Arts & Culture

“We are normies,” Leawood writer Sherry Kuehl tells her Instagram followers about her inclusion in the cast of NBC reality show "The Traitors: New Blood." Normies, in that no one on the 22-member cast of competitors this fall is a...

When people go for a walk in local parks later this year, they might happen upon four new bee habitats that are part of a new project by the Johnson County Park & Recreation District. On Thursday, JCPRD unveiled four...

City officials are considering a colorful, 48-foot-tall mosaic to accompany the parking garage currently under construction in downtown Olathe. While the artwork beat out almost 200 other submissions reviewed by the city’s Public Arts Committee, not all councilmembers are sold...

For Julie and Hal Hanson, the new “Growing Kindness” sculpture at the Overland Park Arboretum isn’t just about honoring their son Jeff, but about honoring the values he stood for. The $1.1 million sculpture, officially dedicated last week, is comprised...

“Ohmigod, ohmigod you guys! Looks like Elle’s gonna win the prize!” Those familiar lyrics ring out nightly as Hayley Podschun takes the stage as Elle Woods in the musical "Legally Blonde", now playing through Sept. 6 at The New Theatre...

AJ Chris isn’t new to the stage. She has spent the past several years doing standup comedy in the United Kingdom. But when the 26-year-old comic stepped onto the stage at Clint’s Comedy Club in Overland Park, the crowd was...

This weekend, Johnson Countians will celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday with fireworks, festivals and parades. Fifty years ago, the celebration was even bigger. The planning for the United States Bicentennial in 1976 took over two years, as Johnson County cities,...

After decades of being in real estate and financing, a Lenexa resident discovered his true passion: Writing children's books. In March, Mark Hummell released his first two children's books back-to-back, the sky-focused "Images in the Clouds" and the crow-centered "The...

April showers bring May flowers — or, in this case, a 15-foot sunflower sculpture outside De Soto City Hall. City officials, the De Soto Arts Council and USD 232 students and staff celebrated the installation of the kinetic sculpture, titled...

Olivia Carter’s roots in improv are part of what has made her a strong comedian who’s on the rise. The Stilwell native is currently appearing on "Funny AF with Kevin Hart" on Netflix. The show features a variety of stand-up...

After taking a year off, a popular “parade” of unique art around Johnson County and the Kansas City metro is back. Starting on Monday, April 20, the “Parade of Hearts” art installation will fully kick off — displaying more than...

Amy Barickman’s love of textiles started at a young age. Barickman, who is now a Prairie Village resident, grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, where her mother, Donna, owned a textile store that sold patterns for fabric projects and hosted...