Arts & Culture

Karen Gerson recalls struggling with her mental health for much of her life, dealing with a mix of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. It was those experiences that inspired Gerson to write a memoir about her mental health...

More than 6,500 people have learned how to cook Indian dishes in the Prairie Village home of Jyoti Mukharji. Mukharji, who hosted her first-ever in-home cooking class nearly 16 years ago, teaches up to 15 students per class. “It was like...

Johnson County readers reached for a mixed bag of genres in 2025. This year, there is no one clear dominating genre from Johnson County Library’s most-checked out books of 2025. Instead, Johnson County readers were drawn to a variety of...

Roeland Park now has a specific plan to guide the future of public art in the city. Last month, the Roeland Park City Council unanimously approved a public art master plan developed by Ohio-based urban planning firm Designing Local. The plan, which...

A new art installation designed by a Mill Valley High School student is planned for a roundabout in Shawnee. At the Oct. 27 Shawnee City Council meeting, the organization Shawnee Kansas Arts, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, announced funds are being...

The Overland Park Historical Society has long hoped to make the historic Strang Line Depot in downtown Overland Park its forever home, and it recently cemented that vision. Last week, the historical society board, community members and local officials formally...

A Mill Valley High School alum is getting national attention for his interior design work as he's striking out on his own in New York City. In September, Jason Chen, a 2017 Mill Valley graduate, was included in Architectural Digest's...

It’s common for Aaron Squadroni to interact with people interested in his art. But usually it’s completed work in a gallery, not an unfinished piece near a lake. Squadroni, along with Leah Yellowbird, created Fire Keepers Circle, a new public artwork...

It’s not every day that a girl and a decoy duck form a bond. But for preschooler Maverick (aka Mave) Kelly and her friend Freckles, that happened quickly. To this day, Brittany Kelly said, it’s rare that you see one...

One Johnson County city is challenging its residents to tap into their creativity this summer and turn their front yards into art galleries. The city of Roeland Park, through its arts advisory committee, is hosting its first-ever outdoor art contest...

Details for the College Baseball Hall of Fame Museum are starting to come together about a year before the museum is expected to open inside the Museum at Prairiefire. The museum is slated to showcase some of the greatest contributors...

George Wendt was best known for his career-defining turn as barfly Norm Peterson on the long-running NBC sitcom "Cheers," but the beloved actor often brought his comedic talents to a more modest venue in Overland Park. Wendt, who died this...