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B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Oasis in an Urban Movie Desert Share this story Published March 4th, 2021 at 10:05 AM Above image credit: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced it is permanently closing the downtown Kansas City theater it has operated for eight years. The theater had been closed most of the last year because of COVID. (Courtesy | Alamo Drafthouse C...

Telehealth is Here to Stay, Patients Say Telehealth is Here to Stay, Patients Say Poll Finds 48% of Kansans Used Telehealth During Pandemic Share this story Published March 3rd, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Brian Skow, an emergency room specialist, responds to a video call at Avera eCARE telemedicine center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (Courtesy | Avera eCare) Here’s one positive side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic: telehealth i...

Recent College Grads Face Lack of Opportunities During COVID-19 Recent College Grads Face Lack of Opportunities During COVID-19 Persevering Under Pressure Share this story Published March 2nd, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Recent college graduates are navigating a challenging job market in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Antonio Rodriguez | Adobe) Megan Hiestand had it all figured out.  A 2019 graduate with two degrees in biomed...

curiousKC | History Questions Up for Vote This Month curiousKC | History Questions Up for Vote This Month From local legends like Disney to how a Missouri town was shaped Share this story Published March 1st, 2021 at 1:40 PM Above image credit: (Left) Nell Donnelly Reed, the rivers in the Kansas City area and Walt Disney are the topics up for a vote in this months voting round. (Collage | State Historical Society of Missouri, Missouri Valley Special C...

Kansas, Missouri Ranked Among 10 Worst States for Distracted Driving Kansas, Missouri Ranked Among 10 Worst States for Distracted Driving Eyes on Road, Not Your Phone Share this story Published February 26th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Nearly nine in 10 people engage in smartphone activities while driving. (Courtesy | Unsplash) Kansas and Missouri just made the top 10 on a less-than-desirable list: the worst states for distracted ...

Weekend Possibilities | Celebrate Black History Month, City Barrel’s Week of Rad and a Local Comedy Livestream Weekend Possibilities | Celebrate Black History Month, City Barrel’s Week of Rad and a Local Comedy Livestream Saying Goodbye to February Share this story Published February 25th, 2021 at 11:00 AM Above image credit: Kadesh Flow will join Fridays virtual Storytelling on the Streetcar Black History Month Celebration. (Contributed | K...

Struggling Kansas Hospitals Ponder Potential Solution: Fewer Beds Struggling Kansas Hospitals Ponder Potential Solution: Fewer Beds Kansas Considers New Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Share this story Published February 24th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Pending legislation in Kansas could provide relief for struggling rural hospitals by providing them more flexibility in the services they provide. (File Photo) Here’s one po...

Share this story Published February 24th, 2021 at 10:00 AM Above image credit: Despite the severe cold, families from around Lyon County gather Wednesday at the Prairie Street bridge hill in Emporia for sledding. Samantha Rosa, right, said she got stuck in Emporia with her cousins when the snow storm shut down roads over Valentines Day weekend. (Lucas Lord | Kansas Reflector) EMPORIA, Kan. — A small crowd gathered last Wednesday in Em...

Tap List | Springing Out of A Cold Snap With Beer Tap List | Springing Out of A Cold Snap With Beer Winter Will Soon Be a Memory Share this story Published February 23rd, 2021 at 11:30 AM Above image credit: City Barrel Brewing Co., 1740 Holmes St., is celebrating its second anniversary this week. (Jonathan Bender | Flatland) Last week, I was hunkered down in the living room with no electricity during a historic cold snap. The faucets were...

“I sing their names . . .,” writes Kansas City poet Glenn North. His words are one of several contemporary voices joined in a new, 44-page book that collects the more than 70 biographies that the Kansas City Black History Project team has researched and shared with the Kansas City community since 2010. “I sing of… Langston and Parker, Ms. Bluford and Mary Lou, Old Buck, Leon Jordan, Horace and Bruce . . .” Every year, the project told the stories behind seven or eight of the names hid...