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clock tower at park university

Into the Clock Tower

You know those doors that say “Authorized Personnel Only”? Well, we’re opening them. Join Flatland as we peel back the curtain, lift the manhole cover, go in the back door, and get unfiltered access to what’s behind the scenes in Kansas City. This month, we head to Parkville, Missouri, for a behind-the-scenes look inside the iconic central…

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Hockey players

Making Fast Ice for the Missouri Mavericks

You know those doors that say “Authorized Personnel Only”? Well, we’re opening them. Join Flatland as we peel back the curtain, lift the manhole cover, go in the back door, and get unfiltered access to what’s behind the scenes in Kansas City. This month, we’re at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Independence, Missouri, as the…

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A man climbing a ladder

Tech N9ne Comes to Town

You know those doors that say “Authorized Personnel Only”? Well, we’re opening them. Join Flatland as we peel back the curtain, lift the manhole cover, go in the back door, and get unfiltered access to what’s behind the scenes in Kansas City. “Authorized Personnel Only,” a monthly series, takes us to the places we don’t…

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