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In Julie & Julia, a food blogger's ambition to prepare all the recipes in Julia Child’s landmark cookbook is intertwined with Child’s own passion for...

Musician and entertainer Cody Wyoming has been a part of the local, underground music scene for more than 30 years. But he’s also a music historian an...

During the mid-19th century, a mass migration of pioneers traveled westward by wagon across rugged trails, wind-swept prairies, barren deserts, and fo...

The 2025 Searching the Psyche Through Cinema film series explores our relationship with food as a way of understanding ourselves. Food is the language...

The thrill of discovery and enjoyment of surprises drives change and adds spice, still, a lot of work goes into making life more predictable. Author a...

In the tradition of Charles Dickens reading his holiday favorite, A Christmas Carol, performer Park Bucker recites Truman Capote’s tale of holiday rem...

Director of Readers’ Services Kaite Stover gathers Library staff to share book recommendations that also make perfect holiday gifts. Photographers fro...

Schuylar Bailar, the first openly transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team offers the larger population a way into...

Writers for Readers, one of Kansas City’s top literary events, returns with an exciting lineup featuring #1 New York Times’ bestselling author Gillian...

Established in 1887, Kansas City Southern (KCS) started as an intercity belt railroad. It’s now a vital north-south rail link between the U.S. and Mex...