The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 27, due to water line repairs.
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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....
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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Start your engines! Classic sports cars and performing arts collide in this week’s installment of What’s Your KCQ?, a partnership between The Star and...
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Friday, October 1, 2021
Swope Park Pool is the oldest major swimming pool in Kansas City, built more than 80 years ago, and available to all residents. But for a time, not ev...
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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...