Segment 1: The new structures and businesses making news in Downtown Kansas City.
Some of the more noteworthy announcements in recent downtown development projects include the United States Department of Agriculture relocation and Waddell & Reed's move from Overland Park. We learn about these and other projects, and discuss the use of property tax abatements to attract new growth.
- Kevin Collison, publisher, CitySceneKC.com
Segment 2, beginning at 26:02: A new book about the life of Harriet Tubman explores the abolitionist's multiple triumphs.
Harriet Tubman's sacrifice and determination was not widely recognized until after her death. Erica Armstrong Dunbar's latest book celebrates the legacy of Tubman by bringing attention to her work on the Underground Railroad, her service in the Civil War, and her activism late in life.
- Erica Armstrong Dunbar, professor of history at Rutgers University, and author of "She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman"