The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
UPDATED Question: What happened to all the Christmas decorations that used to be downtown, particularly the crowns strung across the streets w...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018
How many man-made underground spaces does KC have? Like SubTropolis or
the tunnels connecting the buildings around Barney Allis....
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
Question: How did “Union Station” get its name and why do so many other older railroad stations have that name?It’s true that Kans...
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Sunday, November 25, 2018
Question: What happened to all the Christmas decorations that used to be downtown, particularly the crowns strung across the streets with garl...
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Friday, November 16, 2018
The KCTV broadcast tower at 31st Street and Grand Avenue once served as a 1,042-foot tall beacon at night, visible for miles around with more than 1,3...
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Friday, November 9, 2018
Question: What happened to the really cool looking city hall at 5th and Main?
Answer by Michael Wells, Missouri Valley Special Col...
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Monday, November 5, 2018
Since The Library launched “What’s Your KC Q?” with the Kansas City Star, we’ve received dozens of questions about Kansas City from...
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Thursday, October 25, 2018
Self-proclaimed grammar nerd Don Beggs of Brookside reached out to The Kansas City Star and the Kansas City Public Library “What’s Y...
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Friday, October 19, 2018
In this installment of “What’s Your KC Q,” in which readers ask us questions about the city, we hear from Brian. He asked: “Is there any potential...
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Monday, October 15, 2018
It sure seems like Kansas City ought to be named Missouri City, doesn’t it? Although, our neighbors to the north in Clay County where the actual Misso...