Merging Urban And Suburban In KC, And Kansas City Filmmaking At Sundance

By Steve Kraske,

Published January 26, 2017 at 4:11 PM CST

Attracting and hanging on to new residents can be a challenge for cities. Today, a November 2016 town hall with urban studies theorist Richard Florida and "suburbanist" Joel Kotkin, on the best of both worlds in the greater KC area. Then, the Kansas City Film Office commissioner talks about promoting the city among filmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival. Brian McTavish helps wrap up the show with his Weekend To-Do List.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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Luke X. Martin

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