curiousKC | Introducing the Winner of July’s Voting Round
Here’s a rundown of the questions our curiousKC team is investigating and which question you all favored.
curiousKC | Who was D.A. Holmes and Why Was a School Named After Him?
A curiousKC reader reached out wanting to know more about the Rev. D.A. Holmes, and why a school was named after him. This is his story.
Photographer Wants to Brighten Downtown with Neon Museum
By Kevin Collison Well known Kansas City photographer, Nick Vedros, is on a quest to create a downtown museum for one of advertising’s more colorful tools, the vintage neon signs that once touted businesses. “In 2017, I noticed many neon signs were in decline,” Vedros said. “There’s nothing more a part of our urban fabric…
Nick’s Picks | Mask On, Mask Off Debate in Days Ahead of Garth Brooks Concert
Kansas City’s new mask mandate takes effect today. Garth Brooks concert at Arrowhead Stadium will be the event of the week.
Rieger Plugging Electric Park Garden Bar into East Bottoms Destination
Two years after opening his destination distillery in the East Bottoms, Andy Rieger of J. Rieger & Co. is adding an outdoor patio bar and atrium called Electric Park Garden Bar this fall. The 11,000 square-foot facility is named after the long-gone Electric Park, an amusement park that entertained Kansas Citians arriving on streetcars in…
Art House Extra | Recalling Jason Sudeikis Before ‘Ted Lasso’
In 2017, Flatland spent time getting to know local hero Jason Sudeikis. So this week Art House burrowed into the video vaults to show you around his old family home, and his early life in Kansas City.
Local Lynching Memorial Perseveres Despite Backlash
The Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City is collaborating with the Equal Justice Initiative to collect jars of soil from the site of every lynching in Missouri.
Weekend Possibilities | Missouri Wine & Jazz Fest, Douglas County Fair and Oddities & Curiosities Expo
Your weekend options include a county fair, a free outdoor movie, car races and distinctly different festivals.
Fight Over Mask Orders Growing at Rate to Rival Missouri Delta Variant Cases
Politicians are fighting over masks. Public health officials are begging people to get vaccinated. And meanwhile, the Delta variant continues to spread almost unchecked in Missouri.
Emergency Calls: What Do Kansas Citians Ask of Police?
A new program at the Kansas City Police Department is capturing more granular data about how often residents summon officers, and why.
Cerner Plans to Sell KCK Campus, Move Employees to South Kansas City
By Kevin Collison Cerner plans to sell its “Continuous Campus” in western Wyandotte County and relocate the remaining employees to its South Kansas City Bannister campus, according to an internal employee memo obtained by CityScene KC. The two-building office campus located at the entrance to Village West off Interstate 435 was developed as part of…
Cerner Plans to Sell KCK Campus, Move Employees to South Kansas City
Cerner Corp. plans to sell its “continuous campus” in western Wyandotte County and relocate the remaining employees to its South Kansas City Bannister campus.
Powell Gardens’ Festival of Butterflies Brings New Life to the Metro
Powell Gardens has brought together a host of exotic critters for the 24th annual Festival of Butterflies. The event brings attention to pollination and the life cycle of the butterfly.
Building at 17th and Washington Slated to Become Foodie Destination
By Kevin Collison The former Screenland property at 17th and Washington is about to become a foodie oasis, its parking lot replaced with a landscaped courtyard and stage, and the surrounding level hosting a restaurant, bar and market. Denver developer Ken Wolf, who recently purchased several buildings in downtown and the West Bottoms, wants to…
Tap List | An Enthusiast’s Guide to Beer Tasting Basics
Beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer demonstrates how to taste beer properly.