People & Places
The Art of (KC Structures)
Our photography series, “The Art of (KC),” brings you beautiful, thought-provoking and compelling images of what makes our city tick. There’s no doubt Arrowhead Stadium will be rocking this weekend in what may be the most anticipated home opener since Joe Montana put on his No. 19 jersey. With that in mind, we turn our artistic eye to other…
Septime Webre | Becoming a Choreographer
Septime Webre, artistic director of the Hong Kong Ballet and choreographer for the world premiere of the Kansas City Ballet’s “Wizard of Oz,” gives his top three suggestions for aspiring choreographers. Every Tuesday and Thursday through Oct. 12, Flatland looks at the various people and professions that go into creating “The Wizard of Oz.” Follow…
How Are Stadiums Cleaned After Games?
When baseball season ends this month, Kauffman Stadium will have hosted 83 Royals home games. That’s 83 days of hot dogs, popcorn and beer. And each night, someone has to clean it all up. A reader asked curiousKC about that process: How do Kansas City’s professional sports venues get cleaned after games? We couldn’t connect…
The Art of (Open Spaces)
Our photography series, “The Art of (KC),” brings you beautiful, thought-provoking and compelling images of what makes our city tick. This week, we’re taking a peek at Open Spaces, Kansas City’s new arts experience that brings local, national and international art of mediums together throughout the city from Aug. 25 through Oct. 28. From music to sculpture to printmaking and virtually…
Is Kansas City’s Population Growing?
Ben Evans is a Kansas City transplant, and after he recently bought a house in Waldo, he started wondering: Are other people moving to Kansas City? And how do experts and forecasters expect the population to change in the coming years? He posed those questions to curiousKC, and we fired up our spreadsheets to find…
Herspace Focuses on Empowering Women through Collaborative Space
Housed in a former middle school in Midtown Kansas City, Plexpod Westport Commons is a coworking space for men and women alike. But now there will be a specific spot for women only. It’s called Herspace, and it officially opens Tuesday, Sept. 4, but Plexpod members got a sneak peek this week. Herspace has private…
The Art of (Fountains)
Our photography series, “The Art of (KC),” brings you beautiful, thought-provoking and compelling images of what makes our city tick. This week, we’re focused on fountains. And it’s no surprise that with more than 200 fountains, Kansas City is appropriately-dubbed “The City of Fountains.” In 1992, the city added a fountain symbol and our “City of Fountains” moniker…
Turn O’ the Century Kansas City Amusement
Nowadays, if you want entertainment, you don’t even have to leave your couch — seasons of “Friends” are just a Netflix log-in away. The more adventurous types can head to First Fridays or take a ride on the Mamba roller coaster at Worlds of Fun. But what about a hundred years ago? What the shuttlecock…
The Art of (Hometown Pride)
Our photography series, “The Art of (KC)”, brings you beautiful, thought-provoking and compelling images of our city and surrounding areas every other week. This week, we’re highlighting the very picture(s) of hometown pride. From Jason Sudeikis repping KC on the national scene (and when he came into our sister studio at 90.9 The Bridge) to the unabashed “Property…
Crooked Missouri
David Bonebrake describes himself as the kind of guy who likes order. If he sees a crooked picture on the wall, he wants to fix it. When Bonebrake, a Kansas native, saw an aerial picture of Kansas City from 438 miles above — a photo he still keeps on his phone — he noticed that…