Arts & Culture

Landon Laird on the set of “The Buccaneer” with Cecil B. DeMille and, on right, Louise Campbell and Margot Grahame in 1937.

Landon Laird: Remembering Kansas City’s First Film Critic 

Landon Laird served as the Kansas City Star’s film critic for decades, offering a unique local connection to Hollywood.

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Laugh-O-Gram studio building

Thank You Walt Disney Project Secures $2M in Federal Funds

A decades-long effort to redevelop Walt Disney’s original Laugh-O-Gram animation studios will receive $2 million in federal funding.

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A glass of red wine being poured.

Weekend Possibilities | KC Wine Fest, District Biskuits and a Scenic Film Fest

This weekend has offerings from an after-hours coffee shop party to a Sporting Kansas City watch party, with all sorts of art, food and drinks in between.

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Lux Living Proposes 30-Story Apartment and Hotel Project

By Kevin Collison A proposal for a 30-story residential and hotel tower at the northeast corner of Wyandotte and 14th adjacent to the historic Power & Light Building has been submitted to the city by Lux Living. The plan submitted by the St. Louis developer calls for a building that would include 300 apartments and…

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woman sits in front of a blue background. She has a coffee cup that reads "Kansas City PBS" and a stack of books with a plant next to here.

Q&A with ‘Preserving Our Past’ Producer Catherine Hoffman 

Kansas City PBS producer Catherine Hoffman discusses the process behind the new film, “Preserving Our Past: The Story Continues.”

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