The St. Louis Housing Defense Collective held a rally downtown on Aug. 2, 2021, demanding that housing assistance get into the hands of those facing evictions.

Missouri’s Eviction Crisis Could Be a ‘Humanitarian Tragedy,’ Advocates Say

The federal eviction moratorium ended Saturday, and distribution of rental assistance has been slow in Missouri.

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One of 13 solar-powered vehicles competing in the American Solar Challenge that begins Tuesday morning in Independence.

Solar Settlers: 1,000-mile American Solar Challenge Sets Off Along Santa Fe Trail

College students from around the world are competing in the American Solar Challenge, a design competition and car race from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, nearly 1,000 miles away.

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What you need to know for curiousKC this month. (Flatland)

curiousKC | Introducing the Winner of July’s Voting Round

In July, the curiousKC voting round focused on the history of Kansas City. This question won with 37% of the votes: “Where was Rattlebone Hollow and why was it significant within the history of Kansas City, KS?” For the next few months, the curiousKC team will be answering the questions you all voted on this…

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The Rev. D.A. Holmes (left) receiving an award.

curiousKC | Who was D.A. Holmes and Why Was a School Named After Him?

A curiousKC reader reached out wanting to know more about the Rev. D.A. Holmes, and why a school was named after him. This is his story.

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Photographer Wants to Brighten Downtown with Neon Museum

By Kevin Collison Well known Kansas City photographer, Nick Vedros, is on a quest to create a downtown museum for one of advertising’s more colorful tools, the vintage neon signs that once touted businesses. “In 2017, I noticed many neon signs were in decline,” Vedros said. “There’s nothing more a part of our urban fabric…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Mask On, Mask Off Debate in Days Ahead of Garth Brooks Concert

Kansas City’s new mask mandate takes effect today. Garth Brooks concert at Arrowhead Stadium will be the event of the week.

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Rieger Plugging Electric Park Garden Bar into East Bottoms Destination

Two years after opening his destination distillery in the East Bottoms, Andy Rieger of J. Rieger & Co. is adding an outdoor patio bar and atrium called Electric Park Garden Bar this fall. The 11,000 square-foot facility is named after the long-gone Electric Park, an amusement park that entertained Kansas Citians arriving on streetcars in…

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Young Jason Sudeikis with his family.

Art House Extra | Recalling Jason Sudeikis Before ‘Ted Lasso’

In 2017, Flatland spent time getting to know local hero Jason Sudeikis. So this week Art House burrowed into the video vaults to show you around his old family home, and his early life in Kansas City.

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Bluff Street Bridge, 1894.

Local Lynching Memorial Perseveres Despite Backlash

The Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City is collaborating with the Equal Justice Initiative to collect jars of soil from the site of every lynching in Missouri.

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A glass of red wine being poured.

Weekend Possibilities | Missouri Wine & Jazz Fest, Douglas County Fair and Oddities & Curiosities Expo

Your weekend options include a county fair, a free outdoor movie, car races and distinctly different festivals.

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A sign marks the entrance to the a drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Shannon County Health Center on July 8, 2021.

Fight Over Mask Orders Growing at Rate to Rival Missouri Delta Variant Cases

Politicians are fighting over masks. Public health officials are begging people to get vaccinated. And meanwhile, the Delta variant continues to spread almost unchecked in Missouri.

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police line do not cross tape

Emergency Calls: What Do Kansas Citians Ask of Police?

A new program at the Kansas City Police Department is capturing more granular data about how often residents summon officers, and why.

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Cerner Plans to Sell KCK Campus, Move Employees to South Kansas City

By Kevin Collison Cerner plans to sell its “Continuous Campus” in western Wyandotte County and relocate the remaining employees to its South Kansas City Bannister campus, according to an internal employee memo obtained by CityScene KC. The two-building office campus located at the entrance to Village West off Interstate 435 was developed as part of…

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The Cerner "Continuous Campus" at Village West in western Wyandotte County opened in 2013.

Cerner Plans to Sell KCK Campus, Move Employees to South Kansas City

Cerner Corp. plans to sell its “continuous campus” in western Wyandotte County and relocate the remaining employees to its South Kansas City Bannister campus.

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A butterfly at Powell Gardens.

Powell Gardens’ Festival of Butterflies Brings New Life to the Metro

Powell Gardens has brought together a host of exotic critters for the 24th annual Festival of Butterflies. The event brings attention to pollination and the life cycle of the butterfly.

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