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July 6, 2022

‘It’s Not Just a Job.’

“I’ve always loved this area,” John O’Brien says as he rounds a corner inside the Livestock Exchange building in Kansas City’s Stockyards District.
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June 1, 2022

Lead to Read KC: A Prescription for Pandemic Recovery

“We’re All Weird,” “The Thought Jar” and “Just Like a Hero.” These three children’s books — all by local authors — share a key characteristic. They’re lively tales filled with tips and tools for bolstering a young reader’s emotional health.
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March 1, 2022

In Memoriam: J.R. Hamil (1937-2022)

J.R. Hamil — Jim to all who knew him — passed away on Jan. 14, 2022, after a career in art that spanned more than 60 years.
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July 5, 2021

Simple, Clean Lines Propel Speedy Growth of West Bottoms Ceramics Studio

A little stubbornness has served Chentell Shannon well. As a student at Wheaton College west of Chicago, she often heard how few jobs there were in the arts. “I guess Convivial has been my response to that,” Shannon says with a laugh.
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September 14, 2020

Rabbit hOle Set to Open in 2021

These days, any update on the Rabbit hOle, the world’s first Explor-a-Storium, needs to address a certain elephant in the room. When will it open?
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February 11, 2020

Arts News: Kansas City Museum Commissions a Skyspace

After nearly three years of construction work and extensive renovations to Corinthian Hall, the Kansas City Museum at 3218 Gladstone Boulevard will reopen to the public early next year.
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January 2, 2020

A Room of Their Own

For three local arts organizations, the new year also means a new address — 2300 Independence Avenue in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast Neighborhood.
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November 4, 2019

Issue-Driven Yard Art Livens Mission Hills

On an unusually mild morning in late August, near the corner of Tomahawk Road and Willow Lane in Mission Hills, Rusty Leffel is gathering his art supplies.
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October 31, 2019

A Refocused First Fridays

As September First Fridays approached, the Crossroads Association announced that the event would continue — but with tighter restrictions on food trucks and pop-up vendors, and without closing the streets.
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