Engineers, like those at Burns and McDonnell, have worked to make Kansas City a more liveable city.

Neon lights have brightened Kansas City nights for generations.

Lake City Ammunition plant opened in 1941 to manufacture ammunition for use in World War II. Of the 12 munitions plants built during World War II, only Lake City remains. It is still the largest producer of small arms ammunition for the US military.

After helping early Kansas City build its homes and businesses, R. A. Long set out to build a farm. When he was finished, there really was nothing like it anywhere.

At places like Mugs Up, Sydneys and Winstead’s, we found comfort in those familiar places where somebody always knew our name.

Kansas City pioneered the concept that people in trouble could be rehabilitated through hard work and learning a trade.

At the start of the twentieth century, Kansas City held an annual festival that rivaled New Orleans Mardi Gras.

Told she only had a few years to live, Kansas City’s Opal Hill made herself one of the first elite woman’s golfers in the country, helping found the LPGA.

A court case in Johnson County Missouri brought us the phrase “Man’s best friend” to describe our canine companions.