2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (596+ words) The most recent balloonfest took place May 15 to 17, 2026. But if you plan now, you'll be ready for the 29th annual festival in May 2027. The tradition of this vibrant and exciting festival is one that generations of Kansans treasure. And if you…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (320+ words) Kansas drummer Phil Ehart, a cofounding member of the group, has announced that he will release I Am Phil, his new memoir, in April. “I didn’t want to write a book that hid behind mythology,” Ehart shared in a statement....

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (38+ words) I definitely prefer winter to summer, especially for hiking. (I’m sure I would think differently if I lived up north, however!). There’s a stillness in the air that’s so calming, and less color in the......

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (475+ words) Every holiday season for nearly a century, thousands of tiny lights sparkle across Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza. They’re illuminated every Thanksgiving, in a ceremony broadcast on TV and featuring live music, circus performers and local celebrities. On Thursday evening,…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (39+ words) Having grown up in a town full of frog iconography, I expected Lindsborg to feel kitschy. With its herd of Dala horses standing watch all over town, I wasn’t sure what to make of Little Sweden. But I......

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (391+ words) Kansas is home to at least 11 castles, buildings more commonly associated with Europe. While such countries as France, Italy and Germany are home to tens of thousands, Wales has been dubbed the epicenter, featuring more castles per square mile than…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (943+ words) Over the past year, I’ve been occasionally dog-sitting in Overland Park for a friend, and it’s given me the opportunity to try new places in a part of Kansas City that in the past I’ve only visited for shopping purposes....