Empire Candle Co., one of the biggest candle manufacturers in the U.S., is based in Kansas City, Kansas, and ships candles to grocery stores nationwide. Take a look at our photo gallery to see how it makes candles.

Here is OpenTable's latest ranking of the "best overall" restaurants in the Kansas City area. The San Francisco-based online reservation service analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews and ratings each month. The feedback determines the rankings of restaurants in various locales around the world, including in Kansas City. See the attached photo gallery to find out which metro-area restaurants secured the top overall spots for October. (The selections are displayed by average rating.) Using…

The 15 local restaurants range from a ghost kitchen burger place you can only order online to a French style bistro. Check out our photo gallery to see where to get what critics say is the best new food in the Kansas City area.

The 14-story 46 Penn Centre, open since last year, brings online a new rooftop bar. It aims to offer "just a fun, lively environment" to accompany its fine cocktails and beautiful views of the surrounding Country Club Plaza. Check out photos of the new venue.

Corbin Mill brings retail, offices and an event space to the square in Liberty.

The 2020 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship ended abruptly on Thursday, March 12, 2020. A year later, the tournament made it through its second round of games. But the pandemic still made its presence felt, with smaller crowds at T-Mobile Center and the adjacent Kansas City Power & Light District. This year's tournament is very different from normal. Tickets have been limited to 20% of the T-Mobile Center's capacity, with fans grouped into socially distanced blocks. The fan fest that…