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curiousKC | Questions on Archaeology, Streetcars, Districts and Demographics Up for Vote

By | May 3, 2021 |

curiousKC’s May voting round focuses in on how Kansas City was shaped.

Signing Off: Demolition of Old Radio Station Triggers Nostalgia in Westwood

By | April 16, 2021 |

Demolition this month of the former Entercom radio complex in Westwood revealed the original KMBC tower transmitter facility, built in 1933 and later hidden within the more contemporary facility added decades later.

In Westwood, Kansas, demolition of an old radio station has triggered a wave of nostalgia.

Kansas City Public Schools Secures Grant for 1619 Education Program

By | April 15, 2021 |

Tymia Morgan is a teacher at Central High School. She is one of two educators in Kansas City who will implement the 1619 curriculum in classrooms.

Out of over 200 applicants, one Kansas City school was selected for the 1619 Education Program.

Ernest Hemingway: PBS Documentary Grapples With Both Man and Myth

By | April 2, 2021 |

Ernest Hemingway at his home in Cuba, late 1940s.

A new PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick passes through Kansas City on its way around the world to tell the sweeping story of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway.

Amelia Earhart’s Enduring Legacy: Women Who Dare to Soar

By | March 25, 2021 |

Amelia Earhart, shone here in an airplane, helped establish the Ninety-Nines in 1929.

While her final flight and disappearance remains shrouded in mystery, Amelia Earhart’s life left a lasting legacy for women who dare to soar.

Posts Tagged ‘History’

curiousKC | Questions on Archaeology, Streetcars, Districts and Demographics Up for Vote

Signing Off: Demolition of Old Radio Station Triggers Nostalgia in Westwood

Kansas City Public Schools Secures Grant for 1619 Education Program

Ernest Hemingway: PBS Documentary Grapples With Both Man and Myth

Amelia Earhart’s Enduring Legacy: Women Who Dare to Soar

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