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‘A Splash of Art and a Little Traffic Calming’

By | January 14, 2022 |

Aerial view of the “Eye Heart KC” mural by recent Kansas City Art Institute alumni Parker Story, at the intersection of Westport Road and Wyandotte Street, created as part of the first round of commissions under the Asphalt Art Initiative program.

Public art meets public safety as part of Kansas City’s Asphalt Art Initiative.

Artist Hasna Sal is a Follower of Christ, Not Organized Religion

By | December 19, 2021 |

The Holy Family — Jesus, Mary and Joseph — are depicted in Hasna Sal’s glass artwork on display at a Catholic center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Hasna Sal’s art reflects her love for Jesus Christ, even though she’s not a Christian, not a Muslim anymore and not a member of any institutional religion.

Record Executive From KC Rejected the Beatles, Scrambled to Get Back

By | December 9, 2021 |

This image released by Disney+ shows, from left, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon in a scene from the nearly 8-hour Peter Jackson-produced documentary "Get Back."

In the early 1960s Kansas City native Dave Dexter Jr., as a record company executive, held the first right of refusal to sign the Beatles in the United States. He rejected them. Here’s the story of how he scrambled to get them back.

New Film Documents Legendary KC Ballot Theft Case

By | November 19, 2021 |

In 1945 Harry Truman, then vice president, attended the Kansas City funeral of machine boss Tom Pendergast, and visited with Pendergast’s nephew James (far right).

A new film premiering this weekend tells the story behind the 1947 blowing of a Jackson County Courthouse safe, making possible the theft of dodgy ballots and contributing to the collapse of a planned vote fraud investigation.