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Streetcar 802 sits idle on Main Street near Country Club Plaza where it was undergoing testing on the Main Street extension on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Carlos Moreno | KCUR 89.3)

Big Streetcar Opening Ceremony After more than three years of pain and disruption, Kansas City’s new streetcar extension line finally opens this week, allowing passengers to ride all the way down to the Country Club Plaza and on to UMKC. A grand opening ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. on Friday at the new Plaza…

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New Johnson County Sculpture Memorializes ‘Trail of Death’

Michigan-based artist Aaron Squadroni sits inside Fire Keepers Circle, the art installation he and Leah Yellowbird created at Heritage Park in Olathe, Kansas. Squadroni was putting the finishing touches on the sculpture in advance of the ribbon cutting scheduled for Saturday. (Chase Castor | Flatland)

It’s common for Aaron Squadroni to interact with people interested in his art. But usually it’s completed work in a gallery, not an unfinished piece near a lake. Squadroni, along with Leah Yellowbird, created Fire Keepers Circle, a new public artwork commemorating the Potawatomi Trail of Death. The piece is in Heritage Park in Olathe.…

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