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Kansas City Monarchs team photo from 1934

Kansas City’s Clash of The Titans

Learn the history of the short-lived Monarchs and Blues baseball rivalry in the ’20s.

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curiousKC food edition

Time to Vote on the Food Question You Like Best

February it’s all about food. Pick your favorite curiousKC query. Our team will report.

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Missouri River channel

Taming the Mighty Mo

Port KC President and CEO Jon Stephens provides a brief curiousKC history of the channeling of the Missouri River.

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Kansas City Oasis brochure

An Oasis for the Less Religious

Kansas City Oasis is a secular non-profit that allows atheists and agnostics to make human connections without spiritual commitments.

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Oralee holds photo of her father, Warren Watkins Jr.

Unearthing the Truth About Slave Burial Sites at KCI

There’s a persistent rumor in local circles that part of Kansas City International Airport was once a slave graveyard.  The topic crossed Flatland’s radar when an anonymous contributor asked the curiousKC team to see if there is “any truth to that.” Old news clippings and a 60-page archaeological survey of African American slave sites prove…

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Royals plays in 1969

A Tale of Two (Kansas City) Royals

How did the Kansas City Royals get its name?

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curiousKC Follows the Artists

Flatland’s curiousKC team explores where the artists are moving as the Crossroads become evermore commercialized.

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Westport Landing on the Missouri River.

Kansas City: What’s in the Name?

Flatland’s curiousKC team explains why there’s a Kansas City in Missouri and not just Kansas.

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Peter's Drive-in was a popular spot in Kansas City, Kansas, for decades.

Burgers, Bods and Hot Rods

CuriousKC checks out Peter’s Drive-in, which once once a favorite hang-out in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Vote on Your Favorite curiousKC Question

It’s time for another voting round. You choose which question we should report next, KC.

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