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Children’s book author Derrick Barnes talks with Kansas City writer Rob Love about his new middle-grade novel. It tells the story of Henson Blayze, a...

Winning is Bijan's favorite thing, and he always wins. But could it be that some things, like friendship, aren't a contest? Kansas City-based author A...

Join us for the closing reception of Art in the Loop Project, designed to connect downtown Kansas City residents, workers, and visitors with cultural...

Gather among the graves at Union Cemetery for FrankenWines, a truly terrifying storytelling event featuring Park Bucker and Zach Lickerman. Expect the...

Like many other cities, Kansas City has a shortage of affordable housing and rising housing costs. Chuck Marohn — founder of the Strong Towns movement...

Black Panther (PG-13, 134 min.) is the final installment of the 2025 Off the Wall film. Grab a chair and settle in to see a tribe full of powerful wom...

Award-winning author Jill Lepore challenges both the Supreme Court’s monopoly on constitutional interpretation and what she identifies as the flawed t...

Most Americans agree that the U.S. Constitution is essential to protecting liberty, but there’s a long-running debate over how it should be interprete...

For 125 years, the Folly Theater has stood at 12th and Central, a mirror reflecting the city’s changing times. Kate Egan, the theater’s former directo...

Stephen Aron, director of the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, discusses how to talk about the forcible removal of Native Americans f...