curiousKC

What do you wonder about Kansas City, the region or its people that you would like us to investigate?

The Rev. D.A. Holmes (left) receiving an award.

curiousKC | Who was D.A. Holmes and Why Was a School Named After Him?

A curiousKC reader reached out wanting to know more about the Rev. D.A. Holmes, and why a school was named after him. This is his story.

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Access to mental health services became an even larger issue during the pandemic. So we look into pay-as-you-can options. (Gender Spectrum Collection)

curiousKC | Are There Pay-As-You-Can Mental Health Resources?

Mental health access continues to be an issue during the pandemic, so this Kansas Citian asks: “Are there pay-what-you-can options for therapy in Kansas City?”

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This curiousKC digs into the history of Kansas City's brick streets. Pictured in the middle and right photos is James Garfield Cleveland Brown, a renowned bricklayer in the 1920s. (Images: Johnson County Museum, Missouri Valley Special Collections | Collage: Vicky Diaz-Camacho)

curiousKC | How Many Brick-Paved Streets Are There in KC?

This curiousKC digs into the history of Kansas City’s brick streets.

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What you need to know for curiousKC this month. (Flatland)

Here’s Which Question Won in June and Your New Voting Round

The people have spoken. With nearly 30% of all votes during June, this is the question most folks wanted to learn about:  “I wonder who the Native Americans were that first lived in the KC area. What was their culture like?”  Our team will start to sift through research and reach out to experts in…

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Dean Hotel was more than a 12th Street one-stop-shop for Della Reynolds. It was what she called home for her formative years. (Courtesy | Della Reynolds)

curiousKC: Home Sweet (12th Street) Hotel

The motorcycle trips run together for Della Reynolds.  It was around 1997 — or perhaps closer to 2000 —  at 1019 East 12th Street in Kansas City.  Looking back, she didn’t really want to be there.  But what if her return triggered a memory? Plus, she’d already stopped to survey a city map and locate…

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