Americans overall are wealthier than ever, but that prosperity has its limits. The gap between the “haves” and “have-nots” has widened to a point n...

The Kansas City Public Library has revived a colorful slice of downtown history, recently unveiling a reproduction of Thomas Hart Benton’s sprawlin...

For decades Kansas City has had what city leaders described as a very expensive and dangerous headache – a crumbling sewer and stormwater system, f...

The Kansas City Public Library plays host to the annual Missouri 5th Congressional District student art exhibit and celebration, a...

Buildings have a life of their own, reflecting permanence, transformation, vulnerability, and the touches of their inhabitants. Spotlighting a...

The National Endowment for the Arts affirmed the Kansas City area as a hub for fine poets and poetry late last year, awarding $25,000 creative writing...

Matthew Quirk doesn’t simply write spy thrillers. To the extent he can, he lives them first – in the case of Dead Man...

The Library continues its special, intergenerational movie series for individuals with dementia, their friends, and families, screening the efferve...

This is where technology has taken us: U.S. service members plotting and executing drone strikes half a world away, killing not only a faceless ene...

Gallery exhibits. Kids’ activities. Music. Munchies. The Library again makes a place on First Friday for the entire family. The Rocky and Gabri...