink at a convenience store.

Tea is an international beverage. It’s not

tise aid retail accounts that don’t have the

just from China or Japan,” says Beckett.

same resources or time to devote to fine

“And tea has traveled thousands of miles to

tea. Premium tea is similar to artisan cof-

make one cup.”

fee, bean-to-bar chocolate, or craft beer,

To best market its tea, Hugo partners with

but often is treated like a generic com-

a distribution network of shops devoted to

modity. Tea has a provenance and craft in

proper preparation and service of tea. Beckett

its making. Time-tested techniques and

says, “That’s our best exposure versus adver-

methods are used from the farm to roaster

tising on a billboard or Facebook ad.”

to importer and wholesaler.

Hugo Tea’s brand identity is an expression of this quality and attention to craft without adherence to a specific cultural identity, Some of Hugo Tea's line of products. Photo by Pete Dulin.

“The brand is more about adventure.

Hugo’s direct-from-farm teas and exper-

Hugo Tea products are also sold online, at speciality shops, and at supermarkets such as HyVee, Hen House, and Price Chopper.

Beckett maintains a small product line.

“We are not a tea superstore. We have nine types of tea. Small tea retailers have a far broader range because it is easy to add tea, buying a little of this and that

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Matcha fields in Shaoxing, China.

Courtesy of Hugo Tea.

from tea import companies,” says Beckett. “We have a limited line to offer truly exceptional tea to drink daily.”

Beckett takes a sip of Da Ye Xi tea from his cup. He stands behind the transparency and integrity of the Hugo Tea brand and what it stands for as a provider of premium tea.

“With a two-dollar box of tea, you don’t know anything about it,” says Beckett. “We expect this from other products, such as knowing the source of coffee. Drink tea because you like it but you should know what you’re drinking. What’s in it? Where did it come from?

Who blended it? We spend a lot of time choosing what tea we buy.”

Hugo Tea’s attention to detail makes it easier to focus on the experience of tea one sip at a time.

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1007 Swift, North Kansas City HugoTea.com/ Tea plucking in Hangzhou.

Courtesy of Hugo Tea.

Hugo Teas are available at HyVee, Hen House and Price Chopper.

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RUN TO STOP IT Road race starts fighting an international problem at home.

ARTICLE LISA ALLEN | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

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civilized society must rise up and say “not in our city, not in our nation, not in our world!”

These are the words of Phillip O’Reilly: husband, father, grand-

father, and pastor of Rock of KC, a nondenominational church in the Northland. When O’Reilly learned that there is worldwide demand for children who are trafficked for sex with adults, he knew he had to do something.

“It literally broke my heart. Having grandchildren of my own, it was unconscionable for me to do nothing,” he says. After his daughter challenged him to run a half-marathon with her, he had an idea.

“Why not run for a cause,” he says. “Why not raise money and awareness of human trafficking?” He decided to do just that and ran his first half-marathon for the cause of human trafficking, and he invited his church to join him by running and raising funds, all of which are donated to organizations that are directly involved in stopping human trafficking.

Traffickers typically target youth, who are coerced and deceived, usually through the exploitation of their circumstances. Many have a history of abuse and find themselves alone and in compromising situations. It’s a worldwide problem, one that Kansas City is familiar with; according to published accounts, just last October, an international FBI investigation led to the arrest of 12 alleged pimps and 14 alleged johns on state and federal charges. The investigation included areas in Kansas City, Independence, and Overland Park and was the 10th such effort executed by the FBI. “What is going on right here in Kansas City is an evil that, in my opinion, is inexcusable to do nothing about,” says O’Reilly. “We can’t let the fact that we can’t do everything stop us from doing something.”

That something is Run to Stop It, a campaign that raises funds and awareness to put a stop to sex trafficking by participating in Kansas City area runs: full and half marathons and 5ks.

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water station, or donate money. Every cent, O’Reilly says, goes to organizations dedicated to stopping human trafficking; no administrative fees are withheld.

“This is an abolition movement,” says O’Reilly. “Innocent children are being held in modern day slavery and being sold repeatedly over and over again for adults to have sex with. It must be abolished and we invite anyone not currently involved in this movement to join us.”

In its first year, close to 100 people ran. In the beginning, funds were donated to a ministry in Texas called For the Silent, which is an organization involved directly in fighting human trafficking.

When the decision was made three years ago to support a ministry in the Kansas City area—because Kansas City is a major hub for human trafficking activity—O’Reilly changed the name to Run to Stop It. Proceeds currently go to Exodus Cry, a ministry in Grandview, and Restoration House of Greater Kansas City. Exodus Cry is determined to abolish sex slavery through Christ-centered prevention, intervention, and holistic restoration of victims. Restoration House of Greater Kansas City is a faith based, long-term, residential program for survivors of sex trafficking.

“Last year we were able to give $100,000.00,” says O’Reilly. “This year, we gave $80,000.00 each to Exodus Cry and Restoration House of Greater Kansas City.”

Benjamin Nolot of Exodus Cry says that Run to Stop It is a critical step in engaging the community in awareness and understanding that human trafficking affects all of us.

“We must stand together in solidarity with our sisters who are enslaved and exploited to demand their freedom,” says Nolot.

For more information on how to help, visit RunToStopIt.com.

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(CON TI N U ED)

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D

ave and Valerie Phillips sometimes see

“There are so many ways to showcase

the world through rose-colored glass,

items of sentimental value,” says Valerie, as

sometimes through blue, and other times

she flips through a digital gallery of her work.

simply a clear textured pane.

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ness of creating artwork that others envision,

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The hanging stained glass creations were

years ago. Valerie uses “found” objects of

gifts for each of the woman’s five daugh-

all shapes and sizes to accent her artwork;

ters. She thought it would be a great way

her creations can hang or be freestanding.

to preserve an icon of family memories in

Dave has stricter parameters when creating.

a contemporary manner. For Valerie and

Any objects incorporated into his artwork

Dave, it was a welcome challenge, one more

have to fit between the lead channels that

opportunity to do what they love and make

serve to form the framework or strengthen

someone happy by doing it.

the piece. . . or, the flatter, the better.

While the Phillips are passionate about

Parameters or not, Dave finds ways to

their work with stained glass, their efforts

go beyond the expected. “A couple of years

to grow the art community north of the river

ago, I created a window with a Steampunk

extend far beyond a single medium.

theme,” he recalls. “I added a couple of bicy-

Both David and Valerie are co-founders

cle gears, used crimson glass to represent

of the non-profit Northtowne Arts Coalition

clock hands on the prism glass, and created

(NAC). They serve on the board, providing

a realistic representation of silver pipe with

leadership, inspiration, and a shared passion

lighter colored fittings. It turned out to be a

involving art for healing.

nice art deco piece. The customer was very happy with the result, and so was I.”

“One of the biggest reasons for starting NAC started with Art for Healing,” explains

Valerie’s stained glass creations may use an

Valerie. Children and adults can heal through

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the transformation of their art. It’s a proven fact

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that art helps people express experiences that

with translucent marbles and crystal pendants.

are too difficult to put into words. We value the

A hanging glass lamp with inlaid buttons and

psychological and social aspect of what it does

“found” antique jewelry, a significant brooch

for children. This was instrumental in getting

handed down from a favorite aunt; her artwork

the backing of NKC and $15,000 toward our

tells stories and captures memories.

upcoming Fine Arts Festival.”

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(CON TI N U ED)

Dave and Valerie Phillips make art and encourage it through the Northtowne Arts Coalition.

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This summer, NAC will partner with the NKC Parks and Recreation Department to sponsor a Fine Arts Festival, Art in the Park. The event will take place June 9 and 10 at Macken Park on Friday from 5 p.m. -9 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

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