Questions Answered
curiousKC: Turning Trash Into Treasure Isn’t Getting Any Easier
When it comes to recycling in Kansas City, turning trash into treasure isn’t as easy as it used to be.
curiousKC: Winning Access to Fairyland Park
Kansas City’s Fairyland Park was a focus of civil rights activists before voters approved a public accommodations ordinance in 1964.
How Is ‘Switzer Road’ Really Pronounced?
curiousKC investigates the history behind the name Switzer Road.
A Cat in a Bowtie Named Sly James
CuriousKC tracked down the story behind an Instagram-famous cat in a bowtie the goes by the name Sly James.
Kansas City’s Clash of The Titans
Learn the history of the short-lived Monarchs and Blues baseball rivalry in the ’20s.
Taming the Mighty Mo
Port KC President and CEO Jon Stephens provides a brief curiousKC history of the channeling of the Missouri River.
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.
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…
curiousKC Follows the Artists
Flatland’s curiousKC team explores where the artists are moving as the Crossroads become evermore commercialized.