Here are eleven things to do in KC this weekend, April 30—May 3 including Count Basie Orchestra, Cinco de Mayo Fiesta and Brookside Art Annual.
Here are eleven things to do in KC this weekend, April 30—May 3 including Count Basie Orchestra, Cinco de Mayo Fiesta and Brookside Art Annual.
Here are eleven things to do in KC this weekend, April 30—May 3 including Count Basie Orchestra, Cinco de Mayo Fiesta and Brookside Art Annual.
If you’ve ever walked the stretch of 18th Street between Wyandotte and Baltimore in the Crossroads on a bustling First Friday, you’ve likely noticed dozens
Golf attire is not what it used to be. It can be as fun as the game if you let it and in the next
Anthonio Fakeri grew up in the family business, watching his father and grandfather craft beautiful garments as master tailors. It’s a classic question of nature
It’s an odd piece of art in an odd spot. But this kitschy, eye-catching stagecoach placed just perfectly in an oblong oval median in Independence
At a hotel bar, you can be whoever you want to be, even for just an afternoon. Wander in wearing pajama pants or a ball
In 1956, Dwayne Steinle opened a small film processing facility in Parsons, a town of 10,500 west of Joplin, Missouri. At the store’s peak—before digital
Andrea Marie Boswell-Burns knows what you crave while shopping – retro-themed pastries and craft cocktails. At her pop-up vintage boutique, Hula Hoop, you can indulge
![Peck’s Department Store 1044 Main St. “The operation that became Peck’s Department Store in 1914 opened as Doggett and Orrison in 1868,” according to We Were Hanging by a Thread. The dry goods store, which sold clothing and textiles, would later evolve into Peck’s and play a vital role in one of the city’s greatest entrepreneurial stories. “Nell [Donnelly] started in her basement and got an order for 16 dresses from Peck’s department store in 1916,” according to Jackson and Brownfield. “Reportedly, she delivered the dresses, and they sold out in three days. Then, they gave her an order for 300 dresses.” Peck’s orders effectively launched her business, which grew into the Donnelly Garment Company and its iconic Nelly Don dress line: women’s clothing that finally ditched the shapeless, potato-sack style for something wearable and attractive. In February, the Kansas City Business Journal reported that the former Peck’s Department Store building is the subject of a proposal to convert the ground level into a restaurant and commercial space, with 74 loft apartments planned on the remaining floors.](https://kansascitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ghost-Signs_Peck.jpg)
Long before digital ads or the splashy billboards along I-70, companies often turned their largest assets—their buildings—into eye-catching promotional platforms. In the late 19th and
After years of speculation, it’s been settled—the Kansas City Royals are getting a new home in a Royal remake. But this is more than just
Twenty-four-year-old Kansas City area native Cory Johnson, who goes by Cory Infinite, thinks of fashion as wearable art pieces. Some of Infinite’s clothing pieces repurpose
For the past 100 years, Guadalupe Centers’ Cinco de Mayo Fiesta has packed Westside streets with music, dancing and some of KC’s best food. This
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HISTORY
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.
In 1956, Dwayne Steinle opened a small film processing facility in Parsons, a town of 10,500 west of Joplin, Missouri. At the store’s peak—before digital
Dr. Kimberly Marrow starts her morning as most people do. She wakes up, brushes her teeth, gets dressed, makes her coffee and catches up on
The gruesome torture-murder of Artemus Ogletree in a Kansas City hotel has a mythical status among true crime geeks. We obtained access to the complete
Sixty-seven years ago, an eighteen-year-old Mennonite farm boy from a tiny Kansas town had a lake monster in his sights. Albert “Bert” Neufeld fired two