Fountains

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.

A 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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

Crown Center's massively popular fountain display is officially off limits for play in the sprays. A release issued today says, "effective immediately,…