Kansas City Repertory Theatre's production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

Artists in Residence: Stuart Carden of the Kansas City Repertory Theatre

Stuart Carden became the artistic director of the venerable Kansas City Repertory Theatre in September. Now he’s leading the organization while in social isolation due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Port KC Approves $60M Riverfront Apartment Plan, Summer Work Start

(Aug. 12 Editor’s note: Construction began July 21) By Kevin Collison NorthPoint Development plans to break ground on a 353-unit apartment complex near Berkley Riverfront Park this summer after the Port KC board unanimously approved incentives for the project Monday. The $60 million project, which was first announced in October, will substantially increase the growing…

NorthPoint riverfront apartment project

Big Apartment Project Coming to Missouri Riverfront

NorthPoint Development plans to break ground on a 353-unit apartment complex near Berkley Riverfront Park this summer after the Port KC board unanimously approved incentives for the project Monday.

Toasting local beer

Tap List | Social Isolation Inspires Beer Experiments

Social isolation prompted by the COVID-19 has inspired a spate of home brewing.

College students on campus

‘I’m Counting on It’: Many College Students Left Out of Stimulus Checks

In a rush to get the big economic relief package out, some people fell through the cracks. Some college students aren’t eligible and won’t get the $1,200 check. Flatland talked to two of these students.

Don Bosco Center Reopening in June Following $3.7M Renovation

By Kevin Collison The Don Bosco Center, a social and cultural anchor for the Columbus Park neighborhood of greater downtown since 1940, is nearing completion of a $3.7 million renovation. The 13,00 square-foot facility at 526 Campbell has evolved with its neighborhood, once the home of Kansas City’s Italian-American community. It, along with the other…

Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks: Reopening the Economy, Getting Tested, Pandemic Primary

Kansas and Missouri are taking steps to reopen the economy as questions about how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic linger.

Hannah Fenley speaks at a “Contemporary Spirituality” event.

Spiritual Seeker Builds Community, One Event at a Time

Mike Matteuzzi has created “Contemporary Spirituality,” a popular series that features speakers who encourage people to learn contemplative practices.

Yuka Naito-Billen in a surgical mask

No Man is an Island, Even in a Pandemic

An Artist Responds to Social Isolation by Creating This Short Film

Big Apartment Project Proposed Near Plaza at 48th and Belleview

(Updated July 7, 2020. The developer of the proposed Dylan apartment project, Action Pact Design Group, has gone out of contract for the property and the development site is back on the market for sale. Mike Napovanice of Orion Property Group said interest has been expressed by several potential buyers, all of whom would continue…

Actor Robert Blake in "In Cold Blod."

Art House Extra: A Masterpiece Created ‘In Cold Blood’

Flatland producer John McGrath reviews Richard Brooks’ classic 1967 true crime film “In Cold Blood” in this Art House extra.

The Dylan apartment project

Big Apartment Project Proposed Near West End of Country Club Plaza

An eight-story apartment project that would replace what’s currently a half-acre stretch of empty lots on the east side of Belleview Avenue has been submitted to the City Plan Commission for review.

A screen grab from 'Mr. and Mrs. Bridge.' Mr. and Mrs. Bridge.

Are You Entertained? A Virtual Weekend Guide to Everything KC

Here’s a selection of (mostly) Kansas City-influenced works to absorb while we are stuck indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kansas City Symphony

Artists in Residence: Kansas City Symphony Ponders Beethoven’s Drinking Habits

“Artists in Residence” visits with three members of the Kansas City Symphony about their new podcast, “Beethoven Walks Into a Bar…”

Kansas City skyline.

Kansas City PBS Hires Two Reporters to Expand News Coverage

Kansas City PBS, in partnership with Report for America, has hired two additional reporters to expand coverage of rural issues and the ongoing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.