Art House Extra | The Return of Panic Film Festival
The Panic Film Festival returns with a hybrid approach of socially distant in-person screenings along with online screenings and related events.
Ernest Hemingway: PBS Documentary Grapples With Both Man and Myth
A new PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick passes through Kansas City on its way around the world to tell the sweeping story of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway.
New Kirk Family YMCA ‘Flagship’ for Metro Association
By Kevin Collison Downtown’s new “flagship” YMCA is ready for action, but unless you’re a kid, you won’t be swimming, working out, playing basketball or participating in a myriad of other healthy activities until later this year. That’s because the Y leadership is doing a gradual roll out of their new $35 million Kirk Family…
Weekend Possibilities | Royals Welcome Fans, Competitive Rocket League and Sporting KC’s Egg Scramble
Limited-capacity Royals games, concert livestreams and Easter eggs are in the cards for April’s opening weekend.
Opening Day Q&A: Royals Announcer Rex Hudler Gives Predictions, Players to Watch, June Bug-Barbecue Advice
Flatland caught up with “Hud” to talk about the 2021 Royals, a bit about his time as a big leaguer, what it takes to win over an audience ahead of Opening Day.
Kansas City’s Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Makes Itself Heard
Kansas City’s vigil at Cafe Cà Phê to grieve the victims of the Atlanta shooting sought to create the intimacy and the reverence of an at-home vigil in a space large enough to fit the whole Asian American-Pacific Islander community.
Rau Construction Relocating HQ to West Bottoms from OP
By Kevin Collison Rau Construction is relocating its headquarters from Overland Park to the West Bottoms, returning to its Kansas City roots where the family-owned firm was founded in 1905 after migrating from Germany. “We’re high on the West Bottoms,” said Dan Meyer, Rau president. “We think it’s the new up and coming area, and…
Workers in an Overwhelmed Education System Talk Mental Health
Nearly 58% of educators say they have poor mental health. That was pre-pandemic. What about now?
Tap List | The Cosmic Alignment of Beer and Tacos
Tap List features two events this weekend combing tacos and beer.
Office Tower Proposed at New 27th and Main Streetcar Stop
By Kevin Collison An $83.4 million office tower is in the works for vacant property owned by Crown Center near the planned 27th and Main streetcar stop. A preliminary plan for what appears to be a 12- to 14-story tower on a site northeast of 27th and Main has been filed with the Kansas City…
Office Tower Proposed Near Planned 27th and Main Streetcar Stop
An $83.4 million office tower is in the works for vacant property owned by Crown Center near the planned 27th and Main streetcar stop in Kansas City.
As Regulations Vanish, One Missouri County is Ground Zero for Factory Farming Debate
The state eliminated local control over large animal feeding operations. Some rural residents want that power back.
curiousKC | Opioid Addictions Worsen in Pandemic
“Has anyone remembered the opioid crisis?” Here’s what experts have to say about the compounding effects of one public health crisis within another, and what’s needed.
Nick’s Picks | Pandemic Recovery, Medicaid Fight and Baseball Returns
Nick Haines provides an update on COVID pandemic developments, the fight over Medicaid expansion in Missouri and other news affecting Kansas City this week.
New Book Documents Local Hate Crime Survivor’s Journey
Seven years after a neo-Nazi murdered her father and son, Mindy Corporon is recounting her journey as a hate crime survivor in a new book, “Healing a Shattered Soul,”