Podcasting is to radio what self-publishing is to books. If you want your unique voice to be heard, you can record it yourself. “With podcasts, you can do something nobody else is…
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Race, Place, & Diversity While many people know Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey for their work in bringing the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II to Kansas City, the…
If you need proof that Kansas City is in a dynamic growth mode, look no further than the Kansas City Area Development Council’s (KCADC) newest announcement. In 2022, Kansas City welcomed 13…
Born to Party; Forced to Work By virtue of this column (and, I hope, my glittering and engaging personality), I am the grateful beneficiary of invitations to sparkling affairs and unique experiences…
By every account, this year’s annual event for the Kansas City Symphony, themed “Royal Gala: Let’s Have a Ball!” was a roaring success. Much of that success (as everyone knows) can be…
Uptown Spunk Two musicians walk into a bar . . . The two were Alan Stribling and Michael Rorah, and the bar was Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club—recently flame broiled. (Rest in peace.)…
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In 2021, the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation helped Kansas Citians and other philanthropists across the country give out $694 million in grants to their favorite charities—the largest amount in the nonprofit’s history dating…
Standing in front of Rockefeller Center on a family vacation, 10-year-old Taylor Kay Phillips, born and raised in south Kansas City, promised herself she would live in New York City one day. …
As a native Kansas Citian, Miller Bogart has long appreciated KC’s unparalleled art scene. “We are fortunate to have world-class institutions here, such as the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art and the…
In the season of thanks and giving, Travis Kelce teamed up with RealTruck Inc., as well as George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers and Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys to…
Since 2019, the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) has partnered with the Kansas City Public Library (KCPL) to make Kansas City a destination for writers through a program called Writers for Readers.…
She brings a middle child’s keen observation and adaptability to the task of unlocking the full potential of Kansas City’s American Jazz Museum. Rashida Phillips, who grew up in St. Louis, earned…