After a developer investing in a key site in Roeland Park questioned a city policy that puts them on the hook for spending $800,000 on public art, the city tweaked its policy to be more accommodating.
At the same time,...
A sticker vending machine in Lenexa Public Market is helping nature conservation in the area with the help of local artists.
Throughout March, the "Prairie In The Parks" vending machine has been spreading art and awareness in the Lenexa Public...
A historic downtown Olathe building is now home to an art gallery featuring pottery, paintings and a range of other pieces.
The Olathe Art Gallery — formerly First Art Gallery of Olathe — has officially relocated from its former spot...
Visitors at the Shawnee Town 1929 Museum can now take tours of the open-air exhibitions on their own, with the help of an app.
This week, the museum launched its Shawnee Tour guided tour app, which assists people on self-guided...
Inside her new arts center on Johnson Drive, Gabrielle LeVota hopes people can see more of the world without getting on an airplane.
The idea was born out of a gap in the market she found once she became a...
After years of planning and construction, a long-awaited chapel and events center at the Shawnee Town 1929 historic site near downtown Shawnee will open this April.
On Monday, the Shawnee City Council voted 7-1 to approve a final change order...
When it comes to the kitchen, Jess Smith finds that vegetables are always a great place to start.
She’s always been a “plant-forward” eater, she said, but that interest grew even more when she started experimenting with new recipes while...
From an early age, music came naturally to Trip Thomas.
He started making his own music as soon as he was able, writing songs by age 6 and playing guitar and producing beats by age 13.
Now as a junior at...
Elle Shaw got her start as an actress about 15 years ago, working on projects in Las Vegas and later in the Los Angeles area.
After a pivot to theater production, she’s back to working in film as a producer....
Historical fiction topped Johnson County Library’s charts in 2024.
The library system’s most-checked out book lists of 2024, excluding December, show a range of authors driving readers to branches across the county — but the number one genre across the...
It's the holiday season, and many neighborhoods across Johnson County are lit up for the festivities.
We've captured nearly two dozen pictures of festive holiday light displays honoring the Christmas season. With Christmas falling on the same day as the...
The Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Garden's annual Luminary Walk is one of the best holiday lights displays of its kind in America.
That's according to the results of USA Today's 2024 Readers' Choice awards.
Located at 8909 W. 179th St.,...
