Arts & Culture

Lux Living Briefs Neighborhood on 14th & Wyandotte Hotel, Apartment Plan

By Kevin Collison Lux Living provided fresh details of its planned hotel and apartment project at 14th and Wyandotte along with updated renderings at a briefing to the Downtown Neighborhood Association Thursday. The project calls for a 10-story, 200-room boutique hotel to be built on a vacant, rubble-strewn lot at 1319 Wyandotte and a 20-story…

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A wide shot of The Patriot rollercoaster at Worlds of Fun.

Weekend Possibilities | Worlds of Fun, Future and Easter

Warmer weather will be welcomed by folks looking to get out and about this Easter weekend. Egg hunts, live music, arts, crafts and roller coasters are on the agenda. Friday, April 7 7 p.m. Grammy Award-winning rapper, producer and songwriter Future is performing at T-Mobile Center, 1407 Grand Blvd., Friday night. The Future & Friends…

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Kansas City-based author and illustrator Shane W. Evans.

KC Author of Banned Children’s Books Marches On

A Kansas City-based author of children’s books recently learned his work was on a list of the most banned picture books. Here’s how he responded.

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Between rows of piano keys (stacked vertically) we see plaques that read "Reuter Organ Company" A hand reaches to play several keys.

The Resonant Legacy of Pipe Organs in Lawrence, Kansas 

Lawrence has an honored place in the world of pipe organs. It is home to both Reuter Organ Co. and one of the nation’s largest university organ departments.

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Truman Library visitors to the exhibit can examine Katy McCormick’s photographs displayed alongside witness testimonials of the bombings.

Truman Library Makes Plans to Host Hiroshima Trees

Descendants of trees that survived the Hiroshima atomic bomb that helped end World War II are expected to be planted at the Truman Library sometime in 2024.

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