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Area breweries offer up a nice start to the beer year.

Tap List | Resolving to Drink More Beer in 2020

Kansas City area breweries offer appealing options for the new year.

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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building

Pondering the Future of Art Philanthropy in Kansas City

As an older generation passes, Kansas City civic leaders are pondering who will carry on their legacy of art philanthropy.

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Walnut Street Reopening in City Market After 30 Year Absence

Work is well underway on reconnecting Walnut Street through the City Market with completion expected in May. The city project will reopen Walnut as a two-way street from Third to Fifth streets on weekdays, and is intended to not only improve traffic flow, but make it a more pedestrian-friendly environment. The street will be closed…

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curiousKC voting round

New Year, New curiousKC Voting Round

Pick the question you want Flatland reporters to answer.

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New Royals Owner Talks About Downtown Baseball, East Village

By Kevin Collison While cautioning it’s early in the game, John Sherman, the new owner of the Royals, has no problem talking up the economic benefits of downtown baseball and says he’s already being lobbied on possible sites. “Baseball creates more economic opportunity in denser areas versus suburban areas or less dense areas,” Sherman said…

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