The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
This week “What’s Your KCQ?”— our partnership between The Star and the Kansas City Public Library to answer your questions about our city’s past, pres...
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Friday, December 17, 2021
The KCQ team answered your top coronavirus questions to make sure you have the information you need before gathering for the holidays....
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Friday, December 3, 2021
The Kansas City Design Center wants to redevelop the old reservoir in Kessler Park into a new community space, but why was the reservoir forgotten in...
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Friday, November 26, 2021
It’s been almost two years since “What’s Your KCQ?” whiffed on a question that sounded simple. Lewis Jones asked us, “What happened to the giant chand...
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
After reading our recent 1951 flood story, a reader thought about what it would mean if a flood hit the shopping district. She asked “What’s Your KCQ?...
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Monday, November 15, 2021
The last rail car embarked from downtown Kansas City to Olathe on July 9, 1940. Passengers were so unruly, it couldn’t make the return trip....
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Friday, November 5, 2021
Cool, crisp weather. Cheerleaders and marching bands. Big games, big plays, and occasional big hits. For many across the Kansas City metro area, fall...
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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
A good ghost story is a treat any time. But especially around Halloween. This week, “What’s Your KCQ?” has one to share, thanks to a reader who asks,...
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
A reader recently tasked What’s Your KCQ? – a community reference partnership between the Kansas City Public Library and The Star – with recounting th...
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Monday, October 18, 2021
KCQ takes us to Capers Corners, Ben Asner’s Kansas City record store, to learn how the famous Kansas City family helped shape the city’s music scene....