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Calling all teens! Submit your original fan art or your cosplay creations and vote on your favorites in our summer long Cosplay Ball Competitions!...

From grass alleys to human pinsetters to neon lights, we explore the history of bowling alleys in KC....

Who runs the world? Bees! If you’ve enjoyed an apple or a handful of blueberries recently, or maybe some avocado on toast, thank a bee!...

What happened to the original site of the Shawnee Methodist Mission?...

The July 2020 CYS Zine is out! This 16-page monthly mini magazine highlights what's new and notable in the children's department of the Central Librar...

Henry Perry, the man who first assumed the title of Barbecue King of Kansas City was born on March 16, 1874, in Shelby County, Tennes...

Thanks to the 2018 film "Green Book," many know of "The Negro Motorist Green Book," published annually for 30 years beginning in 1936. The guideboo...

All things being equal, John Herron says he’d prefer to assume leadership of the Kansas City Public Library in more conventional time...

As we continue to adapt to the challenges of social distancing, many face serious choices about the future of their business endeavors....

Was there ever a golf course at Kansas City’s Loose Park? KCQ tees up the answer...