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Little Gym staff and students participating in "Handstands Around the World" in 2015. Photo via Facebook.

The Little Gym coming to The Prairie Village Shops, plans to open this spring

Posted by Kevin Collison · December 28, 2016 8:00 am · Comments

The Little Gym is opening up its first Kansas City area franchise at The Prairie Village Shops and will occupy the last remaining vacant space at the shopping center. The children’s activity center describes itself as the “world’s premier experiential and physical development center for children ages four months through 12 years.” The Little Gym […]

Ryan Nadolski of HealthSourceKC with clinic coordinator Ana Martinez.

HealthSource KC strives to offer multi-disciplinary approach to pain management at new clinic in Mission

Posted by Kevin Collison · December 23, 2016 10:00 am · Comments

HealthSource KC, a new pain management and rehabilitation clinic in Mission, is the fulfillment of the vision of owner Ryan Nadolski, DC, to create a place where people can find a comfortable, personalized approach to healthcare. “We strive to be a comprehensive pain management center that focuses on integrated and individualized treatments for each patient,” he […]

Mason Hans and his girlfriend Angelia Essex at Mission: Board Game.

New shop in downtown Mission offers 500 board games for kids, adults and everyone in between

Posted by Kevin Collison · December 12, 2016 11:00 am · Comments

Mason Hans, the owner of Mission: Board Games, finds people are hungry for games that allow them to actually socialize while playing as opposed to staring at a computer screen. “You learn a lot about people when you compete with them,” Hans said. “It’s the best way to get to know a person, whether competing […]

The Electronics Store, 6009 Johnson Drive, Mission.

The Electronics Store opens in Mission, owner promises personal service and unique gadgets

Posted by Kevin Collison · November 28, 2016 8:00 am · Comments

The Electronics Store, a new shop dedicated to a unique consumer-oriented product line and accessories, has opened in Mission. James Brown, 25, said the business at 6009 Johnson Dr. is the fulfillment of a longtime ambition to deliver something special in the crowded world of consumer electronics retailers. “I’ve been doing this since I turned […]

Health Studio KC opens in Woodside Village, offers new approach to personal healthcare

Posted by Kevin Collison · November 17, 2016 11:55 am · Comments

Damon Heybrock, MD, wants to turn the clock back to a time when people were close to their physician, didn’t endure long waits and weren’t told what to do by their insurance company. It’s called direct primary care, and it means exactly that. “There’s no insurance involved,” he said. “It’s a primary care, membership-based. For […]

The Mission Smoothie King will be operated by (from left) Danny and Joellen Spini and Pattie Cali.

Smoothie King opening next week in Mission

Posted by Kevin Collison · November 10, 2016 11:00 am · Comments

Smoothie King, a New Orleans-based chain that specializes in “function” based blended drinks to fit a variety of dietary needs, is opening its ninth franchise in the metro this Monday in Mission at Johnson Drive and Riggs Avenue. “All of our smoothies are function-based,” said Steve Shields, business development manager for Smoothie King. “Each has […]

Woodside Village project will increase housing stock in Westwood by almost 50 percent when completed.

Shops at Woodside Village adding two more tenants soon

Posted by Kevin Collison · November 4, 2016 11:55 am · Comments

An Omaha-based health food chain and a salon now based in Fairway are the latest tenants planned for the Shops at Woodside Village in Westwood. Developer Blair Tanner said Eat Fit Go Healthy Foods and Shelby Herrick Salon will be occupying space in his residential and retail project at 47th Place and Rainbow in Westwood. […]

Buck Wimberly (left) and Joey Mendez are co-owners of Ulah.

Ulah men’s clothing and lifestyle store opens at Woodside Village in Westwood

Posted by Kevin Collison · November 1, 2016 9:00 am · Comments

The founders of Ulah, the men’s store that recently opened at Woodside Village in Westwood, believe they have a winning combination that appeals to an often-overlooked market. “The retail industry has been so used to catering to women and men were kind of tacked on,” said co-owner Buck Wimberly. “We feel it’s because people haven’t […]

Eddie Smith, proprietor of Into the Mystic.

‘Into the Mystic’ brings new energy to Johnson Drive in Mission

Posted by Kevin Collison · October 21, 2016 9:00 am · Comments

For Eddie Smith, it’s all about energy, whether it’s the resurgent energy occurring on Johnson Drive or the energy within people he sees as potential customers for his new shop, Into the Mystic. A play on the popular Van Morrison song and merchandise geared towards New Age spirituality, Smith’s decision to open his business at […]

Megan Redmond and her son Finn are backed by Sara Dapp (left) and Jo Ann Dapp at their new store, Spinach Home.

New Spinach Home decor shop in Prairie Village looks to Maine for inspiration

Posted by Kevin Collison · October 3, 2016 9:00 am · Comments

Megan Redmond looks to the artisans she knows from her frequent visits to Maine as her inspiration for the new home decor shop, Spinach Home. And as for the name of her business at 9005 Roe Ave., she looked to her three-year-old, Finn. “My son came up with the name, spinach, and we added home,” […]

Eat Fit Go's new outlet in Corinth Square specializes in pre-prepared meals emphasizing health ingredients.

Eat Fit Go Healthy Foods opening soon at Corinth Square

Posted by Kevin Collison · September 26, 2016 11:00 am · Comments

Eat Fit Go Healthy Foods, a new prepared food chain based in Omaha, plans to open the first of at least three Kansas City area stores at Corinth Square by December. The 1,000 square-foot store in Prairie Village will stock a wide variety of healthy meals prepared at a new central kitchen under construction in […]

Wyldewood Cellars opening wine shop in downtown Overland Park, also selling jams from family farm

Posted by Kevin Collison · September 22, 2016 11:00 am · Comments

When life gives you a family farm near Wichita overrun with wild elderberries, you make elderberry wine. That’s the formula that helped John Brewer shift out of a career running a high-tech scientific equipment business 20 years ago to running what he described as the largest winery in Kansas. And this October, he’s opening a […]

Stephanie and Adam Geneser were down from Des Moines this week getting their new Corinth Square PowerLife Yoga studio set up.

Power Life Yoga set to open new Prairie Village location at Corinth Square Saturday

Posted by Jay Senter · April 21, 2016 11:00 am · Comments

A family tragedy spurred an Iowa couple to create a business aimed at giving people a place for wellness and solace that will open its latest location in Prairie Village this weekend. Adam and Stephanie Geneser were living in Colorado in 2011 when they got news that Adam’s brother’s 4-year-old niece had died after falling […]

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