GIVEN AWAY. KANSAS CITY IS FILLED WITH SIGNS IDENTIFYING EVERYTHING FROM RESTAURANTS TO OUR FAVORITE STORES. BUT SOMETIMES WHEN A BUSINESS DISAPPEARS, A PIECE OF KANSAS CITY HISTORY GOES WITH IT. AS ...

Once upon a time, downtown Mesa was drenched in the glow of neon lights. Businesses like motels, diners and cocktail lounges buzzed with vibrant color as their illuminated signs beckoned the public.

“This is literally trash,” Marty Kohn told appraiser Brian Thomczek with a laugh at a recent Trash or Treasure evaluation session held at the Michigan Design Center in Troy. There, about a dozen ...

Never mind the bold designs, his use of timeless colors, and the effortless grace with which he turns a blank space into something beautiful. Jon Lloyd doesn’t see his work as art. And he certainly ...