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What Is Kansas City’s Long-Range Financial Plan?

Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Steve Kraske of KCUR’s Up to Date moderates a panel discussion about Kansas City’s financial planning. Feat...

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Unleashing the Power of Small Scale Development

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Urban designer Jim Kumon looks at the resurgence of small-scale urban neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Denver, and Minneapolis, among other cities, and h...

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fixer-upper

Fixer-Upper: How to Repair America’s Broken Housing Systems

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:00pm

Central Library

Online

In Person

As part of the Making a Great City series, Jenny Schuetz, Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro, discusses her latest book Fixer-Upper: How to Repair Ameri...

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Chuck Minicozzi Smart Math of urban Development

The Smart Math of Urban Development

Thursday, March 8, 2018 6:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Urban planner Joe Minicozzi looks at the “math” of effective city building, i.e., the financial implications of land use decisions in municipalities l...

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Durwood Film Vault

Movie: 'The Listener'

Thursday, September 26, 2024 1:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

Beth is a crisis helpline volunteer who gets on the phone every night, fielding calls from people who feel lonely, broken, and helpless. During her...

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Durwood Film Vault

Movie: 'Parallel'

Thursday, September 12, 2024 1:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

Parallel follows the story of Vanessa (Danielle Deadwyler) who takes refuge at her family’s lake house to grieve after suffering the loss of her ch...

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Durwood Film Vault

Movie: 'I Am Still Here'

Thursday, October 10, 2024 1:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

Layla is ten years old and about to meet her new family. She just doesn't know it yet. An act of kindness met with deception leads to Layla's abduc...

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Durwood Film Vault

Movie: 'Skin In the Game'

Thursday, October 24, 2024 1:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

When a teenager gets abducted by a human trafficking ring, her mother, Sharon, enlists the help of her estranged friend, Lena, to find her. Lena is...

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Durwood Film Vault

Movie: 'T.I.M.'

Thursday, August 29, 2024 1:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

Prosthetics engineer, Abi, moves to the countryside to work on Integrate Robotics latest product--a humanoid AI called T.I.M.; Technologically. Int...

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The Missouri-Kansas Economic Border War

Thursday, October 17, 2013 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Competition between Kansas and Missouri goes back to the years before the Civil War, when Jayhawkers and “border ruffians” battled over the issue of s...

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