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

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

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | May 3, 2021

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

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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.

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

By Brian Burnes | April 16, 2021

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

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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.

Kansas City Public Schools Secures Grant for 1619 Education Program

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | April 15, 2021

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

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

Ernest Hemingway: PBS Documentary Grapples With Both Man and Myth

By Brian Burnes | April 2, 2021

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.

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

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

By Anna Gonzalez | March 25, 2021

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

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