The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
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Friday, July 30, 2021
On Aug. 7, 1968, when the downtown Emery, Bird, Thayer department store closed for good, thousands of shoppers swarmed the huge building for a going-o...
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Friday, July 16, 2021
Prompted by our water-logged summer, Kansas City Star reader Bill Taft asked KCQ: “When Kay Barnes was mayor, she started the 10,000 Rain Garden initi...
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Friday, July 9, 2021
When the history of rock ’n’ roll in Kansas City is written — if it’s written — the year that will figure most prominently likely will be 1971....
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Friday, July 9, 2021
Seventy years ago this month, Kansas City was hit with a natural disaster that reverberates to this day – resurfacing in a recent query to “What’s You...
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Friday, July 2, 2021
When you think of Kansas City, you think of a – perhaps the – barbecue capital of the world. No matter the event, there’s a strong likelihood it will...
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Friday, June 25, 2021
With museums opening their doors as the pandemic wanes and summer begins, we set out to find the “hidden gems” that you can see in the Kansas City are...
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Friday, June 18, 2021
The Kansas City Public Library’s director of branch operations Cindy Hohl, who is serving her...
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Friday, June 18, 2021
For this installment of “What’s Your KCQ?,” the joint project of the Kansas City Public Library and The Kansas City Star, Missouri Valley Special Coll...
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Friday, June 11, 2021
Welcome back to a new and refreshed Trails West Branch...
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Thursday, June 3, 2021
At the turn of the 20th century, Kansas Citians seeking respite from urban life had only to travel a short distance east to enjoy camping, floating, a...