“There’s a common myth that Kansas City jazz ended with World War II,” local jazz historian and author Chuck Haddix says. While the narrative of the 1920s and ’30s in Kansas City is an exciting tale—that of a newly bustling, “wide-open” town rife with Tom Pendergast’s political regime and free-flowing liquor throughout Prohibition—it continues to… Continue reading A recent trip to New York reminded me just how much Kansas City jazz has to offer
Not long ago, Kansas City’s professional women’s soccer team, FC Kansas City, played matches at Swope Park. While the two-time NWSL champion team was disbanded in 2017, a new local women’s soccer team was formed under the temporary name, Kansas City NWSL, with a generic crest and team uniforms. Full brand development was underway, and… Continue reading KC’s Professional Women’s Soccer Team is Rebranded after Years of being Snubbed—Here are KC Current’s New Jerseys
