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January 24, 2024

The lonesome legacy of Lottie Beaman, Kansas City’s forgotten Queen of the Blues

A career of brief eminence and a big, woeful, bluesy sound...
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January 8, 2024

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | Prepare for amazement as the Rabbit hOle’s book-loving experience soon comes to life

In March, a huge, gray-painted warehouse in an industrial, highway-hugging expanse of North Kansas City, is to be reborn as a place of wonder.
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October 31, 2023

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | Mireya Ramos and her many worlds find a welcome other place in KC

Mireya Ramos, who currently lives in New York, is best known in the music world as the founder and vocal co-anchor of Flor de Toloache.
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August 30, 2023

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | Tackling a Tough Story of KC in the Shadow of its Football Superstar

There are two trains running in “Kingdom Quarterback,” the new book about Kansas City and football, by Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd. You get only..
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June 29, 2023

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | A New Green Space Can Help Heal Downtown’s Old Highway Wound

Inventive urban green spaces have sprouted all over. Will Kansas City join the club?
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May 8, 2023

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | Mirroring Life in a Way, Our New Airport Blends Anxieties and Uplift

It struck me as inevitable that the new KCI airport would hit some operational speedbumps.
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March 7, 2023

Remembering the Joyous Legacy and Art-Engaged Spirit of Marilyn Carbonell (1948-2022)

The late Marilyn Carbonell was invariably kind and generous and upbeat as a supporter of the arts in Kansas City.
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February 27, 2023

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | Architect’s Imprint on the City is Unmistakable — and Complicated

The architect Moshe Safdie has earned a reputation as a visionary designer and thinker with a global portfolio.
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January 10, 2023

See Hear: Steve Paul on Rambling Around the Arts | A Colorado Musician Sings of Rivers and Art

Cary Morin is a soft-spoken, multifaceted musician and songwriter who ranges from New Orleans-infused swamp rock to fleet-fingered blues and folk-style guitar.
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