Sylvia Maria Gross

KCK Native Janelle Monae Releases 'Q.U.E.E.N.' Music Video

Monica Sandreczki, Susan B. Wilson and Sylvia Maria Gross — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:52 +0000

Performer and KCK native, Janelle Monae, is known for her gender-bending clothing and futuristic soul-meets-funk music. Keeping in her style, Monae just released her latest music video, "Q.U.E.E.N.", featuring neo-soul singer, Erykah Badu.

Midtown Superman, Reading The Rock, KC Psychfest

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson and Alex Smith — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:56:08 +0000

A Hip Hop Collaboration Born On Twitter: Gee Watts and Kendrick Lamar

Susan B. Wilson and Sylvia Maria Gross — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:55:59 +0000

Many young, urban men see rap music as a ticket to a better, more prosperous life. But few ever even get a start in the music industry.

Twenty-two year old Gee Watts, however, has as good a chance as any. His new mixtape Watts Up has been featured in several major music industry publications and blogs.

CofC Allows Gay Marriage, 1910 Gardens, Rapper Gee Watts

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:19:02 +0000

Concealed Carry In Public Buildings, Library Mashes Up Old And New, Leo Beuerman

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Alex Smith and Monica Sandreczki — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:00:54 +0000

Best of KCC: IHOP in Grandview, Penn Valley Skateboarders, Fado Novato

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Alex Smith and Monica Sandreczki — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:07:06 +0000

Photos Of Immigrants, Kansas Renga, 42

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Alex Smith and Monica Sandreczki — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:14:18 +0000

Wrangling 150 Kansas Poets In One Poem

Sylvia Maria Gross — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:04:40 +0000

It’s been a challenging term for outgoing Kansas poet laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, who lost her home in 2011, metaphorically speaking. That was when Governor Sam Brownback dissolved the Kansas Arts Commission, which housed the program.

Black Israelites, Royals Announcer, Naismith Artifacts

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Alex Smith and Monica Sandreczki — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:26:22 +0000

Is Austin's Google Gain KC's Loss?

Sylvia Maria Gross — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:40:00 +0000

Google announced yesterday that it’s building a new high-speed fiber-optic network -- this time in Austin, Texas. It’s been two years since the company announced it would build its first fiber-optic network here in Kansas City, and many residents hoped it would be everywhere by now.

Planning for the network has Kansas Citians rethinking the future of many aspects of life and business here.

Ground Zero for Google Fiber

KCMO and KCK Elections, Oz Memorabilia, Ashley Miller

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Monica Sandreczki and Alex Smith — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:35:31 +0000

Voters Weigh In On Future Of Nuclear Weapons Manufacturing

Sylvia Maria Gross — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:16:48 +0000

Question 3 on Kansas City, Missouri’s ballot tomorrow, deals with an issue that’s generated heated discussion in City Hall over the past few years. It’s about Kansas City’s future in nuclear weapons manufacturing.

Walt Bodine, Pat Jordan, Hospice Cards, Eudora Jewish Cemetery

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Alex Smith and Monica Sandreczki — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:06:26 +0000

Rethinking Middle School

Sylvia Maria Gross and Matthew Long-Middleton — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:11:23 +0000

Think back to your middle school yearbook picture – do you cringe a little bit? Do you remember a hormone-filled, socially awkward period of your life where your mind has developed faster than your body... or maybe the other way around. Ages 11 to 14 can also be a time of intellectual and emotional awakening for young people – when they discover their talents and interests and meet lifelong friends.

KCPS Plans To Reorganize Middle Grades Again

Sylvia Maria Gross — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:00:34 +0000

Over the past few weeks, Kansas City Public Schools held community forums to discuss the reorganization of the district’s middle grades, and possibly returning to the concept of stand-alone middle schools. The district’s tweens have been bounced around quite a bit over the past few years.