“I sing their names . . .,” writes Kansas City poet Glenn North.
His words are one of several contemporary voices joined in a new, 44-page book that collects the more than 70 biographies that the Kansas City Black History Project team has researched and shared with the Kansas City community since 2010.
“I sing of… Langston and Parker, Ms. Bluford and Mary Lou, Old Buck, Leon Jordan, Horace and Bruce . . .”
Every year, the project told the stories behind seven or eight of the names hidden by time. It gathered them in booklets and posters that were given to schools, libraries and other public spaces used by teachers, librarians, mentors and parents to raise up a neglected history.
Share this story Published February 22nd, 2021 at 9:51 AM Above image credit: Kansas City Week in Review host Nick Haines. (John McGrath | Flatland)
What a difference a week makes!
After suffering through a deep freeze with -12 degree temperatures, is it really possible that we’re going to be basking in warm weather this week?
Make the most of it. Tuesday’s forecast high is 64 degrees.
Removing Restrictions
Over the weekend, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas removed pandemic related restrictions on bars and restaurants. Will other cities and counties in our metro follow his lead this week?
Starting now, Kansas City bars and restaurants can operate without a curfew or capacity limits. The only requirement is that they continue to enforce mask-wearing and social distancing rules.
curiousKC | Muddy Water, Wildlife and Whiskey: Lewis and Clarkâs Stop in Kansas City, Kansas
curiousKC | Muddy Water, Wildlife and Whiskey: Lewis and Clarkâs Stop in Kansas City, Kansas
Explorers Regroup, a Few Unwind Share this story Published February 22nd, 2021 at 11:30 AM Above image credit: The view from Lewis and Clark Park at Kaw Point. A ridge of ice to the right of the statue marks where the Kansas River empties into the Missouri River. (Clarence Dennis | Flatland KC)
A curiousKC reader interested in local history reached out wondering:
Where exactly did Lewis and Clark stop in what would become Kansas City?
Beams go up on first of Bay Link project s three bridges
18 Feb, 2021 09:20 PM
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Beams being installed at the Bay Link project. Photo / Supplied
Bay of Plenty Times
The Bay Link project achieved another construction milestone this week with placement of concrete beams across the first of the project s three bridges.
The 29m bridge spans the East Coast Main Trunk railway line and is one of two bridges to be constructed at the Te Maunga end of the project.
The second bridge will span State Highway 2 with the third bridge to be built at the Bayfair end of the project.