History
Taco Bell’s Seven Layers of Mystery
Flatland’s curiousKC team explores whether Kansas City is home of the first enclosed Taco Bell restaurant.
Kansas City-Area Historic Sites Look to Halloween for Haunting Revenue
Nonprofits that own or maintain historic structures across Kansas City are hosting their own ghost tours and paranormal investigations.
Bringing Out the Dead: The Great Stockyard Fire of 1917
One of the biggest agricultural disasters in Kansas City history occurred in 1917, when a fire scorched the stockyard in the West Bottoms, leaving thousands of dead cattle and hogs charred in its wake.
Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America Celebrates a Decade
The Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA) has been quietly collecting material documenting the LGBT experience in the region for nearly a decade.
Truman Library Getting Even More Wild About Harry
Almost 20 years ago Truman Library officials unveiled a $22.5 million renovation with exhibits considered state-of-the-art. This summer they shuttered the museum and announced a $25 million upgrade. One reason: Harry Truman’s story has become too big for the building. A new 12,000-square-foot permanent exhibit is expected to be unveiled in the fall of 2020…