Crime & Safety
Age of Coronavirus: Food Chain Heroes Step Up In Pandemic Crisis
Food assistance agencies are scrambling to meet spiking demand as people seek help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Artists in Residence: Creative Strategies in the Age of Coronavirus
Flatland’s new video series, “Artists In Residence,” takes a look at how local artists are coping with the Kansas City area’s mandatory stay-at-home orders.
Age of Coronavirus: Pandemic Prompts Surge of E-House Calls
The COVID-19 pandemic may, by necessity, accelerate the adoption of telemedicine.
Age of Coronavirus: The Politics of the Pandemic
In a Flatland interview, University of Kansas professor Jack Zhang discusses how the “politics of blame” shapes our political and economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Age of Coronavirus: A Wistful Drone of Bagpipes Echoes in Brookside
John Tootle is using his skills as a bagpiper to raise the spirits of housebound families in the age of coronavirus.
Age of Coronavirus: KC’s Role in Winning the War on Polio
Kansas City played an underappreciated role in conquering polio, a public health scourge with some similarities with the current COVID-19 outbreak.
Age of Coronavirus: KC Area Far Short Of Space For Homeless During Pandemic
The three main counties in the Kansas City area — Wyandotte and Johnson in Kansas, and Jackson in Missouri — would have to boost bed capacity for the homeless by about 60% virtually overnight as the coronavirus begins to peak.
Age of Coronavirus: Feeding the Folks Who Feed Us
Kansas City restaurants are adapting at light speed to the coronavirus outbreak.
Age of Cornonavirus: Nearly Half of US Child Care Centers Say They May Not Survive Pandemic
Nearly half of U.S. child care centers say they may not survive the financial losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
Age of Coronavirus: The Return of the ‘Black Swan’
The coronavirus pandemic is the latest in a history of “black swan” events, which are unanticipated but predictable shocks to the economic system.