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Abigail Weiler holds her business card.

Clayful by Abbie

Gracey Saavedra, Staff Writer
October 18, 2023

 Abigail Weiler, fourth-year political science and French major at UMKC, delivers confidence in the form of handmade polymer clay jewelry.    Her hobby started as a way to kill her boredom during quarantine, but it quickly developed into an established local business and...

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Made in KC Is Making Local Art Accessible

Maddy Bremer, Writer
September 20, 2022

  For Keith Bradley, there is power in keeping things local. As a part owner of Made in KC, Bradley believes in the importance of celebrating the creatives of Kansas City and giving them a platform to showcase their work.      “There’s more meaning to your...

UMKC Gallery of Art hosts local artist William Toney

UMKC Gallery of Art hosts local artist William Toney

Breanne Blankenship
April 13, 2022

William Toney, a local multimedia artist, now has his “Grayscale” exhibit on display at UMKC’s Gallery of Art. The display reflects on his life experience and allows viewers to interpret his art from their own perspective. Using what he found in his surroundings, Toney...

University of Kansas Health System joins local hospitals in vaccination requirements for workers, students, volunteers

University of Kansas Health System joins local hospitals in vaccination requirements for workers, students, volunteers

Joeli Toscano
September 13, 2021

The University of Kansas Health System announced on Sept. 1 that all workers, students and volunteers must receive vaccinations by the start of December. According to their recent press release, the decision was based on studying vaccination data, Centers for Disease Control...

KJ Brooks on the left - capture from her speech given to the Police board and on the right - her standing on the Country Club Plaza

Students support local activist’s efforts against KCPD

Rebekah Shackelford
November 16, 2020

Local activist KJ Brooks recently went viral after a video of her condemning the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) was posted to Twitter. The video shows Brooks calling out each member of the KCPD Police Board during a speech at an Oct. 27 police board meeting. Brooks,...

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