Summer unofficially kicks off the craft beer season. Don’t believe me? Once Boulevardia opens its borders, it's game on for the rest of the season. With these festivals -- and the heat -- you need to know the 5 Tips on How to be a Functional Craft Beer Connoisseur.

Brent swears there's no greater men's fashion item. And Chad let his wife clear the closet of his. Listen to the great cargo short debate. Triple D? What do you call someone who blocks the aisle in Costco just to get the free meatball sample?

For June's "Up Next!" we thought we'd trek outdoors. In our curated blog series, we pose a question to people and ask them to answer in 100 words or so. See "what to do this summer and what outdoor destinations have people buzzing."

In The Hump! Podcast Episode 5: Time Warp Again, hosts Brent Bowen and Chad Beland ask ... what time is it? Literally, because Chad's accountant blatantly misses the April tax deadline. The Time Warp continues with a chat about how they enjoy spending their time and things they'd rather outsource -- if they could.

Love fostering art for kids? Yes. Familiar with Kansas City Young Audiences (KCYA)? No? Since 1961, KCYA has been the leading provider of arts education in the KC metro. KCYA offers programs in creative writing, dance, theatre, visual arts and music. See why every child deserves the spark the arts ignite!

The Hump! Podcast Ep. 4: Parenting Ain't Easy. Chad’s oldest child is leaving the nest, so he and Brent discuss how parenting has changed. Not only how they were raised but also how the trials of parenting move from physical to mental. Triple D? What do you call someone who thinks everyone else is there maid at work?

We're launching a curated blog series and calling it “Up Next!” We pose a question monthly to people and ask them to answer in 100 words or so. Some people we know. Some we don’t. If it’s the latter, there’s something we really dig about what they're doing. See "What KC things in May have people excited."

With us getting older, Becca thought it was time to revamp the way we are eating. We think we are pretty good with our food choices, but convenience and sweets start to sneak in. See how we're managing a menu makeover with new recipes and the My Fitness Pal app.

In The Hump! Podcast Ep. 3: Walk The Earth, it's National Walking Day. Brent and Chad discuss walking. Whether it's a walk down the aisle, March For Our Lives, how to prepare for a travel hike with Chad ... or beer crawling. And Triple D? What do you call someone who talks in the theater during a movie?

In this The Hump! Podcast, Brent and Chad chat UMBC making March Madness history in the NCAA basketball tournament and compare notes on their alma maters' runs. We discuss the perils of getting old (death & taxes). This week’s Triple D: What do you call someone who constantly tells you how the stuff they buy costs?

Welcome to The Hump! Podcast ... your show about how to get one over in this thing called life. In this inaugural episode ... hosts Brent Bowen and Chad Beland, two buddies drink a lot of craft beer together, introduce The Hump! show and themselves. Give The Hump! a listen.

March For Our Lives and #neveragain have brought Gen Z into the spotlight. Read "Marketing to Gen Z." And see why this is just the beginning of great things for this mobile-first, socially conscious but highly pragmatic generation.

Love the FOX TV series Bob's Burgers? We do. And real burgers, too. A friend gifted us a box of Bob's Burgers Recipes. Follow along as we sample each one.

Whether you're just hanging out with friends or getting competitive, axe throwing at Blade & Timber makes for a great outing for kids of "most" ages.

Most of us in the house love books … though we've almost lost a certain teenage son to video games and girls. See what we read in January and February.

On Feb. 5, 2018, the stock market plunged like a loud speaker tumbling from a summer concert festival stage. Even when a concert set sucks, awesome is what you make of it. See how that could also be true of the stock market.

When a buddy texts you and says, “I’ve booked a hotel to New Orleans. We’re going.” You go. But review this middle-aged man's survival guide so you can properly pace your way through Mardi Gras.

I've been volunteering at Amethyst Place for more than five years now. If you're not familiar with Amethyst Place, you should learn how it's providing a home for KC women who are recovering from substance addiction. You can just feel the love. 

When it comes to craft beer, I don’t discriminate by style. Whatever brewery I visit, it receives an equal shot of making a favorable impression. See what breweries made my Top 10 for 2017.

I enjoy working out, but I bore easily. And once that happens, I find myself on the couch more often than at my neighbor’s doing the latest workout DVD. I was in one of my lulls when my neighbor called and told me that an Orangetheory Fitness was opening a location near us.

If you are shopping at Forever 21 and have a story prepared for the salesperson about how you are shopping for your niece who just so happens to be the same size, it’s probably time to stop shopping there. See why I switched to Chico's.

Sporting KC player Matt Besler's book inspires reflections on what we love about Kansas City

When you have Stranger Things Party, you can't just have any watch party. See how we dressed, ate, and decorated in an 80s theme fitting of Stranger Things.