The Country Club Plaza with the fountain at Mill Creek Park in the foreground.
The Country Club Plaza is marking its 100th anniversary in business this year amid renewed questions about its future. (Courtesy | Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library)

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 5-1

January 1, 2024  |    |  1 min read

Flatland is taking a journey through our recent past during the holiday season, presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.

This is the 10th and final installment, featuring stories that first appeared between Oct. 20 and Dec. 21.

From Oct. 20

Art House | ‘No Place Like Home’ Grapples With Hate Our relationship with home is complicated. Just ask Kevin Willmott and C.J. Janovy, filmmakers behind “No Place Like Home: The Struggle Against Hate in Kansas.”

From Nov. 7

Grieving Parents Turning Tragedy of Suicide into Hope  Parents of children who have died by suicide have banded together to help dramatically reduce such tragedies in the Blue Valley School District.

From Nov. 9

Nichols’ Folly: A Century of the Country Club Plaza The Country Club Plaza, as it marks its centennial, is at a crossroads. J.C. Nichols’ iconic district is seen both as private property and public trust.

From Nov. 16

Streetcar, More Housing May Help the Country Club Plaza The KC Streetcar extension and development of more high-rise housing are widely seen as keys for supporting the Country Club Plaza.

From Dec. 21

Help With Navigating a Complex Media Landscape As the U.S. enters another election year awash with information, how can folks improve their media literacy to help decide what is true and who to follow?

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A sales tax reshaped KC’s East Side. Now voters to decide if it continues.

July 28, 2026

The Central City Economic Development sales tax is up for renewal on Aug. 4. The tax has generated nearly $100 million since voters approved it in 2017.

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