Amongst towering trees, green gardens, and expansive horse barns, a stone mansion built over a century ago still sits nestled into the Lee’s Summit countryside. Longview mansion was constructed under the direction of Kansas City lumber baron Robert Alexander Long in just eighteen months from 1913 to 1914. It was called the “Rural Versailles” by …
Located near the bustling crossroads of Glenstone Avenue and Battlefield Road in Southwest Springfield lies one of my favorite restaurants in the city: Farmers Gastropub. It is a traditional English pub with a philosophy of serving locally grown food. It is owned by my friend Chef Andy Hampshire and his wife, Misty. Hailing from a …
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