Take 5 For Your Health
Kansas schools, churches try new ways to deliver summer meals Delivering meals to low-income people is a long-standing way to improve nutrition, but a project in Iola Unified School District 257 will bring the whole diner. Kathy Koehn, nutrition and wellness coordinator at USD 257, said students taking vocational classes in the district are working…
KC Pinoy takes Filipino cuisine mobile
KC Pinoy food truck owner-operator Chrissy Nucum, born and raised in the Philippines, knows the secret to her grandmother’s atsara, a pickled papaya salad with carrots, red onion and green onions. The recipe traces back to the family’s roots in Pampanga, a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. “Filipinos from that region…
30 Stories in 30 Days | From ‘Star Wars’ to Mandolins
Videographer Alden Miller has created a challenge for himself: In the month of April, tell one story about Kansas City each day. Yup, that’s each and every day. Here at Flatland, we’ve teamed up with the dangerously-living Mr. Miller to showcase that work throughout the month. We check in with him at Alchemy New Media weekly to see how…
From the Still to the Barrel
Go behind the scenes with the Shannon family’s Restless Spirits distillery in North Kansas City. Michael Shannon explains the history, and Benay Shannon, the metro’s only female head distiller, puts on her pink boots to walk us through the how-to. The Shannon’s deep connection to Kansas City — and its sordid political history — can be seen on the labels, and we…
Feeding Bacteria to Livestock Could Cut Antibiotic Use
On a cold windy morning, Kelly Nissen feeds the cows at the Iowa State University Beef Nutrition Farm north of Ames. Far from just tossing hay, he weighs out specific rations and carefully delivers them to numbered feed bunks. “When you’re feeding, you’re always double-checking yourself to make sure it’s going in the right lot,”…
American Dreaming | Smile and Fight
This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project. Beneath the bulky uniform of the custodial staff of Johnson County Community College…
Making the World a Better Place
Voices in unity have a profound force. The members of the Heartland Men’s Chorus (HMC) have raised theirs for 30 years, serving as a positive force for a community that suffers, still, from prejudice, abuse and loss. They are, and are proud to be, Kansas City’s Gay Men’s Chorus. In 1986, 30 men joined together…
Screenland Crossroads Brunch Series and Other Weekend Possibilities
Channel your inner rebel at the Screenland Crossroads’ Brunch Series. This Sunday at 12 p.m., it’s (appropriately) “The Breakfast Club”. Tickets are $18 and include brunch. Next month, on May 22, it’s “Stand By Me”. Happy Earth Day. Powell Gardens (1609 NW US Highway 50, Kingsville, Missouri) has free admission today. Between 9 a.m. and…
KC Life Sciences Conference Connects Industry, Academia
Researchers and industry representatives opened a two-day life sciences conference in Kansas City today, and one aim is to expedite development of ideas for improving patient care. The Regional Translational Medicine Meeting is organized by the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute, and the institute’s chief executive said presentations this morning by University of Missouri-Kansas…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Local Goes Focal
Kansas City’s perceived contribution to America’s cultural heritage has been typically limited to smoky clubs (jazz), outdoor shacks (blues), and white napkins covered in red splotches (barbecue). But times have changed. Kansas City’s efforts to embrace the arts have altered its very makeup over the last decade, and the nation has taken notice. An extremely…