Downtown Kansas City is lined with murals. Some celebrate sports victories and iconic Kansas City symbols while others tell a deeper story. KC muralist Vania Soto has a hand in both. Soto has been a full-time artist in Kansas City for fourteen years, working in what she calls “the industry of storytelling,” and is deeply… Continue reading Muralist Vania Soto is showing scenes from KC’s rich Mexican heritage
When Shauna Ward and her husband walked into their future Weatherby Lake home, they looked past the floor-to-ceiling beige walls, past the matching oak floors and cabinets and out to a bank of windows framing the cove beyond. It was practically perfect, Shauna says, and they knew it would work for their growing family. “When… Continue reading This amazing Weatherby Lake home was designed by a mom who quit her job in pharmaceuticals
Back in 2019, the Missouri River experienced disastrous flooding. According to a report by the Nature Conservancy, Atchison and Holt counties endured over two hundred days of flooding. More than a hundred miles of road were destroyed, and more than a hundred homes were flooded there. Twenty-five million dollars were lost in agricultural revenue in… Continue reading Drought conditions along the upper Missouri River and heavy rain along the lower Missouri make for a situation where ‘anything could happen’
