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Photo essay: Kansas City celebrates fall with first-ever Ferris wheel in Power & Light

Photo essay: Kansas City celebrates fall with first-ever Ferris wheel in Power & Light

Connor Stewart
October 25, 2021

Kansas City welcomed the return of fall this past weekend, hosting a festival known as Cornucopia KC. This celebration had everything from games to carnival food, and a Ferris wheel making its first-ever appearance in the heart of downtown Kansas City.  With the scent...

UMKC unveils new $32 million Engineering and Computing building

UMKC unveils new $32 million Engineering and Computing building

Connor Stewart
October 11, 2021

UMKC officially opened the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise and Research Center to the public earlier this month. The $32 million building features innovative equipment and facilities that students, faculty and community members can use. Located on Rockhill Road and 51st...

Review: “Star Wars: Visions” dares to be different

Review: “Star Wars: Visions” dares to be different

Connor Stewart
October 6, 2021

“Star Wars: Visions” debuted as the franchise’s most unique and refreshing project so far. Assembling a team of seven different Japanese animation studios to create a collection of shorts proved to be a welcome change in “Star Wars” storytelling, even if some episodes...

Chick-fil-A removed from new airport concessions deal

Chick-fil-A removed from new airport concessions deal

Connor Stewart
October 5, 2021

Vantage Airport Group has announced that Chick-fil-A will no longer be a part of the concessions deal at the new Kansas City airport terminal. The Canadian concessions company decided to remove the popular chicken restaurant chain from its list of vendors after receiving pushback...

Review: “Brooklyn 99” and navigating a cop comedy after 2020

Review: “Brooklyn 99” and navigating a cop comedy after 2020

Connor Stewart
September 30, 2021

*Spoilers ahead for the final season and rest of the series* “Brooklyn 99” was put in a tough spot when the writers began working on its eighth and final season. The pandemic was in its early stages when the show’s seventh season finished in late April 2020.  It...

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