Garment District Grooves Kicks Off Season April 21
Garment District Grooves, a monthly outdoor concert series that started last year, is scheduled to resume April 21 at “Thimble Park” at Eighth and Broadway. The first show will feature FamenKC, a flamenco trio, who’s performance was rained out last year. The Taste of Brazil food truck will provide food. Jared Campbell, the Downtown Council’s…
Listyn KC Plots Comeback as Part of New Center for Recorded Music
A group of passionate local music lovers are working to establish the Center for Recorded Music, a temple of sorts to the vinyl art form, with the Listyning Room for serious contemplation at its heart.
For Frontline Workers, No Vaccine for Mental Health
Six in 10 health care workers said the pandemic negatively affected their mental health. Here’s what mental health experts say needs to happen.
Tap List | Trek the 2021 Pint Path This Weekend
Tap List has this week’s new beer releases and events in the Kansas City area.
Columbus Park Wary About What’s Next at North End
By Kevin Collison A Columbus Park building that once housed a point of community pride when it was LaSala’s Deli for decades is now a source of worry for residents. They’re concerned Kevin Hill, the owner of The North End at 910 E. Fifth St., may continue in the ways of its previous operator, Mike…
Life in the (Internet) Slow Lane
Broadband access is hard to come by in large parts of Kansas due to lack of infrastructure.
Global Table Fundraiser Includes Two City Market Restaurants
Two City Market restaurants, the Blue Nile and The Bite, are included in this year’s annual Global Table event to spotlight immigrant contributions to Kansas City and raise funds for the Jewish Vocational Service. Each Monday in May, the JVS has organized a carryout cuisine event at four restaurants owned by immigrants. This is the…
curiousKC | Vote on 3 Big Questions About Mental Health
You sent curiousKC three big questions about the community’s mental health. Which one do you want us to report first?
Nick’s Picks | Vaccination Free-for-All, Earnings Tax Vote and Medicaid Expansion
Nick Haines gives you a look at the week ahead in Kansas City.
Bracket Buster: Hogan Prep Grad Reflects on March Madness, KC Roots
Flatland caught up with Abilene Christian University guard Damien Daniels, who looks back on his time in the NCAA Tournament and Hogan Prep Academy in Kansas City.
Maxus Files Apartment Proposals Ahead of Stricter Incentive Policies
By Kevin Collison A proposal to convert the former AT&T building at 500 E. Eighth St. into a 283-unit apartment project specializing in work-live space has been filed by Maxus Properties with the a city development agency. Maxus acquired the 1973 office tower three years ago and originally intended to upgrade it for modern office…
Art House Extra | The Return of Panic Film Festival
The Panic Film Festival returns with a hybrid approach of socially distant in-person screenings along with online screenings and related events.
Ernest Hemingway: PBS Documentary Grapples With Both Man and Myth
A new PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick passes through Kansas City on its way around the world to tell the sweeping story of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway.
New Kirk Family YMCA ‘Flagship’ for Metro Association
By Kevin Collison Downtown’s new “flagship” YMCA is ready for action, but unless you’re a kid, you won’t be swimming, working out, playing basketball or participating in a myriad of other healthy activities until later this year. That’s because the Y leadership is doing a gradual roll out of their new $35 million Kirk Family…
Weekend Possibilities | Royals Welcome Fans, Competitive Rocket League and Sporting KC’s Egg Scramble
Limited-capacity Royals games, concert livestreams and Easter eggs are in the cards for April’s opening weekend.