Kansas City Layout: Weekend Meetups, Socialism & Iran From Wartime

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Midtown Artsy Life Debuts

Art Westport ready for busy weekend of local art and family fun

The three-day festival has nearly 150 visual artists from painting, to sculpture, ceramics, photography, glass and wood.

More Deets In The Dotte

KCKPS board member raises questions about travel costs, transparency and spouses employed by district

A Kansas City, Kansas, school board member is seeking greater spending accountability amid questions about travel expenses, public records costs and spouses of board members employed by the district.

Campy Cowtown Tribute

Tim Curry's Frank-N-Furter lives on in KC

Screenland Armour's shadow cast performs Saturday for the first time since Curry's death, and this year's Frank says the show is their goodbye.

Local Virtuoso 

A year after appearing on The Voice, Max Cooper III is showing his hometown what's next at Crossroads Music Fest

Singer-songwriter Max Cooper III has been playing piano nearly all his life-since he was three years old, to be exact. "Piano was my first love, my home base," he says. "Every show I play, I rarely move away from the piano. It's an extension of my voice."

Serving Fans Down By River

Coffee shop owned by KC Current veterans relocating to riverfront neighborhood near stadium

Pitchside Coffee's new location will be just a goal kick away from CPKC Stadium, said co-owner and retired women's soccer standout Kristen Hamilton, brewing plans to relocate the popular coffee shop to the heart of the Kansas City Current's riverfront game days.

Celeb Fashions Interest

Sydney Sweeney's Sheer Vintage Armani Gown Revealed a Black Thong

Sydney Sweeney channeled one of her most viral red carpet looks at an Armani Beauty dinner during the Venice Film Festival. See photos of the sheer Armani gown she wore.

Deuce Offers Excuse

Vance says 'everything' on the table to pressure Iran as US diesel prices hit record high

Vice President JD Vance said President Donald Trump has "a lot" of additional tools at his disposal to force Iran to "stop shooting at commercial shipping" in the Middle East. The average price of diesel hit $5.85 a gallon in the U.S. on Friday, a new record.

Tragic Progressive Teaching Moment

VIDEO: Socialism Conference Draws Radicals for Lessons on Marxism

The Socialism 2026 Conference in Chicago, Illinois, kicks off on Friday as leftists attempt to move the nation toward communism.

Vlad Takes Breather

Putin orders pause on strikes on Kyiv as Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow for peace talks | CNN

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day halt to attacks on Kyiv, starting Saturday night, as a US delegation visits Moscow ahead of traveling to the Ukrainian capital.

Iran From Attacks

U.S. strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after Iran targets Navy warships, CENTCOM says

U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers Saturday after Iran launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S.

Against The Algorithm 

CD sales are booming as physical media continues its resurgence

CD sales are booming, and vinyl continues its resurgence, but that doesn't mean people are abandoning streaming.

About Making Time

Your Ideal Sex Time Might Change As You Age. But Experts Want You To Keep This In Mind.

Experts weigh the pros and cons of getting intimate at different times of the day.

Aloha To Big Biz

From its first Belton restaurant, Hawaiian Bros expanded across America in less than a decade

The island-inspired chain - built around the Hawaiian plate lunch with grilled proteins, rice and macaroni salad - opened its first restaurant in Belton in 2018. Its latest franchise opened this week in Indianapolis, with more expansions on the way.

Sept. Summer Sizzle 

Labor Day Weekend brings intense heat, scattered rain

Labor Day Weekend will bring intense heat and scattered rain to the Kansas City metro.

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