Learn ghost hunting in historic Westport museum
Courtesy Westport Historical Society.
The ever-popular chance to look for ghosts in one of Westport’s oldest houses is coming up again.
S.P.O.O.KS Investigations (The Supernatural Paranormal Organization of Kansas) presents a look into “History ...
Violent armed robber charged
Edward K. Thomas.
A KCK man has been charged with a series of armed robberies, two of them in the Westport area.
Jackson County prosecutors announced three counts of first-degree robbery and three counts of armed criminal action against Edward ...
Two Westport restaurants rate among city’s best
Two Westport restaurants, Bluestem and Port Fonda, are among the top 10 in the metropolitan area, according to USA Today.
Its 10 best travel section recently listed the restaurants based on those with the most appeal and best reputations.
Bluestem ...
You asked: was there a livery stable in Westport?
Courtesy Kansas City Public Library, Missouri Valley Special Collections.
Our story and slide show yesterday about the area around Westport Road and Broadway brought a question from a reader. He asked if we knew anything about a livery stable ...
Westport Santa Dash will impact traffic on Saturday
This weekend’s race will be happening in Westport, where it will affect traffic on Saturday morning.
The Westport Santa Dash is expected to impact traffic on Pennsylvania Ave., 34th St., Broadway Blvd., Baltimore Ave., Archibald St., ...
Westport speaker spotlights local stained glass windows
Pilgrim Chapel window by Bruce Matthews.
Get a close-up view and the stories behind Kansas City’s stained glass windows at the Westport Library Nov. 8, as part of the Westport Historical Society Speaker Series.
Photographer and historian Bruce ...
Westport Center for Arts offers collaborative kids’ workshops
Kids can attend free art workshops this fall at several local libraries.
Westport Center for the Arts’ Kids Team Up for Art begins its fall session at the Plaza, Southeast, North-East, Waldo and Bluford branches of the Kansas City Public ...
Westport Art Fair this weekend
The 35th annual Westport Art Fair, billed as the only art fair exclusively for Kansas City artists, is coming up this weekend.
The event runs from Friday, September 5th a 5 p.m. to Sunday, Sept. 7th at 5 p.m.
Artists will be displaying original ...
The first ladies of civil rights come to life
Westport Center for the Arts and the Kansas City Public Library examine the lives of the unofficial “First Ladies” of the civil rights movement in “The Three Ms” on Sunday, June 29. The new play, written by Jacqueline ...
Early orphan boys home story has a tragic twist
The Orphan Boy’s home in the 1960s.
Before the current shopping center was built there in the 1960s, the corner of Westport Road and 43rd Street was home to the Kansas City Orphan Boys Home.
Even earlier, the land was known as the Roger ...
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