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MLK in Kansas City Share this story Published January 18th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: During one visit to Kansas City during the 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr. sat for an interview with longtime Kansas City broadcaster Walt Bodine and his colleague Bill Griffith. (Courtesy | LaBudde Special Collections, UMKC University Libraries) She had been sent to get an interview and she would get it, but not without some help. Her assignment...

Share this story Published January 18th, 2021 at 11:30 AM Above image credit: This is the oldest known photo of Kellys Westport Inn, according to the Kansas City Public Library. (Missouri Valley Room Special Collections | Kansas City Public Library) When Sheree R. was 5 years old, her grandpa would take her to Kelly’s Westport Inn for a cold Coca-Cola.  Her grandpa was a regular there.  “Good memories like that probably influenced my...

Weekend Possibilities | Inauguration Fashion, Snow Creek and a Personal Movie Theater Experience Weekend Possibilities | Inauguration Fashion, Snow Creek and a Personal Movie Theater Experience Passing Time Until Chiefs-Browns Kickoff Share this story Published January 14th, 2021 at 11:00 AM Above image credit: Ski lessons are available at Snow Creek. (Snow Creek | Facebook) From virtual jewelry-making classes for the kiddos to an afternoo...

Share this story Published January 14th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Steamboat Willie is the first version of Mickey Mouse, released in 1928. This edition of the character could be in the public domain in 2024. (Photo | Flickr) Some events are so bizarre and unique that it makes one consider the role of fate. Every once in a while, the stars align to create a moment so significant that it can alter the state of the world more than ...

Former Inmates Are Often Locked Out of the Job Market Former Inmates Are Often Locked Out of the Job Market New Correctional Facility Career Campus to Address Labor Shortage Share this story Published January 13th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Formerly incarcerated people are a potential solution for skilled labor shortages. (Photo | Unsplash) A potential solution for the nation’s looming skilled labor shortage may be in plain sig...

Share this story Published January 12th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: The Chiefs flag flies at Arrowhead Stadium. (File photo) The hottest ticket in town caught fire following the Cleveland Browns’ Sunday night win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s when the No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs learned their divisional round opponent, the AFC’s lowest-remaining-seed Browns, who won their first playoff game in 26 years. Soon thereaf...

Tap List | Take a Trip to Nostalgia Town Tap List | Take a Trip to Nostalgia Town Pinball Wizards Welcome Share this story Published January 12th, 2021 at 12:30 PM Above image credit: Fringe Beerworks is hosting a pinball tournament this Wednesday. (Pete Dulin I Flatland) When nostalgia hits, it hits hard.  Before the COVID-19 pandemic, back when things were (somewhat) normal, a very good friend of mine introduced me to barcades.  If mem...

Major Josh Hawley Donor Calls for Him to be Censured by the U.S. Senate Major Josh Hawley Donor Calls for Him to be Censured by the U.S. Senate David Humphreys called Hawley an ‘an anti-democracy populist’ who provoked the D.C. riots Share this story Published January 8th, 2021 at 8:06 AM Above image credit: U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) sits alone in the House Chamber before a joint session of Congress on Jan. 06, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Drew An...

The Campbulance: Converting the Old Into A Vehicle for Adventure The Campbulance: Converting the Old Into A Vehicle for Adventure Local Couple Gives Ambulance a New Life Share this story Published December 23rd, 2020 at 4:00 PM Above image credit: Heres Hartman and Canady seated in their ambulance-turned-camper. (Contributed) Myles Hartman said the van life called his name for the past several years. Now, he and his girlfriend Jasmine Cana...

Tap List | Yippee Ki Yay, Kansas City! Tap List | Yippee Ki Yay, Kansas City! Die Hard’ is a Christmas Movie, Beer Lovers Share this story Published December 15th, 2020 at 11:00 AM Above image credit: Callsign Brewing Co. in North Kansas City is hosting a holiday sweater contest this Friday starting at 4 p.m. (Laura Richey | Flatland) Let’s face it. The holidays this year are going to be… different. In normal years, the skies would b...