Laura Spencer

In 1917, the Hall brothers sold tissue paper during the holiday season for gift wrap in a shop in downtown Kansas City, Mo — until they ran out. They quickly turned to something they had on hand, envelope liners; they sold out again, and a few years later, they were printing their own decorative gift wrap. It was the first product Hallmark made other than gift cards.

Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City is a tradition for traveling musicians to play. So is hanging out in the green room before a show. As part of a summer series, we go backstage.

Shakespeare in the Park — Southmoreland Park in Kansas City. As part of our summer series "The World's a Stage," we visit a rollicking performance of "Twelfth Night".

The Scene: Kansas CityFrom the KCUR's Arts & Culture desk, a service of Kansas City Public Media Seventy years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This ac...