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Dean Hotel was more than a 12th Street one-stop-shop for Della Reynolds. It was what she called home for her formative years. (Courtesy | Della Reynolds)

curiousKC: Home Sweet (12th Street) Hotel

The motorcycle trips run together for Della Reynolds.  It was around 1997 — or perhaps closer to 2000 —  at 1019 East 12th Street in Kansas City.  Looking back, she didn’t really want to be there.  But what if her return triggered a memory? Plus, she’d already stopped to survey a city map and locate…

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In this curiousKC, we try to break down insurance and access to mental health providers. (Adobe Spark Image)

curiousKC | Why do Companies Treat Insurance for Mental Health Differently Than Physical Health?

Mental and physical health are not mutually exclusive. When one suffers, the other can suffer as well. So why, one curiousKC reader inquired, do some insurance companies treat them differently? The short answer is that they shouldn’t. By federal law, insurance companies are required to maintain parity between mental health and physical health. “If, for…

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Curious about what our name 'Flatland' means? You're not alone. (Illustration by Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Adobe Spark Images)

curiousKC | What Does Our Name ‘Flatland’ Exactly Mean?

Curious about the Flatland name’s origins? You’re not alone.

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What do we know about our senior citizens' mental health one year since the pandemic first hit?

curiousKC | How Did the Pandemic Affect the Mental Health of Seniors?

What do we know about our senior citizens’ mental health one year since the pandemic first hit?

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A KC Star clipping featuring rendering of one of the missing murals.

curiousKC | The Mystery of KC’s Missing Walt Disney Murals

When a reader reached out about a few Disney murals that once hung in the old D.A. Holmes School, it seemed that surely someone would know their whereabouts.

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