Flagship Books' new Strawberry Hill location in Kansas City, Kansas.

Turning a New Page: Flagship Books Moves From NKC to KCK

Flagship Books recently completed a remarkable transition from selling out of a shipping container in North Kansas City’s Iron District to a storefront on Strawberry Hill in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Hannibal Bridge

Recalling Kansas City’s Gilded Age

“The Gilded Age,” a new HBO drama, makes several references to Kansas City. Here’s a more fact-based account of Kansas City’s Gilded Age.

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KCATA Pursuing Ambitious Mixed-Use Tower Concept at Tenth and Main

By Kevin Collison The KCATA’s development arm is pursuing a potential 26-story mixed-use tower at its former transit center at 10th and Main, but the concept already is being slammed by a prominent nearby property owner who’d prefer a park there. RideKC Development Corp. (RDC) is working with a development group called Live & Ride…

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Weekend Possibilities | Spring Flowers, First City Film Fest, KC Carnival Parade + Block Party

You can get a jump on gardening season with plant and flower sales around town, party at the Crossroads Hotel or make the day trip to Leavenworth for First City Film Fest.

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Rendering of the Meta Kansas City data center at Golden Plains Technology Park.

Facebook coming to Kansas City; Meta selects KCMO for massive, $800M data center

A new hyperscale data center is expected to be operational in Kansas City by 2024 — bringing global social media and tech giant Meta to the metro and making good on promises that a Northland development could be the next great national technology hub.

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The former KCATA transit center

KCATA Pursues Ambitious Mixed-Use Tower Downtown

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s (KCATA) development arm is pursuing a potential 26-story mixed-use building at its former transit site at 10th and Main streets.

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A KCWHL member stretches before taking the ice.

‘You Feel Invincible’: KC Women’s Hockey League Provides Safe Space for Women to Learn Tough Game

New women’s hockey league members range from former NCAA Division I women’s hockey players to hockey moms-turned-athletes.

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Residential Plan with $500K Townhouses Proposed for Columbus Park

By Kevin Collison A corner of Columbus Park tucked near an interstate ramp is the proposed location of a 20-unit residential project that won approval for property tax incentives Tuesday from a city development agency. The $7 million Columbus Park Apartment plan calls for 10, for-sale townhouses and 10 rental apartments in five duplexes to…

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Draft towers are ready to pour beer at the new Tall Trellis Brew Co. in Olathe, Kansas.

Tap List | New Breweries Officially Open Doors

River Bluff Brewing and Tall Trellis Brew Co. are open to the public in the River Market and Olathe.

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Pirate’s Bone Dropping Anchor at New Midtown Location

By Kevin Collison Pirate’s Bone Burger is opening a second location in Midtown this week, attracted by the planned streetcar extension and the opportunity to focus on serving takeout should Covid disrupt the restaurant industry again. “It’s been in the works for awhile,” said co-owner Zaid Consuegra. “Covid pushed us to find a non-serving environment…

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Eric Greitens is directed to a press conference with the media after filing to run in the Missouri Senate primary on Feb. 22, 2022, at the James C Kirkpatrick State Information Center in Jefferson City.

New Eric Greitens Abuse Allegations Reignite GOP Fears of Losing Missouri Senate Seat

The prospect of Eric Greitens capturing the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri was already terrifying to his party’s leaders. Those fears seemed to be confirmed on Monday, when the former governor’s ex-wife accused him of physically abusing her and his children.

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Train tracks against a backdrop of green grass and wind turbines illustrates a new project called the Grain Belt Express. This new effort is a "massive high-powered transmission line delivering renewable energy."

curiousKC | Any Questions About a Big Renewable Energy Project Coming to the Midwest?

This month, the Flatland Show and curiousKC focus on renewable energy and how new plans will affect the region.

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New Visit KC Visitor Center Embraces Travelers

By Kevin Collison Stacey Smith, the manager of the new Visit KC welcome center at 1241 Main, embraces people wanting to know what there is to do in Kansas City–literally. The advocate of all things KC welcomes you with a hug and makes you feel like she’s hosting you in her living room, which is…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | The Madness of March in Sports, Politics and Entertainment

The NCAA Basketball Tournament, the Oscars and various political dramas will play out during the coming week in Kansas City.

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KCXL owner Pete Schartel says he fulfilled a childhood dream when he bought his first radio station in 1994.

A Missouri Radio Station Still Broadcasts Kremlin Programming, Even as Russia Invades Ukraine

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, so do broadcasts of what critics decry as Kremlin-funded propaganda on KCXL, a radio station in Liberty, Missouri. Pressure is mounting for KXCL to end broadcasts that have kept the station in business.

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