The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
The latest installment of What’s Your KC Q? tells the story of German immigrant named Martin Keck who operated a popular beer garden in the 1870s. A...
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Here at “What’s Your KCQ?” we often hear from people who remember something intriguing or remarkable. But only bits and pieces of it. They need us to...
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Friday, September 10, 2021
A reader asked “What’s Your KCQ?,” a partnership between The Star and the Kansas City Public Library, “How common is it for Chiefs players to play off...
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Friday, September 3, 2021
Out-of-towners might be a bit shocked when they drive through Olathe, the county seat of Johnson County. If the name of Black Bob Road doesn’t grab th...
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Monday, August 16, 2021
A reader recently asked ”What’s your KCQ?,” a community reference project with The Star and the Kansas City Public Library, about the early days of th...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Finding a beach during the dog days of summer can be a real problem for landlocked Kansas Citians. The quest often requires long-distance travel and c...
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Friday, August 6, 2021
Did you know that Kansas City was actually the training ground for what was supposed to be the first U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team? For this in...
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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....