“In the time of the flu, Kansas City was divided fifty-fifty between Joe Shannon, who was a Democrat, and Tom Pendergast, who was also a Democrat. They divided up the police department, the health department, the firemen. Everything that was a patronage job, they each got fifty percent. So when the flu starts, they aren’t… Continue reading How poisoned politics set up Kansas City’s disastrous response to the Spanish flu epidemic
For Buck Wimberly, interior design was always part of the plan. Wimberly has an extensive background in interior design, with a bachelor’s degree in interior design, a master’s degree in design management and twenty-two years of work in the industry. He previously ran ULAH, a menswear and interiors store in Westwood, Kansas, with his partner,… Continue reading A Prairie Village loft transforms into an opulent modern space with custom finishes
