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‘Auschwitz,’ Union Station’s Most Ambitious Exhibition, Runs Through March.
By Kevin Collison “Auschwitz, Not Long Ago, Not Far Away” is Union Station’s most ambitious exhibition to date and you find its title is no empty phrase before you begin the story of perhaps the cruelest episode in history. That’s because the antisemitism that created the infamous World War II death camp where 1.1 million…
‘Defund the Police’ was Designed to Provoke a Response. In Missouri, it Worked
Republican lawmakers have responded with outrage to moves in Kansas City and St. Louis to reshuffle police funding.
Missouri National Guard’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mission: Task Force Freedom
Members of the Missouri National Guard have been deployed in Kansas City for months to help hard-to-reach communities get access to COVID-19 vaccinations.
9 Kansas City Residents Share What Being Asian Means to Them
This is a snapshot of the many people in the community who shape and move the city as we know it.
Weekend Possibilities | Memorial Day Weekend Features Balloons, A Beer Release, The Monarchs and Ballet
The three-day holiday weekend means an extended scroll of what to do with friends and family.
Tracing Kansas City’s Ties to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre sent ripples that could be felt in Kansas City. Flatland explores the sometimes surprising local links to arguably the most serious, yet little known, race crime in U.S. history.
Citizen and Nextdoor Are Making Us All Vigilantes. Is That a Good Thing?
Public safety apps such as Nextdoor and Citizen are creating a new kind of surveillance culture, absent of context.
Weekend Possibilities | KC Ballet at Starlight, Children’s Urban Book Fair, Buds and Suds
On-stage events like KC Ballet at Starlight and Freight Train Rabbit Killer at Lemonad(e) Park, plus the Park Place Farmer’s Market make for a busy weekend outdoors.
Renovated Lightwell Tower Brightens Downtown Office Market
By Kevin Collison The wall of live plants is flourishing, the tired 90s interior look gone, the contemporary art from the Haw Gallery is hung and the old pool table from the St. Louis Playboy club is racked and ready. lightwell, the $85 million overhaul of the former City Center Square office tower, is pitching…
Plans for Hotel, Mid-Rise Apartments, Move Forward on Riverfront
By Kevin Collison A Port KC committee recommended this week the agency sell two parcels along the downtown riverfront to developers pursuing two projects, a 120-room boutique hotel and a seven-story apartment plan. The developer of the five-story hotel, whose identity has not been disclosed, has been in negotiations with Port KC for almost two…