Arts & Culture
Womontown: How 12 City Blocks in Kansas City Became a Radical Enclave By and For Women
Fed up with harassment and housing discrimination, lesbians in 1990s Kansas City dreamed of a place where they could “walk hand in hand, freely down the streets.” So they created Womontown. The radical enclave encompassed 12 city blocks and attracted women from all over the U.S.
Fired Up Belger Glass Annex Aims to Build a Community of Glass Blowers in Kansas City
Belger Glass Annex hopes to ignite the artistic glass making potential of Kansas City.
The Boy In The Woods: The Story of Frank McGonigle
A new book written by Jim Cosgrove, better known as children’s performer “Mr. Stinky Feet,” documents the disappearance and subsequent murder of Frank McGonigle, a member of the prominent Kansas City family that operated McGonigle’s Market.
Signs of the Times, Past and Present
Fossil Forge sign shop has been a force in bringing back neon signs in Lee’s Summit and the rest of the Kansas City area.
‘A Splash of Art and a Little Traffic Calming’
Public art meets public safety as part of Kansas City’s Asphalt Art Initiative.