KC’s Grandfather of Ballroom Works for Greater Acceptance of the Culture
Ballroom culture has been around for longer than many realize, but it’s only recently arrived in Kansas City.
Grand Avenue Temple Closes, Downtown Sanctuary Since 1912
GUEST COMMENTARY By Bryan Cisler After more than 100 years, today (June 27) was the final service for Grand Avenue Temple – a Methodist church in downtown Kansas City at Ninth and Grand Avenue. I wasn’t a member there but I decided to attend the last service. I hung around afterwards and talked to some…
How One Kansas City Neighborhood Is Transforming Its Dangerous And Abandoned Buildings
In northeast Kansas City, the Lykins Neighborhood Association has used Missouri’s Abandoned Housing Act to reclaim abandoned and dilapidated homes and turn them over to rehabbers for renovation. The results have been promising.
Real-life Forrest Gump: 77-year-old Runner Hits Cross-Country Midpoint in Kansas City
A cross-country run in the name of goodwill will take 77-year-old Stan Cottrell 3,000-miles across the United States, from Los Angeles to Washington D.C.
curiousKC | Why do Companies Treat Insurance for Mental Health Differently Than Physical Health?
Mental and physical health are not mutually exclusive. When one suffers, the other can suffer as well. So why, one curiousKC reader inquired, do some insurance companies treat them differently? The short answer is that they shouldn’t. By federal law, insurance companies are required to maintain parity between mental health and physical health. “If, for…
Sinkers Lounge Plans Fall Tee Time in P&L District
By Kevin Collison Sinkers Lounge is finally out of the Covid rough and plans to tee off this fall in the Power & Light District next door to its companion venue, Blade & Timber. The new upscale indoor mini-golf concept had been scheduled to open last summer at 53 W. 13th St. but the pandemic…
Nick’s Picks | Prepping for Independence Day, Tiny Homes Vote and Medicaid Breakthrough
Nick’s Picks offers your guide to the news week ahead in Kansas City.
Take a Peek Inside the Re-imagined Harry S. Truman Library & Museum
On Friday, July 2, Harry S. Truman Library & Museum officials will reopen the Independence institution after a nearly two-year shutdown for a $29 million makeover.
Origin KC, New $30M Hotel Planned for Berkley Riverfront
By Kevin Collison A Mississippi hotel developer is in final negotiations with Port KC to open the first hotel on the downtown riverfront, a $30 million project called Origin KC that would be located across from Berkley Park. The Thrash Group of Hattiesburg intends to open the sixth boutique hotel in its Origin group, a…
Art House Extra | ‘Below the Fold’ Portrays Journalists Digging into a Missouri Cold Case
Filmmaker Clayton Scott discusses “Below the Fold,” a new film about two small town journalists digging into a cold case involving the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl.
How to Talk About Medical Marijuana With Your Parents
Older adults have been slower to accept and use medical marijuana. But the tide is turning.
Shop Local KC Opening Along Streetcar Route in Midtown
By Kevin Collison Katie Mabry van Dieren is bringing Strawberry Swing’s flair for helping makers of all kinds prosper to a permanent location, opening Friday (June 25) at 3630 Main along the planned streetcar route. “This location is amazing,” said van Dieren, founder of Shop Local KC and the Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair. “It’ll…
Weekend Possibilities | Free State Festival, Pride Night and Sunflower Festival
Ice cream, sunflower fields, food trucks and live in-person entertainment await fun-seekers during summer’s first full weekend.
Meet 2 Scientists From KC Who Worked on COVID-19 Vaccines
Meet and learn from two of the scientists from the Kansas City area who worked first-hand in creating the vaccine to combat COVID-19.
Religious Leaders Bare Their Souls in ‘Shepherds Helping Shepherds’
A Kansas City area group called “Shepherds Helping Shepherds” allows religious leaders a chance to share struggles and to encourage one another.