Signature Event Why KC Should Want to Be More Walkable – and How It Can Be Tuesday, June 22, 2021 12:00pm Online Cities are made to be walked – or should be, given the economic, environmental, and medical benefits. How far is Kansas City from... Read More
Signature Event Binding Us Together Tuesday, February 23, 2021 6:30pm Online Alvin Brooks’ mark on civil rights history in Kansas City – on the city’s history in total – is indelible. Born into povert... Read More
Signature Event The Past, Present, and Future of Restaurants in KC Friday, January 15, 2021 12:00pm Online While more than three dozen Kansas City restaurants have closed for good amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many, many more have managed to survive. But w... Read More
Signature Event The Past, Present, and Future of Restaurants in KC Wednesday, January 13, 2021 12:00pm Online More than three dozen Kansas City restaurants, from burger joints to fine food establishments, have permanently closed over the past 10 months, par... Read More
Signature Event The Past, Present, and Future of Restaurants in KC Tuesday, January 12, 2021 12:00pm Online Bluestem. Beignet. Poi-O. The Rieger. The toll of the COVID-19 pandemic extends all too sadly to some of Kansas City’s most adored restaurants, fro... Read More
Signature Event Virtual City School Fair 2020 Saturday, November 14, 2020 10:00am Online Which Kansas City school is best for your child? What are the offerings? The differences? This year’s City School Fair g... Read More
Signature Event Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis Tuesday, May 12, 2020 7:00pm In Person Can the U.S. and other coronavirus-ravaged countries take a cue from individuals in crisis and follow their own 12-step path to recovery?... Read More
Signature Event We’ve Built Cities We Can’t Afford Tuesday, March 3, 2020 6:30pm Plaza Branch In Person Kansas City has an infrastructure problem. Simply put, it can’t afford what it needs. Dennis Strait of the Kansas City studio of Gould Evans, an archi... Read More
Signature Event The First Rainbow Coalition Saturday, January 25, 2020 2:00pm Plaza Branch In Person Fifty years ago, Chicago’s Black Panther Party formed an unlikely alliance in one of the most segregated cities in America. Intent on addressing po... Read More
Signature Event How Can KC Become America’s Most Entrepreneurial City? Tuesday, December 3, 2019 6:30pm Central Library Adam Arredondo, executive director of the KC Startup Foundation, and Maria Meyers, executive director of the UMKC In... Read More