UPDATE: The truck was stolen prior to the collision, according to the vehicle owner's Facebook post. As he sat in his house with his pets, Armando Vasquez received a phone call from one of his employees. They needed him urgently to come to the shop. He was shocked at...

November is here, and the holiday season has been kicked off by Halloween. As we adjust to the cooling weather, we might begin to consider whether to bring the green bean casserole or the pumpkin pie to Thanksgiving or what credit card sign-on bonus will pay for this year’s...

When you live in the same city long enough, it begins to shift from vibrant to varying shades of gray. You might find yourself a patron of the same three restaurants or traversing the streets with no GPS necessary. I have moved five times in my life, so I haven’t had the opportunity...

I remember my first death metal concert. My friend invited me out to the dim-lit streets of St. Louis with little explanation of our evening’s plans. I was so trusting. Dressed in a pink Victoria’s Secret shirt and suede Birkenstocks, I entered a clamoring brick building,...

You know it’s October when nearly every event for the week is outside. This week is all about connecting with new people and new cultures right at home. I moved to Kansas City only two years ago, and prior to that I could not have pointed to it on a map. Now I think it may...