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Every Kansas Citian has a list of out-of-towner attractions — barbecue, the Nelson-Atkins, a stroll through the Plaza. But we have been wondering: what…
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Between 1890 and 1915, Kansas City's parks and boulevards rescued the city from the title of "filthiest city in America." On this Up To Date, we talk…
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Driving around Kansas City’s Northland on Vivion Road, it’s kind of hard to miss Penguin Park. It has a way of sticking out – there’s a giant penguin…
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The memories of our childhood playgrounds remain with many of us as adults. A recent study of Kansas City's parkland revealed that low-income areas have…
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Recently, Kansas State University researchers visited every park in Kansas City, Mo., to analyze the distribution of parks and park amenities throughout…
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When Kansas City Parks and Recreation built Penn Valley's Skate Park in 2006, the $380,000 cost didn't cover everything on the plans. To many local…
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If you spent some time outside in the Brookside or Waldo area of town this weekend, chances are you saw people planting trees. They are trying to replace…
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Many of the city's fountains were turned on Tuesday, following the annual Fountain Day celebration. The ceremony was held at the Marlborough Fountain,…
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It's a popular saying in our town that only Rome has more public fountains than Kansas City.And even if that's a difficult figure to document, it's not…
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A daily digest of headlines from KCUR:State Resumes Advising Kansas City School District, KC Parks Board Warns Of Fallout From Budget Cuts & more top…