Editorial: These tycoons want our money
Two billionaires demand help, and our state and local lawmakers have gone all out to accommodate them on our dime. Does their capitulation in the form of taxpayer-funded subsidies constitute sound economic investment or corporate welfare? For the past two-plus years, KC Royals owner John Sherman and KC Chiefs owner, Lamar Hunt have pressed for […]
Celebrate AMERI’KANA will go on, despite NEA cuts
Story by Angie Baldelomar // Photo courtesy of Todd Zimmer The nonprofit organization Arts as Mentorship will host the third annual Celebrate AMERI’KANA Music and Arts Festival, despite a significant loss in funding from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). To help fill the gap left by the NEA cuts, Arts as Mentorship is […]
Art That Blows fundraiser scheduled for July 11
By Chara Art That Blows fundraiser scheduled for July 11 Greater Kansas City area artist and storyteller Dennis Ortiz is encouraging the community to participate in a fundraiser to give children opportunities to make music. The fundraiser, Art That Blows, will take place 5:30-9:30 p.m. July 11 at The Abbott KC; 1901 Cherry St.; Kansas […]
RMG is the official voice of Spanish-language radio in KC for the 2026 World Cup
By Chara Reyes Media Group (RMG), which also publishes Dos Mundos, is preparing to cover one of the world’s biggest sporting events: the men’s World Cup. The Greater Kanas City area-based, Latino-owned media organization will provide Spanish-language audio broadcasts for the 2026 version of the quadrennial soccer tournament on terrestrial radio and through the Reyes […]