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1. 'Risk at Zero Interest Rates' 'Risk at Zero Interest Rates' February 21, 2012 Article and interview with Esther George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. George, who has been with the Federal Reserve Bank since 1982, became president in October 2011 and serves...
2. A Shining Light A Shining Light April 6, 2012 Article about the new temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built in Clay County, Missouri along Interstate 435. Open only to members of the church in good standing, “the three-story,...
3. A Turn Toward Abstraction A Turn Toward Abstraction October 20, 2011 Profile of Kansas City ceramic artist Bowie Croisant and a review of his work on display at Red Star Studios at the Belger Arts Center (2100 Walnut). The exhibition, also featuring the work of Stephanie...
4. Bidding here Takes Horse Sense Bidding here Takes Horse Sense April 20, 2013 Article describes an annual gathering of Amish and Mennonite traders in Rich Hill, Missouri. The author states that these representatives arrive each year from both regional and national religious communities...
5. Big Flour Mills Fading From KC Big Flour Mills Fading From KC October 20, 2011 Article reports on the decline of flour milling in Kansas City and the Midwest, largely due to the consolidation of mills and need for grain to be shipped less distances by railroad. The Kansas City area...
6. Catholic High School in Independence to Close Catholic High School in Independence to Close January 25, 2013 Article announces that St. Mary's High School in Independence will close following the 2012-2013 academic year. Parents of students and school officials are interviewed and describe their reactions. Factors...
7. Charged Up and Ready Charged Up and Ready December 12, 2012 Article announces a study released by Electrify Heartland and the Metropolitan Energy Center which concludes that the Kansas City area is supplied with enough charging stations to meet the growing demand...
8. Collaborative Work Rejuvenates Group Collaborative Work Rejuvenates Group January 22, 2010 Midwest Research Institute saw its revenues double within the last five years and expect them to double again in the next five years. They attribute that success to their collaboration with universities...
9. Comfort Food With a Cause Comfort Food With a Cause November 17, 2011 Restaurant review of and article about Anna's Oven, 1809 W. 39th Street. Anna's is part of a trend of philanthropic restaurants opening across the United States. Its purpose is to support the Friends of...
10. Country Club in a Legal Battle Country Club in a Legal Battle December 6, 2011 Hillcrest Country Club, founded in 1916, has been "for nearly a century the home for Kansas Citians who felt out of place at the ritzier country clubs." Currently, "the old Hillcrest is dead, done in by...
11. Country Clubs Plan to Merge Country Clubs Plan to Merge June 19, 2009 Economic recession has caused two Johnson County country clubs to merge operations. The Meadowbrook Country Club in Prairie Village, founded in 1954, and Brookrdige Country Club in Overland Park, founded...
12. Cowtown Music Cowtown Music March 9, 2008 Feature article about the Cowtown Ballroom, located in the former El Torreon ballroom at 3109 Gillham Road in Kansas City, Missouri. The Cowtown Ballroom opened July 1971 and closed Sept. 16, 1974. It...
13. Drawing Attention Drawing Attention March 21, 2009 Grant Snider, a dental student at UMKC, won the Charles M. Schulz Award, the national top collegiate cartonnist award. Includes a couple samples of cartoon strips and photograph of Snider with the article....
14. Expeditionary Learning Expeditionary Learning March 5, 2011 Area schools are implementing a new educational program known as Expeditionary Learning, where classes focus on lessons in reading, math, science, and social studies on a particular topic that has connections...
15. Glass Recycling: Operation Reaches Five States Glass Recycling: Operation Reaches Five States August 9, 2011 Article about Ripple Glass and the growth of the operations within the last two years. The company "has broken into new markets as faw away as Lincoln, Neb., and Springfield, Mo."
16. He'll Bring a New Dimension He'll Bring a New Dimension March 6, 2010 Julian Zugazagoitia has been named the new director and CEO of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. A native of Mexico City, Zugazagoitia studied in Paris and earned a doctoral degree in philosophy. He leaves...
17. Heart Center Completes Makeover at St. Lukes Heart Center Completes Makeover at St. Lukes October 6, 2011 After five years of construction, the Mid America Heart Institute of St. Luke's Hospital is ready to for its grand opening. The $330 million state-of-the-art facility includes the region's only heart transplant...
18. In Sync Over Saving History In Sync Over Saving History December 28, 2007 The Civil War Round Table of Western Missouri and the city of Independence, Missouri, have reached an agreement to preserve and promote the Little Blue Battlefield in northeast Independence. The battlefield...
19. J. E. Dunn Leaves West Edge Project J. E. Dunn Leaves West Edge Project October 2, 2008 J. E. Dunn Construction Co. pulled out of the West Edge project being built at 48th Street and Belleview Avenue. Article discusses the dispute over costs and payments between Dunn and Trilogy Development...
20. Just Off Broadway Theatre Gets Larger Home Just Off Broadway Theatre Gets Larger Home July 10, 2011 Thanks to tax increment financing dollars from the Federal Reserve's new regional headquarters just south of Penn Valley Park, the Just Off Broadway Theatre has been able to "dramatically enhance the building...