History
Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America Celebrates a Decade
The Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA) has been quietly collecting material documenting the LGBT experience in the region for nearly a decade.
Truman Library Getting Even More Wild About Harry
Almost 20 years ago Truman Library officials unveiled a $22.5 million renovation with exhibits considered state-of-the-art. This summer they shuttered the museum and announced a $25 million upgrade. One reason: Harry Truman’s story has become too big for the building. A new 12,000-square-foot permanent exhibit is expected to be unveiled in the fall of 2020…
Backers Continue Push for a Walt Disney Museum in Kansas City
Speeding up or down 31st Street at Forest Avenue, it’s easy to miss the wall-sized mural, “Thank You, Walt Disney.” That location was once the Laugh-O-Gram Studio, Disney’s first professional film studio and apartment, which lasted for only one year in 1923. However, in the past 20 years or so, an organization called “Thank You,…
The Story Behind Naming a Restaurant “Sambo’s”
The curiousKC team explores the history behind the naming of the Sambo’s restaurant chain, which once had more than 1,100 locations across the country.
‘Lest We Forget’ Holocaust Exhibit Opens Friday at World War I Museum
“Lest We Forget,” a traveling Holocaust exhibition that opened in Germany in 2015, is arriving at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City this week.
Kansas City’s Connection to Patsy Cline’s “Last Photograph”
The “Last Photograph” of Patsy Cline taken by Mildred Keith.
Pondering Tom Pendergast’s Complicated Legacy
Boss Tom Pendergast long ago earned a place on any list of the most influential people in Kansas City history. His legacy, though, is rather mixed.
Dixon’s Famous Chili Celebrates A Century Of Beans, Meat And Loyal Customers
Vergne Dixon started selling chili out of a cart – precursor to the modern food truck – before opening his first permanent location at 15th and Olive in Kansas City.
What’s Behind the Plane Behind the House Off Ward Parkway?
Ever wondered why there’s a nose of an airplane enclosed in a glass shed? curiousKC has the answer.
The Mission Link
The statue of Paschal Fish Jr. holding his daughter stands in a garden in downtown Eudora, Kansas. (Catherine Hoffman | Flatland)