D. Rashaan Gilmore

New Kansas City PBS Show Brings Context to Issues Affecting Kansas City

Kansas City PBS has added a new, locally produced show to its lineup. The Flatland show is a monthly, single-topic current affairs program that premieres Thursday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. on KCPBS Channel 19.1.

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The Tracks apartment project will be built on this parking lot next to the historic Freight House building.

Work to Begin on $52 Million Apartment Project in Freight House District

The 193-unit Tracks apartment project in the Freight House District is expected to break ground by the end of the year, two years after it was first proposed.

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Fringe Fest Getting ‘Back Off Ground’ with High-Rise Fundraiser

By Kevin Collison After a Covid shutdown that disrupted Fringe Fest, forcing the edgy, annual arts festival to lay off employees and go virtual, the organization, according to its executive director, is ready to “get back off the ground to being a live festival again. Literally. For the first time in its 16-year history, Fringe…

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Art House Extra | Tivoli Under the Stars

Tivoli Under the Stars is in the midst of a May-to-October run of outdoor, socially distant Friday evening movie screenings projected on the exterior of the Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

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Brenette Wilder (right) navigates her husband, Cleotis, as he drives a route Aug. 6 collecting data for a heat-mapping project coordinated through the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Hunting for Hot Spots in Kansas City’s Climate

Kansas City volunteers are part of a nationwide effort to map “heat islands” in cities where temperatures can be nearly 10 degrees higher than surrounding areas.

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Made in KC Grows Urban Footprint

By Kevin Collison At a time traditional retail is struggling, Made in KC is bucking the trend with an expansion in the works at its Country Club Plaza outlet, a new downtown café and finally, a chance to serve beer and wine at its streetcar location in the River Market. “I think Kansas City understands…

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A still from 'Shadow Country'

Weekend Possibilities | Jewish Film Fest, Vegan Summer Fest and the Crossroads Pinball Championship

An array of outdoor, at-home and out-on-the-town options make for an awesome weekend to-do list in and around Kansas City.

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Farm to Market gave Kansas Citians a taste for naturally leavened European-style artisan heath breads. Mark Friend (right) founded Farm to Market Bread Co. in 1993. His son, John, who started working as a driver when he was 16, is now the vice president,

On The Rise: Farm to Market Creates Artisan Breads for the Masses

Like Boulevard Brewing Co. for beer or The Roasterie for coffee, Farm to Market paved the way for many of the artisan bakeries on the Kansas City scene today.

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816 Day to Cap Downtown Scavenger Hunt

This year’s 816 Day scheduled for Monday (Aug. 16) is trying something new, a downtown scavenger hunt paired with Bingo aimed at helping businesses and attractions coping with the Covid pandemic. “We’re encouraging people to get out and visit local restaurants and other establishments,” said Jared Campbell of the Downtown Council. “We’re focusing not only…

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Demonstrators stand outside of the Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City on July 1, 2021 and hold signs urging Gov. Mike Parson to fund voter-approved Medicaid expansion.

Lawmakers Say Special Session Likely Unneeded to Fund Missouri Medicaid Expansion

Legislative leaders of both parties say that a special session is probably not needed to appropriate additional funds following a court order to begin covering Missourians who are eligible under voter-approved Medicaid expansion.

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