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“I don’t think tiki has to be purely Hawaiian or Polynesian,” says Roxie Danner, co-owner of Strawberry Hill’s new cocktail lounge The Blue Palm. The

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As autumn paints Kansas City in hues of gold and crimson, the city’s vibrant music scene is set to come alive with a series of

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We scoured the history books, took a look at the last 180 or so years of Kansas City history and cherry-picked the moments and movements that shaped the city we live in today. Some events called for instant celebration or quick action, others for somber reflection and disciplined planning, but each moment in time led us to where we find ourselves now.

40 Moments That Shaped Kansas City

We scoured the history books, took a look at the last 180 or so years of Kansas City history and cherry-picked the moments and movements that shaped the city we live in today. Some events called for instant celebration or quick action, others for somber reflection and disciplined planning, but each moment in time led us to where we find ourselves now.

KC’s American Royal Evolves

It began with stockyards in the West Bottoms. What is now known as the American Royal was once just dirt-covered fields thick with an overwhelming

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