American Dreaming | Smile and Fight
This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project. Beneath the bulky uniform of the custodial staff of Johnson County Community College…
Making the World a Better Place
Voices in unity have a profound force. The members of the Heartland Men’s Chorus (HMC) have raised theirs for 30 years, serving as a positive force for a community that suffers, still, from prejudice, abuse and loss. They are, and are proud to be, Kansas City’s Gay Men’s Chorus. In 1986, 30 men joined together…
Screenland Crossroads Brunch Series and Other Weekend Possibilities
Channel your inner rebel at the Screenland Crossroads’ Brunch Series. This Sunday at 12 p.m., it’s (appropriately) “The Breakfast Club”. Tickets are $18 and include brunch. Next month, on May 22, it’s “Stand By Me”. Happy Earth Day. Powell Gardens (1609 NW US Highway 50, Kingsville, Missouri) has free admission today. Between 9 a.m. and…
KC Life Sciences Conference Connects Industry, Academia
Researchers and industry representatives opened a two-day life sciences conference in Kansas City today, and one aim is to expedite development of ideas for improving patient care. The Regional Translational Medicine Meeting is organized by the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute, and the institute’s chief executive said presentations this morning by University of Missouri-Kansas…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Local Goes Focal
Kansas City’s perceived contribution to America’s cultural heritage has been typically limited to smoky clubs (jazz), outdoor shacks (blues), and white napkins covered in red splotches (barbecue). But times have changed. Kansas City’s efforts to embrace the arts have altered its very makeup over the last decade, and the nation has taken notice. An extremely…
American Dreaming | To Return, as an Inspiration
This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project. Grace Manasseh grew up under the sun of eastern Africa in Nairobi, the…
The Weekend Starts Today
Earth Day is Friday. That means you can use your weekend to get greener. Then, having done your part to save civilization, you can also get out and enjoy it. We’ve got plenty of tips for doing both. Start by getting rid of unused electronics responsibly. Bridging the Gap, one of the city’s best environmental organizations, is…
In Rainy Weather, #GiveSevenDays Walk Draws a Crowd
The participants started the Peace Walk at the Jewish Community Center and ended at the Church of the Resurrection in Overland Park. Promoting peace and diversity, SevenDays is a week-long commemoration of the victims of the shooting at the Jewish Community Center on April 13, 2014. Reporter Cara McClain, a student at the Missouri School…
Food Fight | The Clash of Carrots
[FLEX-CONTENT] — Food Fight is a new series that pits two locally-available eats and drinks against each other. Anything you’d like to see in the ‘ring’? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.
American Dreaming | 5,000 Miles From Home, Together
This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project. After the Valiente triplets left their home country of Paraguay to live in…
American Dreaming |’Putting Together Legacies’
This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project. William “Bill” Brown emerges from the workshop at his home on his…
Take 5 For Your Health
Behind the backlog: The problem-plagued rollout of KEES State officials called a news conference when they inked a $188 million contract in the summer of 2011 for a new high-tech Medicaid enrollment system with Accenture, a Dublin-based multinational professional services giant. They said the new Kansas Eligibility Enforcement System, or KEES, would replace a clunky…
Lee’s Summit Students Win Cybersecurity Crown
And the winner is …. Team Sudo from the Lee’s Summit School District. The high school club from Summit Technology Academy earned top honors in a 12-team field at the finals of the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, held last week in Baltimore. Taking its name from an abbreviation for an old computer command…
American Dreaming | A Rare Student, A Rare Dream
This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project. Henry Lubega just wanted to get out alive. Lubega, a student at…
Celebrating SevenDays | Onward
This story is part of our coverage of Kansas City’s SevenDays project, which aims to bring people together to conquer hate and celebrate diversity. The project is led by Mindy Corporon, who lost two family members in the April 2014 shootings at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kansas. For each of the seven…