The Kansas City Friday Morning Stretch Out

We begin Friday with a bit of Vida hotness and helpful exercise for our office worker pals:

Saw1st: Vida Guerra Photoshoot 2018

KCTV5: Everyday stretching moves that can improve your well-being

LHR: How to Stretch If You Hate Stretching

Runners World: 6 Desk Exercises You Should Do If You Sit All Day

Life Hack: 5 Simple Stretches To Boost Your Energy At Your Office Desk

Closer to home, here are more than a few links worth a look right now . . .

Kansas City Road To The Weekend

Construction on I-435, Route 210 begins Friday morning

CLAY COUNTY, MO (KCTV) -- Crews will be closing all lanes of Eastbound Route 210 at Interstate 435 Friday morning, right after the early morning commute, at 9 a.m. This type of work usually happens over the weekend so it doesn't impact people as much.

Local Expression For The Troops

"Art transforms lives" Charity using art therapy to help Veterans

A local charity is using art to help Veterans. The After Action Network has a downtown campus covered with murals. We had a chance to talk to the charity's leadership and supporters on why the growing scene is a win for the whole community.

Golden Ghetto Real Estate Redux

Metcalf Crossing plans change, gets mixed reviews

It's Plan B for the Metcalf Crossing Area in Overland Park. Right now there are two abandoned hotels at Shawnee Mission Parkway and Marty Lane as developers couldn't secure another hotel deal and now wants to put in an office building with a storage facility instead.

Celebrate Another Kansas City Hipster Hangout

Brandwell Partners opens coworking studio for creatives - Kansas City Business Journal

The co-founders of Brandwell Partners didn't want to create just any coworking space in Kansas City. They wanted a place for creatives, such as writers, designers, web developers and public relations experts. Now CoCreate KC, their cozy coworking studio in the North Hyde Park neighborhood, is open for business at 3238 Gillham Road.

Life Lesson Friday

Buses in Piper School District running late after someone stole batteries overnight

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Students in the Piper District may be picked up later than normal for school Friday morning. The school district posted on Facebook that several of the buses in the Durham fleet were not running because someone stole the batteries.

Artsy Debut At Last

A Longtime Kansas City Curator Gets 'Nudged' Into Her First Solo Show

Sherry Cromwell-Lacy is well-known in Kansas City for her curatorial eye. She helped open the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, directed exhibitions at the Kansas City Art Institute for more than 20 years and has worked as an independent curator. Cromwell-Lacy is also an artist who has shown her work around the country.

Hype Spring Eternal

The Royals bullpen should be significantly better in 2019

The Kansas City Royals were all kinds of bad in 2018. There is no denying that. They ranked 25th in the MLB in runs scored, 27th in runs allowed, and wound up with the second worst record in baseball. With all of that being said, it didn't FEEL like that was the second worst team in baseball.

Hozier - Movement is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now . . .