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Backers Continue Push for a Walt Disney Museum in Kansas City
Speeding up or down 31st Street at Forest Avenue, it’s easy to miss the wall-sized mural, “Thank You, Walt Disney.” That location was once the Laugh-O-Gram Studio, Disney’s first professional film studio and apartment, which lasted for only one year in 1923. However, in the past 20 years or so, an organization called “Thank You,…
The Story Behind Naming a Restaurant “Sambo’s”
The curiousKC team explores the history behind the naming of the Sambo’s restaurant chain, which once had more than 1,100 locations across the country.
In Full Bloom
CuriousKC questioner Sarah Hemme wanted to know which organizations were doing the best job of conserving and preserving green space in the Kansas City area. Once we started out, the trail was anything but cold. There’s a lot work occurring in places like KCMO and Johnson County, Kan.
Climate Change’s Serious Effects On Kansas Citians Disproportionately Affect The Poor
The discussion about climate change often centers on what increasingly extreme weather will mean for agriculture and the environment. But what about its effect on poverty?
Push is Underway in Kansas City to Make the 2020 Census Count
Local organizations, such as the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) in the Kansas City area, and national philanthropic groups, such as the Funders Census Initiative 2020, or FCI, are mobilizing to promote a complete count during the upcoming census.
Pondering Tom Pendergast’s Complicated Legacy
Boss Tom Pendergast long ago earned a place on any list of the most influential people in Kansas City history. His legacy, though, is rather mixed.
Kansas City Square Dance Clubs Still Kicking Up Heels
The Schemmers and their 23 companions meet the third Friday in September through May. The Harmony Dancers and the 15 other square dance clubs in the Kansas City metro carry on a long tradition that continues today.
Dixon’s Famous Chili Celebrates A Century Of Beans, Meat And Loyal Customers
Vergne Dixon started selling chili out of a cart – precursor to the modern food truck – before opening his first permanent location at 15th and Olive in Kansas City.
What’s Behind the Plane Behind the House Off Ward Parkway?
Ever wondered why there’s a nose of an airplane enclosed in a glass shed? curiousKC has the answer.
The Mission Link
The statue of Paschal Fish Jr. holding his daughter stands in a garden in downtown Eudora, Kansas. (Catherine Hoffman | Flatland)