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Category: Arts & Culture

A view of Kansas City

7 May 2021
Krista Halstead
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As one of the midwest’s largest cities, Kansas City finds itself with a variety of architectural styles. While popular architectural styles changed, the city continued…

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Movie Review: WandaVision shows what TV can and should be

23 April 2021
Catherine Dema
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Marvel Studios’ “WandaVision” is the first of Marvel we’ve seen since “Spiderman: Far From Home” was released in 2019, and it was certainly worth the wait.…

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Book Review: Linda Hirshman’s “Sisters in Law”

16 April 2021
Teresa Mainzer
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Linda Hirshman’s novel, “Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World,” follows the…

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An oasis in the Crossroads

16 April 2021
Hannah Koehler
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Verdant 128 W 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108 Tucked into a row of shops in the Kansas City Crossroads district is a small botanical…

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Favorite fresh spring recipes

16 April 2021
Alaina Flory
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With the start of spring, fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs become more readily available and help to define some of my favorite springtime recipes. Bread…

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A Spring Picnic

9 April 2021
Hannah Koehler
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While picnics are arguably lovely at any given time, there is something particularly compelling about a picnic in the springtime. If you are debating on…

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The Men’s Side of Target

9 April 2021
Kari Tott
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A few weeks ago we featured the women’s side of Target, and it did not come to play. The men’s side of Target did not…

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AFE: Top travel destinations for summer vacation

1 April 2021
Alaina Flory
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The Bermuda Triangle Looking for a tropical getaway this summer to end your quarantine blues? If so, a cruise to the Bermuda Triangle is topping…

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AFE: Jewell celebrity lookalikes

1 April 2021
Trent Brink
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10) Claire Henry as Joey King 9) Ishmial “Juice” Mitchel as Polo G 8) Lauren Ledbetter as Ellen Pompeo 7) Peter Haynes as Coach Louis…

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