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Kansas City area residents respond to a renewed call to rename the J.C. Nichols Fountain, and the dilemma schools face as the new school year approaches and the pandemic persists.
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Calls To Rename Kansas City's Most Visible Fountain Resume Following A Week Of Protests At The PlazaA parks board commissioner has proposed renaming the J.C. Nichols Fountain. Its namesake was a prominent real estate developer who used restrictive covenants to keep African Americans and Jews from living in his projects.
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Kansas City likes to call itself the City of Fountains, but only two of approximately200 fountains are north of the Missouri River. For years this has…
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Singing "freedom is coming soon," members of the Paseo Academy choir serenaded a small crowd at the Spirit of Freedom fountain Tuesday morning. "There’s…
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Next week's primary elections will be the first under a new set of voter ID rules in the state of Missouri. While Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft…
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Paul Benson says he can’t help but assess the outdoor art he passes every day on his way to work as a conservator at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. A…
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The J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain is named after a man who did great things for Kansas City. However, his achievements were accompanied by racist beliefs…
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The second Tuesday in April each year has been designated as Fountain Day — the day Kansas City fountains spring back to life. This year, the festivities…
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The iconic J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain on the Country Club Plaza will soon be bubbling again.The fountain underwent extensive repairs this winter, paid…
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The bronze figures on horseback and children riding fish that are part of the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain near the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City,…
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Just as many fountains as Rome? Perhaps. Whether Kansas City meets or falls short of these accolades the fountains, which began as a practical tool for…
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Crown Center's massively popular fountain display is officially off limits for play in the sprays. A release issued today says, "effective immediately,…