Spring starts, and fountains flow

City of Fountains Foundation Board Member Carl DiCapo and “Miss City of Fountains” Sophia Dominguez turned on the first fountain today. The William Volker Memorial Fountain. In a Fountain Day ceremony today, officials turned on a newly lighted ...

Parks department offers look back at local African American history

The parks department is offering a look back at local African American history this Sunday. “In the 1950s and ‘60s, Kansas City was a heavily segregated town. African-Americans were limited even in which city facilities they could use and ...