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Welcome to KAZU's weekly news roundup for 6/11/21. Here you'll find the top local stories of the week and a few national stories from NPR.

The first rule of the pandemic: avoid a crowded house full of strangers. But for live theatres and music venues, a full house is the sign of an

Written by Doug Hall on May 27, 2021 In the 1950s, with the advent of “cool jazz” and Miles Davis leading the way with a modal change with Birth of the Cool (1957) Milestones (1958), and later the seminal, legendary recording of Kind of Blue (1959) with its stellar cast of musicians, there were suddenly jazz recordings that became million-sellers. Along with Kind of Blue in 1959, pioneering jazz pianist Dave Brubeck and his compositional partner and sublime alto saxophonist, Paul Desmond, released Time Out. Brubeck’s release, with a subtle blend of C...

Right now, major construction has been occurring in the lot along Plains Boulevard, prior to the road’s intersection with Western Street.  In five years, that lot will be undergoing what Rachel Flores, the executive director of the Amarillo Art Institute, calls a leveling-up.  “I think for the sake of the city, it just feels like we are leveling up our community. It feels like the things that (will be) offered (there) are things that are needed,” she said.  “Everything is getting this level up, truly.”  In the near future, that lot will be booming with new facilities from the Am...

Missouri American Water has agreed to make changes to its new water tower in Sunset Hills, but city officials disagree over whether they have the power to make those legally binding on the utility. Mayor Pat Fribis broke a 4-4 tie in January to grant Missouri American a conditional-use permit for a new larger tower at 11832 Sappington Barracks Road, directly north of the existing tower. The new tower will be 105 feet tall with an 82-foot diameter and hold 1.5 million gallons, compared to the current tower at 95 feet with a 60-foot diameter that holds 250,000 gallons. The taller elevated tank ...