Billie’s Grocery Adds Healthy Aussie-Style Food to Restored Luzier Building

By Kevin Collison The historic Luzier Building at 31st and Gillham, a 1920s, terra cotta jewel box next to the big, concrete Costco, is about to be fully reborn with its anchor tenant an Australian-inspired café and bakery. The two-story building at 3216 Gillham Plaza is the latest and toughest restoration project by urban developer…

David Wallace

Truman Family Secrets

A new book recounts the suicide that shadowed the family of Harry Truman.

Cat dressed up as Patrick Mahomes

A Cat in a Bowtie Named Sly James

CuriousKC tracked down the story behind an Instagram-famous cat in a bowtie the goes by the name Sly James.

Torn Label Brewing Co. beer.

Tap List | Spring is Just Around the Corner

Before spring, Tap List shares a few winter seasonal beers from the Kansas City area that may have flown under your radar.

Barney Allis Plaza is showing its age 35 years after its last revamp.

Mayor Wants Barney Allis Plaza to Be Downtown ‘Focal Point’

By Kevin Collison City officials want a solid proposal to revive the forlorn Barney Allis Plaza and its crumbling garage by this summer, saying the prominent public space should become the “coolest backyard ever.” At a public presentation at Bartle Hall last week where people were invited to offer ideas about the future of the…

Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks: Your Outlook for the Coming Week

Nick Haines, host of KCPT’s ‘Kansas City Week In Review,’ provides a news roadmap for the coming week.

U.S. 69

Kansas Highway Plan Seeks Better Roads Without Hiking Taxes

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s transportation plan seeks to restore the state’s roads without raising taxes.

John McGrath, Erin Hamer-Beck and Emily Woodring discuss the role of women in film on "Art House."

‘Art House’ Examines the Role of Women in Cinema

Flatland’s new episode of “Art House,” a program for cinephiles, explores the role – or lack of them – of women in cinema.

Muhammad Ali interviewed by reporters in London, England,

Nelson-Atkins Rolls Out ‘Image of a Champion’ Events

The museum announced multiple events in support of new Gordon Parks, Muhammad Ali exhibit.

Mayor Announces Panel to Study Local Police Control, Gun Violence

(Editor’s note, updated May 13. Mayor Quinton Lucas has announced his appointments to the study group on police local control and gun violence established by the City Council in February. “Two more Kansas Citians lost their lives to gun violence last night, surpassing the horrific number of murders by this point in 2019,” Lucas said…

Ieshia and Vicky, Filter podcast hosts

Introducing a new podcast from Flatland: ‘The Filter’

Flatland is launching a new podcast, “The Filter,” to examine under-reported cultural issues in the Kansas City area.

Ballerinas on stage in the production of Swan Lake.

Weekend Possibilities | Valentine’s Day, Swan Lake, and the Kansas City Golf Show

Why waste time waiting for reservations on Valentine’s Day when there’s the whole weekend to woo that special someone in Kansas City?

The Kansas City Star recently announced plans to print newspapers in Des Moines, Iowa, instead of downtown Kansas City.

The Kansas City Star’s Owner Files Bankruptcy

McClatchy Co., owner of the Kansas City Star, sought bankruptcy court protection from creditors early this morning, becoming the latest casualty in a financial crisis that has decimated the newspaper industry.

Buck O'Neil stands with a statue of himself in the Negro League Baseball Museum in 2005.

A Game-Changing Legacy

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is marking the centennial of the Negro National League, formed on Feb. 13, 1920 in Kansas City.

Cannabis growing facilities

Maddening Process For Rejected Reefer Applicants

Hundreds of medical marijuana applicants throughout the state appealing application denials issued through the Missouri Department Health and Senior Services.