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The latter half of the 20th century saw a boom in the construction of arenas as cities recognized the value of multipurpose venues. That included Kans...

After eight nonfiction books including the 1982 best-seller Blue Highways, William Least Heat-Moon has turned at age 77 to f...

The 2017 Art in the Loop Project: Cue!, a curated outdoor exhibition stage...

Cities tend to look alike to us – from the steel, glass, and concrete towers at their core to civic centers, shopping malls, and freeways feeding into...

To the delight of local beer aficionados, Kansas City has seen a recent proliferation of new breweries, building on a history that dates to the 185...

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

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

A year after admonishing Democrats in his book Listen, Liberal: Or What Ever Happened to the Party of the People? – an insightful prelude...

The Blizzard of 1949¬actually a series of storms that began late in ’48¬remains the stuff of legend. From Kansas to the Canadian border, an area nearl...

Louise Nevelson is considered one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century, known for her pioneering assemblages and monumental pu...