Soto shares how pandemic affected her work as an artist
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Kansas City area artist Vania Soto saw an opportunity to reinvent her way of doing art.
UGPHD announces school poster contest winners
Story by Angie Baldelomar and photos by Michael AlvaradoOn Sunday (May 16), the Unified Government Department of Public Health (UGPHD) announced the grand prize-winners of the #IHelpedConquerCOVID school poster contest.Held at the James P. Davis Hall at Wyandotte Lake Park, the awards ceremony celebrated the finalists representing each school district in Wyandotte County and the […]
New mural in NEKC brings attention to peripheral artery disease
By Angie Baldelomar A new mural will be unveiled in the Northeast area of Kansas City, Missouri, to help educate and raise awareness about peripheral artery disease.Commonly known as PAD, peripheral artery disease is a vascular disease that causes pain in the legs while walking. It affects 8.5 million Americans over age 40, but only […]
New mural at Kauffman School features work of area artists
By Angie Baldelomar Area artists Isaac Tapia and Rodrigo “Rico” Alvarez have unveiled a new mural at the Ewing Marion Kauffman School in Kansas City, Missouri.The mural — part of a five-mural project commissioned to Spray KC — features Cesar Chavez, Claudette Colvin, Amanda Gorman, Emma Gonzalez and the honorable late Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg.“These […]