People & Places

Liliane Lemani at work at her award-winning small sewing business.

Kansas City Celebrates World Refugee Day

By Teagan King | June 16, 2023

Kansas City’s third annual World Refugee Day celebration will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library’s Northeast branch.

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Marchers carry a huge flag during Kansas City's Pride Parade 2023.

Kansas City Pride Parade 2023

By John G. McGrath | June 12, 2023

The Kansas City Pride Parade is one of the nation’s largest. Flatland was there on Saturday to document this year’s huge turnout in video.

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Nicole Noblet (at center in purple) with Missouri's People First Chapter at Disability Rights Legislative Day at the Capitol. (Contributed)

Young Adults with Disabilities Want Independence. Guardianship Is a Hurdle.

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | June 8, 2023

Students with disabilities are too often faced with hurdles when entering young adulthood. One lesser-known issue: the school-to-guardianship pipeline.

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Fr. Taylor W. Tracy, pastor of Christ the King Independent Catholic Church of Kansas City.

Gay Priest Shepherds Nontraditional ‘Catholic’ Church

By Bill Tammeus | May 28, 2023

Fr. Taylor W. Tracy is married. To a man. And he is leading a nontraditional “Catholic” church on Kansas City’s West Side that is exceptionally ecumenical.

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A pink skateboard with the letters "ZAE" painted on. In Lawrence, Kansas local community and skate leaders compiled their gently used extra parts to give kids who live in low-income housing a chance at skate culture.

Building Up Low-Income Youth in Lawrence with Skateboards

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | May 26, 2023

Lawrence community leaders and skaters saw a need they could fill and stepped up, offering low-income youth free skateboards.

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