Jackie Nguyen, owner of Cafe Cà Phê, says she's taking a stand for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in Kansas City. "If I plan to be part of this city, I want the city to feel like home. And if I can't live in a place and I can't feel like I'm at home, if the Asian community is being erased like that," said Jackie Nguyen, owner of Cafe Cà Phê. That's why she agreed to sponsor a vigil on Sunday. (Contributed photo)

Sunday’s ‘Stop Asian Hate KC’ Vigil Offers a Safe Space for Healing

Jackie Nguyen, owner of Cafe Cà Phê, says she’s taking a stand for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in Kansas City. The vigil she is sponsoring on Sunday is a way for the community to find support and healing.

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Easter eggs in a basket

Weekend Possibilities | Easter Egg Hunts, World of Wheels and KC’s New Baby Stingray

Classic cars, a comedy class, a cup of coffee — March’s final weekend offers some serious range when it comes to what’s happening in and around Kansas City.

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Amelia Earhart, shone here in an airplane, helped establish the Ninety-Nines in 1929.

Amelia Earhart’s Enduring Legacy: Women Who Dare to Soar

While her final flight and disappearance remains shrouded in mystery, Amelia Earhart’s life left a lasting legacy for women who dare to soar.

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Demonstrators hold signs during a press conference calling to a halt on violence against Asian Americans

‘We Are Significant’: Resources in Response to Violence Against Asian Americans

A PBS employee reflects on the response to recent attacks on Asian Americans in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Amy Taft and Dr. John Hudson talk in their office located in the basement of the First Christian Church of Cameron, Missouri.

Rural Resilience: Mental Health Care Providers Face Challenging Times Along With Their Patients

Rural mental health workers face increased client loads, workforce shortages, bad broadband connections and a revolutionized system as COVID-19 pandemic rages on.

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Streetcar Riverfront Run Approved, Early 2024 Service

By Kevin Collison Streetcar service from Union Station to Berkley Riverfront Park is expected to be running by early 2024 following the unanimous approval by the Port KC board of an agreement with the KC Streetcar Authority and the KCATA Monday. The half-mile, $20.2 million extension from the current north terminus in the River Market…

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Tap List | Spring Means New Beginnings for Border Brewing Co.

Spring 2021 offers signs of new life in the Kansas City craft beer scene.

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A display of feed sack patterns at the Thrift Style exhibit now showing the Johnson County Museum.

How Midwestern Women Pioneered Feed Sack Fashion

The Johnson County Museum is hosting a traveling Thrift Style exhibit featuring dresses made from feed sacks until May 1.

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Cannabis growing facilities

Kansas Considers Making Medical Marijuana Legal, But Very Hard To Get

Kansas lawmakers are considering tight restrictions for any medical marijuana law in the state.

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As it stands this month, 13% of Kansas residents and 12% of Missouri residents have been vaccinated.

curiousKC | Does the COVID Vaccine Cause Shingles?

Does the COVID vaccine cause shingles? The short answer, no. Learn more here.

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Le Chronic Cafe Serves Aunt Kathy’s Eclairs, Comfort Food

By Kevin Collison In opening Le Chronic Cafe at the City Market, chef Bryan Merker is fulfilling a promise he made to his Aunt Kathy years ago. As a kid in Kansas City, he always enjoyed the wonderful eclairs his aunt prepared. “My aunt was an amazing baker,” Merker recalled. “She always made eclairs so…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Vaccine Expansion and NCAA Basketball

Kansas is opening up the vaccination floodgates this week. Starting today, more than 600,000 Kansas residents are eligible to receive the COVID vaccine. For the first time, Kansans under the age of 65 with critical medical conditions like cancer, heart problems, obesity, diabetes and asthma will be able to get the shot. And Kansas is…

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Advisory Group Endorses 12-Story Apartment Tower for River Market

By Kevin Collison A proposal to build a 12-story, 300-unit apartment tower on a parking lot immediately west of the City Market has been endorsed by a review committee reporting to Port KC. The $75 million plan submitted by Flaherty & Collins of Indianapolis was recommended over a competing proposal from RM Housing, a local…

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Anaya Morrow in a scene from "Epiphany."

Art House Extra | Having an ‘Epiphany’

“Epiphany” is a day-in-the-life story about a young Black girl who makes a choice during a playground confrontation and deals with the consequences of her choice.

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Rob Reiman, founder and CEO of The Giving Tree

The Giving Grove’s Little Orchards Cast Long Shadows

The Giving Grove is empowering communities in Kansas City and several other cities to plant orchards to combat food insecurity.

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