Charly Wilder discusses New York Times piece, ’36 Hours in Kansas City, Mo.’

By now, everyone and their mom has forwarded you Sunday’s New York Times travel piece “36 Hours in Kansas City,” by KC native Charly Wilder. The New York University grad’s portfolio is impressive; her work has appeared on the NYT‘s In Transit blog, in Spin Magazine, at Salon.com and in the Village Voice. We asked Wilder what it was like to pen a story about being a tourist in her hometown.

Was a travel piece on Kansas City a tough sell?

It wasn’t so tough, actually. My editors are always looking for stories about places that have changed drastically in recent years, and the revitalization of downtown and the Crossroads District made Kansas City a pretty easy sell.