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Owning a home today is more expensive than ever and disproportionately out of reach for people of color. Civic Saint in Kansas City wants to use tiny homes to help close the gap and protect the environment.
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While Englewood Arts offers classes in drawing, ceramics, and glass blowing, it isn't your typical arts center. It's also leading the way for affordable housing in Independence.
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At least 1 million people are expected in downtown Kansas City for today's Super Bowl victory parade. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals finally announced that they want to build a new ballpark in the Crossroads. Oh, and also it's Valentine's Day!
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Heart-shaped messages of love are popping up on light poles along a one-mile stretch between the Englewood neighborhood and Independence Square. The public art project is creating good vibes in the Kansas City suburb to benefit the performing arts.
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At the Kansas City Museum, a new exhibit organized by Kansas City nonprofit reStart Inc. shows photos, videos and stories by photographer Randy Bacon that capture the unexpected circumstances that led local residents to homelessness and the resilience that helps some find their way out.
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An estimated 29% of military members who served Iraq and Afghanistan will experience post-traumatic stress during their life time. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to address the mental health condition but after trying multiple other methods, two Kansas veterans found healing through the Kansas City nonprofit Warriors' Ascent.
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The humanitarian organization Heart to Heart International, based in Lenexa, Kansas, is working with partners in the Middle East to bring humanitarian aid to people in Gaza and Israel.
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Since deploying to Maui, Hawaii, Kansas City-based Operation BBQ Relief has served more than 20,500 free, hot meals to relief workers, first responders and survivors impacted by the island's deadly wildfires.
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Mid-America Arts Alliance has a relatively low-key presence in Kansas City, but it has a big impact across the Midwest — enriching cultural and creative life through exhibition programming, grant making and professional development for artists.
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With activities like dodgeball, sand volleyball, pickleball, trivia and kickball, Stonewall Sports KC provides a place of queer inclusion for the Kansas City area.
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Retired vascular surgeon Dr. Ted Higgins runs a surgical center in Haiti that generally sees an upwards of 20,000 patients per year. He says the humanitarian crisis the country faces is making it difficult for the Higgins Brothers Surgicenter for Hope to get patients the care they need.
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Lawmakers argued the change was needed to ensure donors can maintain privacy while giving to causes they believe in.