Arts & Culture

The front entrance of Grimm Tattoo in the West Bottoms.

Grimm Tattoo Reopens in West Bottoms After Devastating Fire

Grimm Tattoo has relocated its shop and museum to the West Bottoms after a devastating fire destroyed its Midtown location in April.

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The exterior of the Attucks School today.

Major Art Center Opening Soon Near 18th and Vine

The Zhou B. Art Center is expected to open later this year, repurposing a former segregated public school into a creative hub in the 18th and Vine District.

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Co-owner Deana Bellamaganya at Core Coffee & Eatery.

Businesses Welcome KC Neighbors to Taste, Tour the Northeast

The Taste & Tour event on Friday offers a way to showcase the diversity of businesses, particularly in the food and drink industry, in Northeast Kansas City.

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A collage of six photos of children in Harmony Project KC playing instruments.

Harmony Project Helps Young Northeast KC Musicians to Thrive

Harmony Project is making a difference in the lives of young musicians in the Historic Northeast area of Kansas City, offering a path to higher education.

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A Dorothy Gale impersonator who works at Dorothy's House in Liberal, Kansas, holds a pair of ruby slippers she wears while leading tours of the museum.

No Place Like Home? The Wizard of Oz Still Shapes the World’s View of Kansas for Better and Worse

The Wizard of Oz and Kansas have been inseparable since farm girl Dorothy Gale first skipped down the yellow brick road. But having an enduring image from the Dust Bowl 1930s might also hold Kansas back from what it wants to be today.

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A crowd begins to gather in front of Union Station for the start of the NFL Draft.

Spend a Day at the NFL Draft

Flatland attended the first day of the NFL Draft in Kansas City to capture the fan experience in pictures. Here is a pictorial gallery.

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Ryan Coffman and Sayeeda Islam in a traditional Bangladeshi three-wheeled passenger cart.

Global Love Story Stretches from Kansas City to Bangladesh 

A couple from Kansas City and Bangladesh found love through a dating app, got married and are now maintaining the relationship from across the globe.

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The centerpiece of the new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum in Atchison is the plane Muriel, named for Earhart’s younger sister, Grace Muriel Earhart Morrissey. The plane is the one remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E, which Earhart piloted on her final voyage.

New Amelia Earhart Museum Gleams with the Energy, Innovation and Bravery of its Subject

The sparkling new hangar-museum at Atchison’s Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport does more than just pay tribute to its namesake’s life and career.

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Kansas City-based author and illustrator Shane W. Evans.

KC Author of Banned Children’s Books Marches On

A Kansas City-based author of children’s books recently learned his work was on a list of the most banned picture books. Here’s how he responded.

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Between rows of piano keys (stacked vertically) we see plaques that read "Reuter Organ Company" A hand reaches to play several keys.

The Resonant Legacy of Pipe Organs in Lawrence, Kansas 

Lawrence has an honored place in the world of pipe organs. It is home to both Reuter Organ Co. and one of the nation’s largest university organ departments.

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