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Twelfth Street Recreation

A Sporting Joint in Old Downtown

Flatland’s curiousKC team takes a trip down memory lane at Twelfth Street Recreation, also known as to some as Miller’s Recreation.

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Vote on Your Favorite curiousKC Question

It’s time for another voting round. You choose which question we should report next, KC.

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A contemplative orangutan at the Kansas City Zoo.

Going Ape About Habitat at the Kansas City Zoo

Flatland’s curiousKC teams explains what happened, and why, to the Great Ape House at the Kansas City Zoo.

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Photo of miniature art set.

Tiny Toys, Big Museum

The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures outpunches its weight among museum goers. The museum, established in 1982, is a not-so-secret treasure at 5235 Oak St. on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In fact, the museum’s popularity prompted an inquiry for our curiousKC team: Just how many tiny toys are in that…

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view of buck o'neil bridge heading south

Bridging The Gap

Bump-Bump. Bump-Bump. Bump-Bump. So goes the steady rumble of the nearly 44,000 vehicles a day traversing the U.S. highway 169 bridge in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The structure’s three steel arches make it look like a small roller coaster has been dropped in front of the skyline. It’s the Buck O’Neil bridge, and the 63-year-old…

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