Like the title of Missouri native Tennessee WIlliams’ famous work, streetcars became objects of desire after their 2016 debut in Kansas City. Approved by voters in 2012, when KC was in search of ways to update its transit system and make downtown more accessible without cars, the streetcars were an almost instant success. They run …
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TWA announced in its employee newsletter, Skyliner, that it had achieved a first quarter profit and reduced net losses for its historically unprofitable first three months of the year. TWA had been playing catch up — its first regularly scheduled jet flight took place on November 23, 1959 — a year after its main rivals. …
You may have gone dancing at a club, a reception hall, under a tent, in a gymnasium, even in a barn – but chances are, you’ve never gone dancing at a site like the one in Kansas City where a USO-style dance is being held on Saturday, April 22.
Kansas City’s Westport Cafe has become a popular spot for diners who appreciate the restaurant’s simple approach to French cuisine, its comfortable ambience, and its hearty Sunday brunch. Meet the talented team behind Westport Cafe’s success.
Space, the “final frontier,” according to Star Trek. Another popular astronaut (albeit an animated one), Buzz Light Year declared “to infinity and beyond.” Light years away, space will actually be quite close on Saturday, April 6, 2023, in Kansas City.
The largest city in the state of Missouri had modest beginnings but grew into a major metro area, thanks to its location at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. The city’s convenient location had a major impact on westward migration during America’s early years, while also helping the city become a major transportation …
What happens when you drive a road roller over inked wood blocks and paper? You make massive prints hot off the pavement! You’ve probably never seen this kind of printmaking before. But we can tell you where you can watch it.
Art is a powerful means of expression. It gives voice to its creator’s thoughts and emotions and can move those who view it in many ways. Art can make us feel happy or sad, peaceful or agitated. But what if art could also be a powerful force for good?
On February 19, 2013, $10,000 per bottle of wine and other items went up in flames when a worker broke a gas line at J.J.’s up-scale restaurant in Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza. Somehow, only one person died in the explosion.
On January 26, 1924, the National Football League franchised the team farthest west of all their teams, the Kansas City Blues.
On January 25, 1955, H&R Block was founded in Kansas City by Richard and Henry Bloch. Their small tax preparation firm went on to become one of the largest accounting firms in the world.
On January 24, 1922, the patent was granted to Russell Stover for the Eskimo Pie ice cream bar. The treat helped propel growth for Stover’s company, Russell Stover Candies, which moved its headquarters to Kansas City in 1931.
From the jacket worn by Mark Twain to Truman’s famous “The Buck Stops Here” sign, you can find these historical icons within the borders of the Show-Me State.
On December 29, 1901, the first Battleship Missouri was launched with a bottle of vintage Missouri wine.
On December 28, 1982, Arthur Bryant dies at the age of 80, working at the restaurant he made famous until the end. Bryant wasn’t from Kansas City, but he certainly helped make Kansas City barbecue famous.
On December 25, 1925, a string of lights at Country Club Plaza is lit, paving the way for a Christmas tradition that continues today. One of the most magical places in Missouri is Country Club Plaza in Kansas City at Christmas. The annual tradition brings thousands of people to the shopping center in the weeks leading up to the holiday. But it started small, with just a strand of lights over the doorway of the Mill Creek Building and a few random Christmas trees.
Here’s another cookie from our Great Statewide Cookie Exchange, submitted from the Kansas City area. Piparkukas are Latvian Gingerbread Cookies, and we like them for snacks because they’re spicy but not overly sweet.
November 10, 1974 is the first game of the NBA Kansas City Kings
On November 8, 1917, after the all-male Kansas City Bar Association repeatedly turned her away, Mary Tiera Farrow and 20 other female lawyers formed the Women’s Bar Association of Kansas City.
On November 1, 1914, the first train arrived at Union Station in K.C.
You still have time to see Twelfth Night until September 25, 2022, at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Downtown Kansas City is hosting its very own Teacher Appreciation Week from August 22-26, 2022.
Kansas City was officially named a FIFA World Cup 2026 host city on Thursday as FIFA, the sport’s global governing body, announced the 16 bids selected across the United States, Mexico and Canada to host matches for the largest event in World Cup history.
These days, the street that Cameron residents know as Chestnut runs parallel to Highway 69, but back then, Chestnut was part of a grand transportation endeavor known as the Jefferson Highway.
Gatsby Days is a highlight of arts and culture in Kansas City. Bank robbery reenactments, live jazz, poetry readings, window displays, a fashion walk, escape room games, and more allow you to explore the culture and history of the Golden Age at this annual event in downtown Excelsior Springs.
On this date in Missouri history: Fountain Day begins in Kansas City, which ranks behind only Rome, Italy, in the number of fountains in one city.
Missouri History Today chronicles important dates for the Show-Me State.
A murder mystery cocktail lounge, heart-themed art, New York-style pizza, and more in Kansas City. This is the City Scout report for April 2022, produced exclusively for missourilife.com.