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Hispanics and Latinos make up an increasing share of Kansas City’s population – an estimated 10% in 2015 – mirroring a nationwide trend. A panel of...

The Midwest’s Latino population has risen rapidly in the past 20 years, both in urban and rural areas. As elsewhere in the country, the shift in de...

On the journey through dementia, moments of connection are priceless. In a discussion of her new book Connecting in the Land of Dementia:...

Thirty-five more days. An election year like no other nears November and a final verdict from American voters. What do we make of the twists, turns,...

Carlos Eire gave the world a moving and definitive look into life as an exile in his first memoir Waiting for Snow in Havana: Con...

The works of Nicaragua-born poet, novelist, and literary critic Conny Palacios have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies,...

The Salem Witch Trials remain one of the more astonishing chapters in American history. The Massachusetts village was gripped in hysteria in the la...

Literacy KC and The Writers Place have worked for decades to make Kansas City a more literate community. Literacy...

Ernest Hemingway had one constant in the last 27 years of his life: his fishing boat Pilar. The 38-foot vessel became the writer’s sanctuary after...

When The Kansas City Star profiled the 10 greatest departed heroes in the city’s history earlier this year, it started – naturally – with Ewi...