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Culture

Kansas City’s independent theaters and film organizations keep the art (and love) of movie-going alive in an age of big-box screens and streaming.

November 28, 2023

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Madison McMillen

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Business

KC Crossroads wants staff dedicated to improving the district

The Crossroads is beginning to boom, but who will maintain it? The answer could be a Community Improvement District.

November 29, 2023

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Charmaine Merriweather

Airports and Transportation

Explore the Streetcar Stop: Union Hill, 31st + Main

It’s the penultimate stop on our journey north through the KC Streetcar’s Main Street Extension eight new stops before they debut sometime this fall.

July 22, 2025

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Madison McMillen

Real Estate

The art behind Kansas City’s historic homes: Mid-century Modern

In the third installment of our neighborhood architecture series, we dive into the metro’s renewed love for Mid-century Modern.

September 4, 2024

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Madison McMillen

Food

Spring pop-up bars in Kansas City

Head to Emerald City or visit your favorite anti-sitcom at these themed pop-up experiences.

February 28, 2023

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Bella Rainey

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Real Estate

Is Kansas City’s housing market shifting?

According to new data, the market may be slowing down for the first time in several years.

June 17, 2024

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Charmaine Merriweather

Travel and Outdoors

The good, the bad, and the tasty: Kansas City’s Black Walnut trees

Locals have lived alongside these native trees for hundreds of years, but it’s not always easy to share a backyard with the Black Walnut’s constantly falling fruits.

August 27, 2024

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Madison McMillen

A mural on the side of the Laugh-O-Gram building. Walt Disney produces pages of drawings under the words, "Thank You Walt Disney Inc."

History

Laugh-O-Gram Studio and the start of Walt Disney’s animation career in Kansas City

Kansas City nearly became the capital of animation when Disney began his career here in 1921, and a local nonprofit is working to revive that legacy to usher in a new era of creativity in the metro.

February 3, 2025

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Dayten Rose