Anne Kniggendorf
ContributorAnne Kniggendorf is staff writer/editor at the Kansas City Public Library and freelance contributor to KCUR. She is the author of "Secret Kansas City."
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Hamilton, Missouri, is seeking to diversify its attractions, even as it eagerly awaits the return of visitors to its popular fabric shops.
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Retired Hallmark employees, university faculty members and plastic surgeons are some of the medical and non-medical volunteers who make up the Medical Reserve Corps of Kansas City.
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Like other groups, poets and poetry lovers are meeting virtually and strengthening their ties in the process.
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Brent and Donna Jones' film "Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence" will stream on Amazon Prime and other services beginning Feb. 16.
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New York Artist Captures Words And Music Of The 2020 Pandemic Year, Including Works From Kansas CityNew York artist Ted Riederer uses his label Never Records to archive what's happening in various moments in history. He'll release "Apocalypse Anthems" on Feb. 14.
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The Kansas City Chiefs' museum-quality art collection at Arrowhead Stadium aims to lift regional artists and better the lives of area students.
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John McCoy, who operated the outpost known as Westport, bought the land that became Kansas City in 1838. As the rumor goes, when it came time to name the town, "Possum Trot" only lost out by a single vote.
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Steve Litwer is an amateur guitarist who's written a book about the healing nature of his volunteer work with people approaching death.
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Studies on infant mortality during the pandemic are still incomplete, but an area infant bereavement specialist says they're about the same as a typical year's losses—it's the grieving that's been more challenging.
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Pat Gray was 12 years old when she lost the use of her legs to polio. Now 80 and in an assisted living facility, she sees similarities between the two viruses and their aftermath.