Photo by Pooneh Ghana Sloan Struble of Dayglow may only be 21-years-old, but he’s about as much of a professional as they come. With his sophomore album Harmony House set to release May 21 and his first headlining tour beginning in September, Struble is hitting the ground running—maybe even sprinting. The Texas native’s first album Fuzzybrain released in 2018 gained…
New ordinances announced today by Mayor Quinton Lucas will redirect some of the funding the Kansas City Police Department typically receives toward community efforts. // Photo by Rich Sugg of The Kansas City Star Mayor Quinton Lucas and local officials are combining efforts to hold Kansas City police financially accountable and redirect some of the funding they typically receive. Lucas…
Summer Tableau 2021 // Photo courtesy West 18th St. Fashion Show An exploration of spirituality, cults, and collective consciousness will take place in the West 18th Street Fashion Show’s Summer Tableau theme. Yes, cults. Senior Artistic Director Peregrine Honig created the Summer Tableau concept as a way to move the audience safely through the street while showcasing the artists’ work….
Photo by Rhoda Baer for The National Cancer Institute Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. wants to ensure any person of color or any other underrepresented individual can have access to proper healthcare. The service organization will have its Alpha Kappa Alpha Mobile Mammography Unit available to provide free screenings in Kansas City on May 21 and 22. One of five…
This weekend, a new community resource opens up officially for those experiencing homelessness in Douglas County. // Image courtesy of Monarch Village The University of Kansas School of Architecture’s Studio 804 and the Lawrence Community Shelter have combined efforts to provide a new resource for individuals experiencing homelessness in Douglas County. The Monarch Village, a tiny home community of 12…
A patient has their blood drawn for syphilis testing at an AIDS Project of the Ozarks clinic.// Photo courtesy of Derrick Wilson As the case counts of the novel coronavirus began to tick up last March across Missouri, providers who offer tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) found their resources were being pulled in two directions. Swabs were in short…
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Courtesy Stand Up KC via Facebook A day before McDonald’s annual corporate shareholder meeting, Stand Up KC workers joined the Fight for $15 national movement to strike 20 fast-food locations across Kansas City’s metro. Area workers rallied with a car caravan and rallies at McDonald’s and Wendy’s locations in Kansas City and Lee’s Summit. The actions coincided with strikes in…
An Iowa meatpacking plant had plastic dividers installed separating workers on the production line (Photo provided by Tyson Fresh Meats). This story was originally published on The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. The COVID-19 outbreak at Smithfield Foods’ northern Missouri plant — the focus of a worker safety lawsuit that garnered national attention last year — resulted in two worker deaths…
Debris litters the lot adjacent to A Splash of Life, located on the corner of 43rd Street and Troost Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It’s been classified as a dangerous building since 2008, for issues that include an unsafe building structure and codes violations. // Photo by Danielle Randle for The Beacon A Beacon investigation into Kansas City’s 363 listed…
Sophie Abrey with her models on stage // Photo by Annie Wagar While only 14, Sophie Abrey is on her way to becoming a being a fashion designer one day. Well. Actually, she’s already one. Sophie’s love of fashion began when she was around seven or eight years old. Her mother, Tracy Abrey, says it was around that age Sophie…
Photo courtesy of Society Opening Friday: Society in the Crossroads In the former home of the Jacobson (2040 Central Street), a new restaurant and a bar-within-a-restaurant open this Friday. Society dubs itself an “art-forward” concept (read: full of very colorful artwork) that serves a menu that resurrects dishes from the now-closed Jacobson as well as the Plaza’s Parkway Social Kitchen….
Photo courtesy of Society On May 21 the Crossroads will welcome a set of truly unique new cocktail concepts, Society and the Scarlet Room, to the heart of the arts district. Located in the same space at 2040 Central Street, Society and the Scarlet Room will offer two distinct experiences for guests. Society will combine art and modernization to create…
Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, teachers continued to conduct class whether it was virtually, hybrid or in person. As of Monday, May 3, elementary students enrolled in Kansas City public schools returned to full in-person learning five days a week. Grades 7—12 remained in hybrid learning mode, an effort that began as early as March for some school communities. …
One of the many things that I love about Lawrence is the tight-knit community of music lovers. The local bands, the venues, the house shows, all of it. In my opinion, every college student should experience a local band play at least once, and Lawrence has plenty of opportunities to do so. But with the virus that seemed to have…
After weeks of speculation, one of the two St. Louis residents who infamously threatened Black Lives Matter protestors may officially announce a Senate run tonight. // Image courtesy of Mark McCloskey Mark McCloskey, one half of the St. Louis couple who made a local and national name for themselves by threatening Black Lives Matter protestors last summer, wants to give…
Youth Royalty Court 2019. // Photo by Simms Photos Over a plate of pancakes, a close friend of mine informed me they used to get HIV testing at a hospital through their primary care doctor. After testing, they were slapped with a bill of $750 just to pay for their exam. I was shocked. At a price-point like that, why…
Photo by Jakob Cotton This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The shoreline communities of Ocean County, New Jersey, are a summertime getaway for throngs of urbanites, lined with vacation homes and ice cream parlors. Not exactly…
Members of the Missouri House of Representatives celebrate the close of the 2021 legislative session. // Photo by Tim Bommel/House Communications In the last hour of the 2021 legislative session, the Missouri House sent a sweeping bill that would shield businesses from most COVID related lawsuits to the governor’s desk. Despite an attempt to kill Senate Bill 51 in the…
Greta Garbo.// Courtesy Kansas City Pet Project We have teamed up with KC Pet Project to host a weekly “creature feature” on a loveable and adoptable animal here in the KC Metro. This week’s local Adopt an Animal features Greta Garbo, a 14-year-old Domestic medium hair. She resides at the Kansas City Campus for Animal Care (7077 Elmwood Avenue in Kansas City,…
Helen, Johnny, and Perri.// Courtesy Bonjwing Lee. Helen Jo Leach has been baking and creating for 16 years now. In that time she was part of the opening crew at The Milk Bar in New York City and the pastry chef at restaurants like Le Pigeon and Chalino in Portland. While her career took her all around the U.S., it…
The Commons dashboard, a new criminal justice database tool, is coming to Jackson County. // Image courtesy of Commons Jackson County is among the first counties in the United States to receive a new tool that makes criminal justice data more accessible. Nonprofit organization Measures for Justice partnered with the district attorney’s office in Yolo County, Ca., to create Commons-…
Matt Hinton // photo by Jared Swafford Director Matt Hinton’s documentary, Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury, has a couple of very interesting wrinkles. Not only is the Georgia post-punk band an act you’ve likely not heard of, the reunited act now features three members who are Eastern Orthodox priests, and director Hinton is part of the…
In 2014, The Pitch shared the story of Latahra Smith and her work advocating the innocence of Keith Carnes—a former drug dealer who was convicted of murdering Larry White, a rival drug dealer in 2003. Since Carnes was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole in 2006, more evidence has been found causing further questions to be…
