History
12 Ways to Honor MLK Day in KC
Learn what you can do to honor MLK Jr. Day in Kansas City.
A (Blue) River Runs Through Us
A decision decades ago not to create three large reservoirs reshaped Johnson County and contributed to ongoing flooding issues in the Blue River watershed.
A Century Later, Two Prohibition-Era KC Companies Come Back
Two Kansas City businesses that would shutter when Prohibition became law were J. Rieger & Co. and Heim’s Brewing Co. Their comeback stories are entwined.
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…
Dreaming of Fields: A Brief History of Kansas City Ballparks
The history of baseball in Kansas City is rich, detailed and sometimes weird, and it can be told in part through the various clearings, fields or stadiums in which it was played.
A Sporting Joint in Old Downtown
Flatland’s curiousKC team takes a trip down memory lane at Twelfth Street Recreation, also known as to some as Miller’s Recreation.
Nelson-Atkins Obtains Rare Image of Slaves Working on a Plantation
The Hall Family Foundation has given the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art what may be the earliest photographic image of slavery in America.
Burgers, Bods and Hot Rods
CuriousKC checks out Peter’s Drive-in, which once once a favorite hang-out in Kansas City, Kansas.
Terror in the Heartland: The Bobby Greenlease Kidnapping
Much of the twisty, grizzly story behind the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping has never been fully told. And one key element of Kansas City’s crime of the century remains tantalizingly unresolved.