Reece Parker

Jul 31, 2024 | kansascitymag.com | Reece Parker

Two years ago,Brian Welborn, director of the Belton Parks and Recreation Department, was headed down to Branson to play a round of golf when he got a call. “I normally don’t take phone calls that I don’t recognize when I’m away from the office,” he says, “and for some reason that day I took the call and it was Jack. It was Mr. Dryden.”Ninety-five-year-old Belton resident Jack Dryden donated 69 acres of land to the Belton Parks and Recreation Department to be developed into an arboretum.

Jun 30, 2024 | kansascitymag.com | Reece Parker

Tired of seeing large amounts of perishable food go to waste, a Lawrence-based food pantry made an unusual move: opening up its own kitchen to turn surplus food into prepared to-go meals. Most food pantry programs provide bags of groceries to folks needing a little extra help so they can prepare their own meals. But faced with large amounts of perishable food not suitable for grocery bags and a clientele looking for prepared meals, the nonprofit Just Food found a novel solution.

Jun 19, 2024 | kansascitymag.com | Reece Parker

At one point, Missouri was a “film state,” says Chase Elliot, a director who is trying to revive the state’s filmmaking industry. His current feature film project is the first to take advantage of a newly reinstated Missouri film credit program. “We’re the guinea pigs,” he says. Last year, Governor Mike Parsons renewed the Show MO Act film tax credit program that had lain dormant for nearly a decade.

Jun 9, 2024 | kansascitymag.com | Dawnya Bartsch |David Hodes |Rachel Layton |Reece Parker

By Dawnya Bartsch, David Hodes, Rachel Layton, Reece Parker, Ian Ritter and Hampton Stevens We scoured the history books, took a look at the last 180 or so years of Kansas City history and cherry-picked the moments and movements that shaped the city we live in today. Some events called for instant celebration or quick action, others for somber reflection and disciplined planning, but each moment in time led us to where we find ourselves now.

Apr 2, 2024 | kansascitymag.com | Reece Parker

We headed to the East Crossroads, an area known for its small businesses, and asked people on the street what they thought about a new stadium in the area. The Kansas City Royals have set their sights on the Star Press Pavilion in the Crossroads as their new home. It’s not unheard of. Lots of large cities like Los Angeles, Houston, Las Vegas and St. Louis have inner-city stadiums, but should Kansas City follow suit? What do citizens really think about the new plans for their city?