Show Me | Season Two Preview

"Show Me" and the Kansas City skyline.

Last year, our Show Me series introduced you to six entrepreneurs in Kansas City brimming with local pride and national ambition. Now, we’re back with four new stories about the movers and shakers who are shaping our great city. Get a taste of the who-and-what’s to come with this preview, and look for the first episode of Show Me’s Season 2 right…

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The Weekend Starts Today

Four women in yellow costume posing against a blue backdrop.

Friday is No Housework Day. That means you have the perfect excuse for not spending all your time at home wrangling dust bunnies. Instead, why not get out of that oh, so messy house and see what the city has to offer? Flatland has culled the best of all that’s happening around town. That does…

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The Weekend Starts Today

Three individuals on stage.

When the world is in turmoil, it can be hard to focus on things like art, music and dance. Life, though, matters. Feeding the soul matters. So, we’ll quickly run through some of the fun events happening around town this weekend. First, though, let’s look at some of the more important stuff. Ironically enough, given…

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Sympathetic Vibrations | Style from Strife

A rapper in front of graffiti

Ed. note: The rapper’s materials linked here contain explicit language. Kansas City’s Abnorm, a talented, gritty MC whose young career has seen a lifetime of experiences, will headline this Saturday at the recordBar. While deserved, this top billing is a far cry from where Abnorm started – sneaking into that same venue as a teenager…

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Tech N9ne Comes to Town

A man climbing a ladder

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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