Flatland | Nonprofit Newsroom at Kansas City PBS
WEBGive Great Tunes and a Good Night’s Sleep. There are many things, both tangible and intangible, that provide comfort in our day-to-day lives—getting hugged by a loved one, enjoying a meal that your grandma used to make, or hearing a familiar song (The Bridge can help you with that!)—but some of ou...
Nick’s Pick’s: Mail-in Ballots Concern Officials and More
WEBSep 16, 2024 · It comes as a growing number of local election officials are ringing the alarm bells about mail-in voting. Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab says around 1,000 mail-in ballots weren’t counted during the recent primary election due to U.S. Postal Service processing problems. That represents 1 out of every 50 mail-in ballots cast by Kansas ...
Sustainability - FlatlandKC
WEBFarm to Trouble: At the Mouth of the Mississippi, Louisiana Bears the Burden of Upstream Runoff. This summer’s “dead zone,” a low-oxygen area where the river empties into the sea, could span 5,827 square miles across the Gulf of …
Flatland Now Official Home for CityScene KC Archive
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · 1 minute read. Kansas City PBS’ nonprofit newsroom, Flatland, is now the official home of CityScene KC’s archival content. After seven-plus years at the helm of the local news site, CityScene KC founder Kevin Collison has generously contributed the site’s content archive to Flatland following his retirement.
About Flatland
WEBAbout Flatland. Powered by Kansas City PBS, Flatland is your local nonprofit news source committed to providing context and solutions to some of our region’s biggest challenges. Founded in November 2013 through a gift from the Hale Family Foundation, Flatland produces multimedia stories that examine local news, highlight rural affairs and ...
Flatland In Focus
WEBMeet the Host. D. Rashaan Gilmore is a Newsweek contributing writer and the host of the weekly radio program “Unbossed and Unbothered” on 90.1 FM KKFI, which offers candid discussions, fresh insights and perspective-shifting interviews. Gilmore is also the founder of BlaqOut, a Kansas City nonprofit working to serve the Black queer community and help end the HIV/AIDS crisis.
From Monasteries To Mainstream: Some Find Healing And …
WEB1 day ago · S.D.I. offers several definitions, including: “Spiritual direction aims to help us experience the eternal and the infinite aspects of our true nature through the wise, experienced and compassionate company of another human being.”. Benedictine sister Therese Elias, a long-time spiritual director, says that “God is the real director and ...
The Future of the Country Club Plaza - FlatlandKC
WEBThe Kansas City PBS documentary “Nichols’ Folly: A Century of the Country Club Plaza” explores the complicated history behind the nation’s first planned suburban shopping center. This month, “Flatland in Focus” examines the future of the Country Club Plaza and what changes are in store as new ownership is poised to begin the next chapter for the iconic shopping center as it marks a ...
Zero KC Calls for Collaboration - FlatlandKC
WEBOct 13, 2022 · Renters Need Affordable Housing. In Kansas City, more than 41,000 renters make 30% or less of the area median income, which is currently $96,800 for a four person household, but fewer than 25,000 units are affordable to families in that pay range, according to Zero KC. That amounts to a shortage of 17,303 extremely affordable units.
Flatland on Kansas City PBS: A Year in Review
WEBDec 15, 2022 · Join “Flatland” host D. Rashaan Gilmore and the Flatland reporting team as they discuss the year in review. Watch the show tonight at 7 p.m. on Kansas City PBS. Cami Koons covers rural affairs for Kansas City PBS in cooperation with Report for America. Mary Sanchez is senior reporter for Kansas City PBS.