It’s a Thursday night, and seventies electro-funk is thumping through the lobby of Stray Cat Film Center in the Crossroads. The lobby of this microcinema is styled like the Forman family den, with a Pam Grier poster on the wall and a yellow and orange floral print sofa facing a constellation of artfully arranged tube… Continue reading Tiny, volunteer-run Stray Cat Film Center is screening stuff no other theater in town will
When Krissie Kiehne decided to move into her father’s house with her family, she looked past the swinging saloon doors, the wood paneling in the family room and the kitchen’s buckling linoleum. “It was in complete disrepair,” says Krissie. Her father hadn’t changed a thing to the sixties Prairie Village split-level in the twenty years… Continue reading Designer Kara Kersten helps with the stylish renovation of a hand-me-down Prairie Village split-level
Fragile Beauty Mark Stevenson has dedicated his life to meticulously repairing and preserving aged paper. For him, it’s more than a craft. Words by Hampton Stevens | Photography by Caleb Condit and Rebecca Norden Sometimes a job is just a job. You dig ditches. You sell stocks. Sometimes, though, a job is more than just… Continue reading One of the world’s great paper conservators lives in KC
A Prairie Village woman disappeared without a trace in the summer of 2019. Her husband told conflicting stories and refused to talk to the police. Now, her daughter wants answers. WHERE IS ANGELA GREEN? by mary henn illustration by makalah hardy On Valentine’s Day 2020, Ellie Green drove from Lawrence to Topeka to get a copy… Continue reading Where is Angela Green?
