Personal Safety

Diners on 14th Street in the Power & Light District

KC Live! Reopening Soon; P&L District Pandemic Losses Total ‘Tens of Millions’

The Power & Light District is slowly coming back to life after being largely dormant since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Meditation by a lake

Pandemic is Prime Time to Start Meditating

The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing efforts have created an ideal context for meditation.

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World War I veteran Fred Nason Furber

Words From World War I Echo Eerily a Century Later

The National World War I Museum and Memorial has spent the pandemic shutdown transcribing handwritten letters and converting them to digital form.

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The Kansas City Symphony's view of the Celebration at the Station.

A Different View of Celebration at the Station This Memorial Day

Kansas City Symphony musicians reflect on the pivot from a live Celebration at the Station performance to a highlights broadcast on KCPT forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Art House Episode 4

Art House: Pondering the Future of Film Following a Pandemic

Screenland Armour Theatre co-owner Adam Roberts and Kansas City filmmaker Anthony Ladesich ponder the future of film creation and exhibition in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Irish Fest crowd gathers below the Kansas City skyline.

KC Irish Fest Making Big Changes Due to Pandemic

Kansas City Irish Fest, which traditionally welcomes more than 100,000 weekend visitors to Crown Center, will take place in a series of smaller, “locally focused” community experiences in 2020.

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A disc golf basket in Kessler Park on Cliff Drive.

A Germ Expert Offers Advice Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

An infectious disease specialist offers tips on how to enjoy the Memorial Day weekend safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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staff and children at summer camp activity under a parachute at a park

Pandemic Compounds Child Care Crisis During a Summer Like No Other

As the Kansas City area struggles to reopen the economy, job call-backs are exacerbating a child care crunch.

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Kansas Health Secretary Lee Norman displays a swab used for COVID-19 testing.

Testing In The Middle of the Pandemic Riddle For Kansas City

In the roundabout world that is COVID-19 testing raises almost as many questions as it provides answers as Kansas City seeks to reopen.

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Toilet paper

Doing Our Doody To Combat COVID

Kansas researchers believe analyses of wastewater can help health authorities track the prevalence of the coronavirus.

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