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Day: April 2, 2026

Is KC a Soccer City? Author Andrés Martinez says Lamar Hunt’s soccer legacy, the Currents’ stadium and the coming World Cup make it so

Andrés Martinez. Photography by Henry Spencer.

Andrés Martinez’s personal and professional lives overlap more than most. Personally, he’s the ultimate fan of both footballs: the NFL variety and the kind that most Americans call soccer. Professionally, he’s the director of Arizona State University’s Great Game Lab, which is all about exploring how sports, media and politics come together worldwide. Martinez, whose… Continue reading Is KC a Soccer City? Author Andrés Martinez says Lamar Hunt’s soccer legacy, the Currents’ stadium and the coming World Cup make it so

Planting to support local pollinators goes a long way

Photography by Zach Bauman.

It’s hard not to lean on hyperbole when we discuss the declining state of our local biodiversity.  According to the National Park Service, less than 4 percent of the once 170 million acres of tallgrass prairie remain. Within a single generation, most of this diverse and abundant landscape has been transformed into farms, cities and… Continue reading Planting to support local pollinators goes a long way