Cupcakin Coming to Crown Center

Cupcakin Bakery, known for combining creative cupcakes and sweets with children’s birthday parties, is opening a location at Crown Center Friday. The bakery will be on Level 1 at the Crown Center Shops and will offer cupcakes, cookies, cotton candy, ice cream, milkshakes and other beverages, according to a press release. Specialities include a Strawberry…

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A person with a rainbow Pride flag.

Weekend Possibilities | KC Pride, Future Stages and KC Current vs. Gotham FC

The party at PrideFest will be raging all weekend.

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An estimated 6,000 to 8,000 Kansas Citians gathered at Theis Park on March 24, 2018 for the March for Our Lives event in the wake of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.

March For Our Lives: A Generation’s Quest For Gun Safety

Members of a generation whose lives have been shaped by mass shootings are gathering again for March for Our Lives 2022.

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Members of a second grade class sit in their chairs at Faxon Elementary School in Kansas City.

Are You Willing to Close Schools to Fund Improvements? KCPS Wants to Know

Kansas City Public Schools is asking residents to weigh in on three scenarios, each of which strikes a different balance between closing schools and skipping potential improvements. 

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Cocina47 Plaza Proposal Gets Thumbs Down from Plan Commission

By Kevin Collison The City Plan Commission rejected the Cocina47 project Tuesday, saying the height of the nine-story proposal was an insult to the years of planning and community meetings that created policies to guide development at the Country Club Plaza. “One of the most valuable tools that the city and our commission has is…

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The Seventh Church of Christ, Scientists, would be demolished to make way for the Cocina47 project.

City Plan Commission Rejects Controversial Cocina47 Plan on the Country Club Plaza

The City Plan Commission rejected the Cocina47 project Tuesday, saying the height of the nine-story proposal was an insult to the years of planning and community meetings that created policies to guide development at the Country Club Plaza.

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Pride flags.

Tap List | KC Breweries Embrace Pride Month

Plenty of breweries around Kansas City taking part in Pride month celebrations.

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Rockhurst Opens $23M Home for Nursing School on Troost Campus

Rockhurst University has renovated and updated the oldest building on its Troost Avenue campus at a cost of $23 million to become the new home of its nursing program. Sedgwick Hall, a limestone edifice that opened in 1914 as the first building on the campus, reopened last week as the new home of the Saint…

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Solar panels

Johnson County Commission Amends Regulations Guiding Solar Farm Developments

The Johnson County Commission voted Monday to adopt solar farm regulations that include a maximum size of 2,000 acres and a 2-mile setback from city boundaries.

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A vintage advertisement of infant formula shows a smiling nurse holding a baby over a bassinet. The infant formula shortage happening now has raised concerns of pre-existing disparities for mothers of color and low-income families. This story explains the history of how that happened.

The Tainted History of Infant Care, Parent Empowerment and Education

Before the ongoing formula shortage, feeding one’s baby was rife with confusing advice. Here’s what history shows.

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