Kansas City Royals
They’re Baaaack! 5 Storylines for Our Returning Royals
Pay no attention to the calendar. Spring actually starts when baseball begins. Monday afternoon at Target Field in Minnesota, our long civic sports winter will finally end when Royals baseball returns. Glory be. Flatland has been watching all spring and has the top storylines to watch for the 2017 season. THE SURGE This year, the biggest…
The Weekend Starts Today
Chinese New Year is this weekend. Saturday, to be precise. But you don’t have to be Chinese to celebrate. For that matter, you don’t have to celebrate. If you do, however, wear red. According to my deep knowledge of Chinese culture, meaning a five-minute internet search, red is the traditional color of the holiday. Just…
Rings and Rally Bugs: Looking Back at the Royals in 2016
With the Royals season over, it’s time to look back. Sure, the two-time American League champions will not be defending their World Series crown. But that, as Stuart Smalley said, is OK. The biggest reason is probably simple fatigue – mental and physical. The Royals’ style is predicated on decent pitching, rock solid defense and…
The Weekend Starts Today
In “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” True words. It’s odd, in fact, that the Gregorian calendar marks the new year in mid-winter. Jewish people, on the other hand, have the right idea. The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, literally, “head of…
The Ripple Effect | KCPT’s look at Ewing Marion Kauffman’s legacy
The name Kauffman is synonymous with Kansas City, from Kauffman Stadium to the Kauffman Foundation to the Kauffman Scholars program. In celebration of his 100th birthday, we take a look back at the life of a man whose great impact ripples beyond the boundaries of our city. As a young man, Ewing Marion Kauffman opened Marion Laboratories,…
The Weekend Starts Today
Fall officially starts this weekend, but it sure won’t feel that way. Yes, the autumnal equinox is tomorrow, but temperatures are expected to hit a decidedly un-autumnal 90 degrees. In other words, it’s faux-fall, and Flatland has a few ways to get out and enjoy it. An entertaining, if frustrating, Royals season is winding down….
The Weekend Starts Today
Labor Day, of course, honors the labor movement and contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of the nation. It’s also considered the unofficial end of summer, and it is the point in the year after which one is forbidden to wear white. Whatever color you wear, though, we’ve got a ton…
The Weekend Starts Today
Bad news for Olympics lovers. The games close Sunday night with what will surely be a lavish live ceremony. In other words, you’d better watch all the Olympics you can this weekend. Or, better yet, DVR the games. Then get out of the house and enjoy some of what our city has to offer. After…
The Weekend Starts Today
In just a few weeks, those dismal dog days of August will be upon us, and our will to live sorely tested. But not quite yet. In fact, this is a weekend chock full of life-affirming options. Chief among them, the return of Fringe. That’s the annual KC Fringe Festival, which kicks off Thursday. Twelve…
How The Royals Can Get Right
The Royals finished the first half of the season right around .500. At times, like last night against Cleveland, the club has looked like the world-beaters they were last year. At times, they’ve looked exactly as average as that record would suggest. There are a few very obvious things the club can do to get…