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A TikTok review called this Kansas City coffee shop 'demonic.' Locals rallied around it
In late September, two young customers posted a TikTok review of Oddly Correct, a local coffee shop in Kansas City, Missouri. “It was a little scary driving here,” one girl said in the video, which has since been deleted. “It felt demonic in there. Everything about it just felt demonic.”
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Kansas City's pioneering Black queer nightclub Soakie’s honored with a historic marker downtown
Soakie’s, one of Kansas City’s last Black gay bars, closed its doors more than 20 years ago. But last Saturday, the critical gathering space got a permanent acknowledgement when the city of Kansas City, in partnership with community archive Black/queer Kansas City (stylized as {B/qKC}) installed a historical marker at the H&R Block Pavilion, across from the site of the original Soakie’s location.
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Music of Faith and Sublime Beauty Featured in Joint Concert by Kansas City Chorale and Te Deum
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was filled with sublime musicality and sheer sonic beauty on Sunday, Oct. 4, as the combined forces of the Kansas City Chorale and Te Deum performed Alexander Gretchaninoff’s Passion Week. This is, of course, the first performance for the Chorale in the post-Bruffy...
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Voices of the Past raises over $14,000 for St. Joseph Museums and Mt. Mora Society
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- Voices of the Past continued this week, with participants traveling to Mount Mora Cemetery to hear some voices from beyond the grave. Voices of the Past is an annual collaboration between the St. Joseph Museums and the Mount Mora Preservation and Restoration Society. Despite the...
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Northwest to host Bach Family Festival for young musicians
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State University will gather young musicians for its annual Bach Family Festival on Oct. 25 at the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building. The event begins at 3 p.m., followed by an honors recital at 4 p.m. in the Charles Johnson Theater. Piano students in grades 4 through 12 will perform pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach and his influences.
KCTV 5
Independence backyard turned into golf course Saturday to support Big Brothers Big Sisters
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A backyard in Independence turned into a tiny golf course Saturday to help raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters. It’s a charity event Ed Speer has been putting on for a while. He says it’s all to give back to an organization that changed his life and brought another member into his family.
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Journalist, author Lewis W. Diuguid discusses truth as an invaluable currency our society depends on
Journalist, author, Lewis Diuguid breaks down a compelling concept of his: truth isn’t just an abstract moral ideal—it functions as an invaluable currency that society depends on to function, plan, and survive, much like money. When the integrity of information is eroded, the stability of our daily lives collapses with it. Diuguid discusses why protecting the “currency of truth” is essential to safeguarding our collective wealth, health, and future.
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KC Wheel: Permit filed to tear down vacant buildings as neighbors await promised entertainment district
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A new application filed with the city is seeking to demolish buildings near the Kansas City Wheel, three years after officials announced plans for an entertainment district at the site. Development plans. When the Wheel was announced three years ago, plans also included dining and...
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After TikTok Review Called Kansas City Coffee Shop ‘Demonic,’ Locals Show Up to Support
A negative social media review can really take a toll on a small business, but in the case of a coffee shop in Kansas City, Missouri, it actually had the opposite effect. In September, Oddly Correct Coffee Roasters was the subject of a negative review, which has since been deleted, from two girls on TikTok.
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A Sunken 1856 Steamboat Left Behind 200 Tons Of Frontier Cargo At This Missouri Museum
This is one of those museum stories that sounds made up until you see the evidence. A steamboat sank in 1856, disappeared under the Missouri River landscape, and sat there for more than a century with tons of cargo still packed inside. When it was finally dug up, the haul...
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Annual Lathrop Living History Festival October 9th and 10th
LATHROP, Mo - The annual Lathrop Living History Festival will be October 9th and 10th at the Lathrop Antique Showgrounds. From 9:30 am to 2 pm on October 9th and from 10 am to 2 pm on October 10th there will be several programs for attendees to watch. They include the Presentation of Abraham Lincoln by Lee Williams, Professor Farquar and Polecat Annie, the Crooked River Posse, and Storyteller Joyce Slater.
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Troost Avenue Rallies Behind Oddly Correct Coffee After Viral Video Calls It ‘Scary’
Anchor Island Coffee — Neighboring Cafe Supporting Oddly Correct. A now-deleted TikTok video calling a stretch of Troost Avenue “scary” and Oddly Correct Coffee “demonic” backfired spectacularly this week, as Kansas City residents flooded the shop in a show of support that tripled its usual Monday business. Lines for the cafe's canned coffee drinks stretched to 45 minutes on Monday, September 28, as customers turned a dismissive review into a rallying moment for the historic corridor.
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Kansas City to pay $900,000 to resolve lawsuit linked to viral Harrison Butker tweet
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A $900,000 settlement puts Kansas City taxpayers on the hook after the city’s former social media manager alleged discrimination and retaliation. The Kansas City Council authorized the payout to settle discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment claims filed by April Leonard. The settlement funds will be drawn from the city’s Public Official Liability Legal Expense Fund.
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Golden Hour Over Kessler Park: Photographer Bobby Burch Captures Northeast From Above for ‘The Front Page Project’
When evening falls over the Historic Northeast, golden light sweeps across the canopy of Kessler Park, illuminating over 300 acres of green space, limestone bluffs, and forested trails right in the heart of Kansas City. That quiet, serene view—captured from a drone floating above the tree line—serves as the inaugural cover for the Northeast News’ new initiative, “The Front Page Project.”