Over the course of a long, pandemic winter, we may have gotten awfully cozy with our phones. And yes, I'm talking to the grownups.

The Freedom Affair is a nine-piece band known for getting crowds dancing. But they haven't had a live show since February 2020, and fans have had to make do with headphones instead of dance floors. That's about to change.

One by one, Kansas Citians wind their way through the bewildering maze that is the vaccine rollout. Sharing a selfie is one of the few ways to celebrate the milestone with friends and family. But there's a catch.

There's one local movie theater standing in Kansas City, and die-hard fans insist there's no replacing it. But after a year spent adapting to home-viewing, it's unclear whether crowds are coming back.

Wilma Gibson is the matriarch of a big, affectionate family. But she lives alone and hasn't touched her daughter — or anyone else — in a year.