Arts & Culture

Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.

Dave Eames is the founder and co-owner of Fossil Forge.

Signs of the Times, Past and Present

Fossil Forge sign shop has been a force in bringing back neon signs in Lee’s Summit and the rest of the Kansas City area.

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Toasting local beer

Weekend Possibilities | KC Brew Fest, ‘The Office’-Themed Pop-Up and Chiefs Game Day

There’s no shortage of fun in Kansas City as the Chiefs prepare to host their fourth-straight AFC Championship Game in the NFL playoffs.

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An old time photo of temperance-minded protesters.

Late to the Party: The Strange History of Liquor Laws in Kansas

Did you know happy hours as we know them were illegal in Kansas until 2011?

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A monarch butterfly rests on a yellow flower.

Weekend Possibilities | Home + Garden Show, Ice Skating with Elsa, Chiefs Chili Cookout

Performing arts to indoor soccer and perhaps a home and garden show in between, the penultimate weekend of January has plenty to offer outside of the Chiefs playoff run.

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Aerial view of the “Eye Heart KC” mural by recent Kansas City Art Institute alumni Parker Story, at the intersection of Westport Road and Wyandotte Street, created as part of the first round of commissions under the Asphalt Art Initiative program.

‘A Splash of Art and a Little Traffic Calming’

Public art meets public safety as part of Kansas City’s Asphalt Art Initiative.

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A fan posing in a MADE MOBB Chiefs t-shirt.

Weekend Possibilities | MADE MOBB X Chiefs Pop-Up, KC Restaurant Week, Lightsaber Combat

Feast on specialty KC Restaurant Week menus, assemble the world’s best trivia team, or skip the game altogether and check out “Wicked”.

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Kansas City Symphony

Weekend Possibilities | KC Symphony Plays The Beatles, Good Living Expo, Mediterranean Lunch

Here’s what the first full Kansas City weekend of 2022 has to offer.

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Champagne on ice

Weekend Possibilities | New Year’s Eve Parties, ‘Game of Thrones’ Mixology and a Chili Cookoff

If you’re getting out of the house to celebrate New Year’s Eve, you have some options.

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Weekend Possibilities | Classic Holiday Flicks, Christmas Parties and a Kwanzaa Celebration

Check this list twice for holiday happenings around Kansas City.

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Work Begins on $52M Apartment Project in Freight House District

(Editor’s note: This updated article originally appeared on Aug. 16.) By Kevin Collison The 193-unit Tracks apartment project in the Freight House District has begun construction, two years after it was first proposed. The $52.5 million development is being built by Milhaus, an Indianapolis developer that also recently completed the 338-unit Artistry KC apartment complex…

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