Jacob Rieger’s West Bottoms distillery plant was shut down by Prohibition in 1919. Almost 100 years later, J. Rieger & Co. will open its new, 60,000-square-foot production facility on the other side of town. The distillery announced it will expand its current 15,000-square-foot facility at 2700 Guinotte Ave. into the adjoining  Heim Brewery bottling house in the East Bottoms. When completed, the new factory will accommodate up to 100,000 visitors…

Coffee lovers and health-conscious eaters looking for paleo meals soon will be at home at The Vue in Overland Park. Hunt Midwest announced that Parisi Café and Evolve Juicery & Kitchen will lease 4,135 square feet of retail space at The Vue, the mixed-use redevelopment project on West 80th Street between Marty and Floyd Streets in Downtown Overland Park. “As locally owned, well-established businesses, Parisi and Evolve are in tune…