Sympathetic Vibrations | Make Your Tuesday the Fattest
Thanksgiving is full of food. Christmas is full of sweets. But neither holiday holds a candle to the level of indulgence that happens on Mardi Gras. In fact, the concept of overdoing it plays a central role in the holiday’s origin story. Mardi Gras, French for “fat Tuesday”, is anything but holy. Yet, the celebration…
The Cost of Our Public Transit | Preview
If you’ve ever thought about the importance of the city’s public transit system, follow The Cost of Public Transit, the final in a five-part general overview series on our city’s aging infrastructure. Here’s a preview in advance of Monday’s Episode 5. All five overview episodes culminate in a 30-minute documentary at 7:30 p.m., March 2 on KCPT. — Follow the entire project online…
Order Up| Kitty’s Cafe’s Pork Tenderloin
Order Up is a regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.
The Weekend Starts Today
Do you like getting drunk and throwing beads at strangers? That’s what people do on Fat Tuesday, after all. Given that most of us will be working that day, however, this weekend is your best chance to get out and celebrate Mardi Gras. Like at the Mardi Gras party on Friday night at Drexel Hall,…
In The Face Of More Missouri Abortion Restrictions, One Woman Tells Her Story
Anti-abortion groups in Missouri helped boost many Republican candidates to victory in November, and they’re now eagerly waiting to see how those lawmakers advance their cause. Missouri legislators have filed dozens of restrictive abortion bills, including two that would outlaw abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy rather than the current 21-weeks and six days….
Tap List | Standout Stouts
Several stouts on tap around town show the versatility of a beer style worth exploring. Before the Golden Age of micro-brewing, Guinness, an imported dry Irish stout, was one of the few stouts commonly available on tap. Now, this dark beer style is available year-round from many craft breweries. Double Shift Brewing’s Huck Stout is…
The Cost of Our Roads | Episode 4
If you’ve ever wondered how Kansas and Missouri maintain their roadways, “The Cost of Roads | Episode 4,” looks at what’s being done to fund the roads Kansas Citians rely on everyday in the fourth of a five-part digital series looking at our city’s aging infrastructure. Public Works? The Cost of Our Aging Infrastructure is a months-long project taking you underneath the pavement…
Couple Moves On From Silence About Time In Japanese Internment Camps
This weekend marks the 75th anniversary of Franklin Roosevelt’s executive order that led to the internment of Japanese-Americans. We hear from two people who were interned when they were children.
Investigation Adds to Questions About Federal Beef Promotion Program
On a brisk and busy January morning at the Oklahoma National Stockyards, cattle arrive for auction in trailers pulled by pickup trucks — and leave in double-decker cars towed by semis. The Oklahoma City auction is one of the largest markets for young calves that aren’t quite old enough or fat enough to be slaughtered….
Blip Paper Cup Throwdown & Other Weekend Possibilities
Not all art hangs on walls. Some lives for just a few moments before you put your lips to a cup. Case in point: Blip Roasters (1101 Mulberry St.) is hosting a Paper Cup Throwdown — a latte-art competition. The doors open tonight at 6:30 p.m., and the competition starts pouring at 7:30 p.m. Take a walk…
The Cost of Our Roads | Preview
If you’ve ever thought about the state and age of the roads you drive everyday, follow The Cost of Roads, the fourth in a five-part general overview series on our city’s aging infrastructure. Here’s a preview in advance of Monday’s Episode 4. All five overview episodes culminate in a 30-minute documentary at 7:30 p.m., March 2 on KCPT. — Follow the entire project…
Folk Alliance International Celebrates Musical Activism
The timing couldn’t have been better. Months before we knew how the 2016 presidential election would play out, organizers at Folk Alliance International had chosen a theme for the annual conference this year in Kansas City — “Forbidden Folk – Celebrating Activism in Art.” Billy Bragg, a celebrated British singer-songwriter and activist for left-wing causes,…
Leadership is Risky
When Pastor Adam Hamilton embarked on a series of sermons about Moses last year, he knew the gravity of his message. Hamilton knew his call to action had the power to change the lives of children and families forever. So he started at the beginning. Inside Leawood’s United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, the nation’s…
A City Haunted by Ghost Water
It first bubbled up a year ago as a steady stream at the edge of Harry Ellis’ well-kept lawn. It flowed across the nearby roadway north of the river and splattered mud on passing cars. In the winter, it formed an icy glaze. The people from the city came. They dug down to their pipes…
Flexing Our Communal Protest Muscles
In our own way, America is at war. It may seem dramatic to say, but it’s the truth. Not against a foreign enemy. Not with guns and tanks and nukes. We’re at war with our fellow Americans, with our sense of communal normalcy. Right now the weapon is everything we can lay hands on —…