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Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3Fans and artists around Kansas City are embracing the excitement around Missouri-born Chappell Roan, who will perform two sold-out concerts this weekend. Two local drag performers, Karmella Uchawi and Minti Varieties, were tapped to help open the shows. -
KCUR 89.3Artist Luis Quintanilla fled the Spanish Civil War to escape persecution, but most of his work was destroyed. Today, one of his two remaining murals sits in an otherwise ordinary corner of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Newly restored, Quintanilla’s bizarre and enthralling masterpiece stands as a testament to immigrants and the danger of authoritarianism.
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The Crown Center Ice Terrace was recently named one of the top ice skating locations in the country. For 52 years, families, friends and the newly-in-love have taken to the ice at Kansas City’s only public outdoor ice skating rink, which runs all the way into March. -
Why throw your Christmas tree in the dump when you can “treecycle” it? Here’s how and where you can make the most of your unwanted trees after the holidays. -
We wanted to round up joyful moments to share some of that warmth, and remind us all about the good in the world. Kansas City got to experience history-making victories, touching and delightful works of art, and moments where the community all came together. -
The limited edition Jazz Bird ornaments are a miniature version of the dozen floating sculptures, made entirely from alto saxophones, featured in the Kansas City Airport. Sculptor Willie Cole says creating these minis took almost as long as the original. -
Potato Potatas recently moved into the kitchen of the Don Bosco Community Center, serving stuffed baked potatoes and pot pies. Trine'ce Brown previously operated it as a food truck before it was broken into and robbed. -
Some restaurants across the Kansas City metro are still running strong after more than 100 years in business, serving up delicious meals and defining the culinary landscape for generations. -
Darleen Schillaci, a Lawrence stained glass artist, has become a hot commodity at Kansas City's Merry Market for her ornaments — including corn dogs and a variety of pickles. Schillaci turned her hobby into a business, Artistained Glass, about a year ago. -
Terror on Route 66 is running a Christmas-themed haunt called “Santa’s Slaughterhouse.” -
The winter solstice holiday marks the shortest day of the year and celebrates the returning sun. -
A five-year legal battle between the heirs of Missouri painter Thomas Hart Benton and the Kansas City bank that handled his trust has ended with a judge awarding the family a fraction of the millions they sought. -
The Kansas City chapter of the Dialogue Institute gifts more than 400 boxes of home-made baklava, touching around 1,000 people across the metro. Members say the gifts are a gesture of gratitude for the many ways they’ve been welcomed by other communities in Kansas City. -
Droughts in top coffee-growing countries have shrunk the supply of beans. Supermarket brands like Nescafé and Folgers have already raised prices — but the world keeps drinking more and more coffee.
