Bar K Fetches New Markets, Continues Romping on Riverfront

By Kevin Collison Bar K, the pioneering bar and café where dogs frisk with humans and one another, is expanding to St. Louis and Oklahoma City, and continues to thrive at its original downtown riverfront location that opened two years ago. “It’s great to see the vision come true,” said Leib Dodell, who co-founded Bar…

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No Other Pup

Bar K Fetches New Markets, Continues Romping on Riverfront

Kansas City-based Bar K is expanding its “dog-human recreation” concept to St. Louis and Oklahoma City.

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California wildfires

Good News on Climate Change: Most Americans Now Agree It’s Real, Even in the Midwest

The new 2020 Yale Climate Opinion Map concludes that a majority of Missourians and Kansans believe in climate change.

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New Grocery Store Opening on Main Along Planned Streetcar Extension

(Editor’s note: CityScene KC is taking a little time off to recharge its batteries in the Black Hills. Following the recent FTA decision to fund the planned extension of the streetcar from downtown to UMKC, the next few days will feature previous stories about the plans and ideas already set in motion along Main Street in…

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KC Bier Co. Oktoberfest kit

Tap List | KC Bier Prepares to ‘Prost in Place’ for Oktoberfest

KC Bier Co. has created a “Prost in Place” to-go kit for Oktoberfest.

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Derrick Barnes, Kansas City author

KC Author’s ‘I Am Every Good Thing’ Highlights the Beauty of Black Boyhood

Derrick Barnes, the author of “I Am Every Good Thing,” spoke with Flatland about his latest work and to share a message to his hometown.

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Big Redevelopment Plan in Works for Historic KC Armory on Main Street

(Editor’s note: CityScene KC is taking a little time off to recharge its batteries in the Black Hills. Following the recent FTA decision to fund the planned extension of the streetcar from downtown to UMKC, the next few days will feature previous stories about the plans and ideas already set in motion along Main Street in…

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Houseboat on the Blue River

curiousKC | Houseboats Once Thrived on the Blue River

The curiousKC team shares the story of the houseboat community that once thrived on the Blue River.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Will Return of Fall Sports Lead to a Spike in COVID-19 Cases?

Public health officials are closely monitoring COVID-19 cases to see if the return of fall sports leads to a spike.

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Promise of Streetcar Expansion Prompts Developers to Pursue $16.3 Million Apartment Project on Main Street

(Editor’s note: CityScene KC is taking a little time off to recharge its batteries in the Black Hills. Following the recent FTA decision to fund the planned extension of the streetcar from downtown to UMKC, the next few days will feature previous stories about the plans and ideas already set in motion along Main Street in…

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Art House Extra | ‘The Disrupted’ Explores Working Life in America

“The Disrupted,” a new film by Sarah Colt Productions, shares the stories of three hardworking Americans struggling to make it economically.

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Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Kansas City Arts Organizations Plot a New Future in Face of Pandemic

Kansas City arts organizations are scrambling to adjust to financial shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Access to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art from 45th Street would be the gateway to a potential unified Kansas City Cultural District.

Dynamic Kansas City Cultural District Perhaps a Streetcar Stop Away

(Editor’s note: CityScene KC is taking a little time off to recharge its batteries in the Black Hills. Following the recent FTA decision to fund the planned extension of the streetcar from downtown to UMKC, the next few days will feature previous stories about the plans and ideas already set in motion along Main Street in…

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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Weekend Possibilities | Nelson-Atkins Reopens, A Silent Movie And More Outdoor Live Music

Whether it’s a silent movie or speeding around Lakeside Speedway, sitting in front of the TV can wait until it’s actually cold.

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Steve Sanders photographing player introductions

KC Chiefs Photographer Documents Sports History in the Making

Steve Sanders takes you inside the game as he shares his life as the Kansas City Chiefs’ official team photographer.

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