Donning their favorite cosplay costumes, fans by the thousands flocked to Planet Comicon 2022. The Kansas City-based pop culture convention didn’t miss a beat with its second gathering in eight months. The pandemic threw a wrench in the con’s usual spring time frame when it was canceled in 2020, and rescheduled a couple of times […]
A little bit of NASA history finds its way to Planet Comicon in Kansas City April 22-24. Liberty 7, a Mercury capsule piloted by Virgil “Gus” Grissom, is being loaned to the pop culture convention at Bartle Hall. It’s part of an exhibit at the Cosmosphere, a space museum in Hutchinson, Kansas. Grissom flew the […]
The Boys – and Girls – of Summer are back! Baseball fans around the country will gather at ballparks, sports bars and in front of televisions to watch America’s Pastime kick off the 2022 season. Finally settling the battle of billionaires and millionaires that delayed the start of the season with an owners’ lockout, fans […]
The spotlight would come on, the orchestra would play beautiful melodies and Jackie Nguyen would take the stage, singing and dancing with other cast members of the national touring company of the Broadway hit “Miss Saigon.” Then, Covid-19 hit. The lights on Broadway went dark. Theaters around the country shut down. Nguyen and other actors […]
It may sit in the shadow of its larger sibling across the Missouri River, but make no mistake, Kansas City, Kansas – KCK to locals – is its own town. Err, city. After all, it’s the third largest city in Kansas, and a true melting pot, as no one ethnic group is a true majority. […]
They came from all over the galaxy. Some beamed down in their Star Trek unis. The Empire and Rebellion joined together to bring the Force to Kansas City. Even “Spaceballs” joined the fun, as thousands of “geeks, nerds and wannabes” filled the exhibition halls as Planet Comicon returned after a 21/2-year hiatus caused by the […]
High stakes poker games happened here on a routine basis. The Reuben sandwich was invented here. Butter Brickle ice cream was created in the kitchen. The Blackstone Hotel and its Orleans Restaurant hosted dignitaries and celebrities, such as future President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jackie. Then-Senator Kennedy was speaking at a conference in […]
One for the money. Two for the show. Three to get ready. Now, go, cat, go. While you don’t want to step on Elvis’ blue suede shoes, you do want to see the King in action. And, you can as part of the nation’s best Elvis Presley tribute show. The New Theatre and Restaurant in […]
Dinosaurs. Indigenous people. Lewis and Clark. Wagon trains hauling White settlers westward. Hopping aboard a train and traveling to new adventures. Growing up in rural Shawnee. These are among the interesting discoveries we encountered during a month-long tour of some of the Kansas City area’s historical attractions on the KC History Trip. We teamed with […]
With the Missouri River as the centerpiece, spending a weekend in the Pierre-Chamberlain area combines the great outdoors with the state’s history and culture. From Oahe Dam outside of Pierre to the Dignity sculpture near Chamberlain, the drive between the cities along the Native American Scenic Byway offers beautiful views of the Missouri River and […]
