People & Places
90 Seconds with ShotTracker
From propelling the game’s emergence in the early 1900s, to honing hall of fame players like Wilt Chamberlin at the University of Kansas, the Sunflower State is rich in basketball history. So it makes sense that a Kansas company, ShotTracker, hopes to write the sport’s next chapter with its wearable technology for basketball players and coaches….
Interview: Master Distiller Tom Nichol on His Drink of Choice
It’s a story that made headlines: Retired master distiller for Diageo, owner of Tanqueray gin and other spirits, gets back in the game for one more batch. The special distillery ? Kansas City’s history-rich J. Rieger & Co. The distiller? Tom Nichol. The liquor? Gin, of course. But his gin, his way. Finally, the much-discussed gin has arrived, and Nichol…
Picasso, Monet from William Koch collection to be auctioned
NEW YORK (AP) — An erotic painting of a cabaret singer by Pablo Picasso with a second picture on the reverse side could bring over $60 million at auction. Picasso’s “The Night Club Singer” from his Blue Period was created in 1901. A bawdy picture of his dealer, Pere Manach, is on the back. Sotheby’s…
Celebrating, Bemoaning the passage of time
The Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall is celebrating its 75th anniversary tonight, and it’s a good thing that the celebration is happening during the evening: In the light of day, the museum is clearly in need of a facelift – possibly an estimated $36 million dollar facelift. Starting in 2005, the Kansas City Museum…
90 Seconds with Cremalab
Ed’s Note: Flatland and Startland News have partnered to highlight Kansas City’s innovators and entrepreneurs, all in 90 seconds. This is the third episode in the five-part series. With a team of sharp, trendily dressed bohemians, Cremalab is where speed meets creative dynamism. The Kansas City firm, founded in 2009, transformed itself from a design shop to a…
5 questions with ‘Stray Dog’
Ron “Stray Dog” Hall got his big screen debut as Thump in the Academy-Award nominated film “Winter’s Bone.” Director Debra Granik recruited Hall for the part of the ruthless crime boss after seeing him at a biker church in southern Missouri. But while Hall physically fits the part, a new documentary from Granik reveals that in real…
The Entire History of KC…
If you don’t know your past, you’ll never understand the future. Almost 200 years of KC history in a 2-minute video. What did we leave out?
372 letters home: The paper trail of war
Thanksgiving Day 1942, Camp Sutton, N.C. — “…I also gave thanks for the country we live in. Honey you may not realize it but this is the most wonderful nation in all the world and if possible I’m going to do my best to help protect and defend it.” That passage is from a letter that…
90 seconds with FitBark
Ed’s Note: Flatland and Startland News have partnered to highlight Kansas City’s innovators and entrepreneurs, all in 90 seconds. This is the second episode in the five-part series. As the mecca of animal health, the Kansas City metro accounts for a whopping 56 percent of total worldwide animal health, diagnostics and pet food sales. But while it’s…
Local startup heading to the big leagues of retail
Like so many great technological innovations, Jason Carman’s was born out of annoyance. “I have outdoor speakers at my place but they are controlled by a receiver in my basement,” Carman said. “So I’d be out by the barbecue and if I wanted to turn on some music, I’d have to walk inside, find the…