Film is dead in KC: B&B will remove the city’s last operating 35mm projector from the old Alamo Drafthouse

If you want to experience the magic of film, you’re going to have to drive to St. Louis. Today, Liberty-based B&B Theatres announced the rumors are true and the theater chain is acquiring the former Alamo Drafthouse cinema in downtown Kansas City, the city’s most storied moviehouse. The theater will turn a century-old this October… Continue reading Film is dead in KC: B&B will remove the city’s last operating 35mm projector from the old Alamo Drafthouse

World-renowned KC-born jazz trumpeter Hermon Mehari hosts new show on KCUR

Photography by Joseph Bologna

Jazz has deep roots in Kansas City, and so does Hermon Mehari. Mehari, a jazz trumpet player, grew up here and has been involved in jazz music for the majority of his life. His latest album, A Change for the Dreamlike, was released in 2020 and topped the iTunes jazz charts. Mehari is now based… Continue reading World-renowned KC-born jazz trumpeter Hermon Mehari hosts new show on KCUR