Can $1 Houses Help the Unhoused in Kansas City?
The Land Bank of Kansas City is offering vacant homes for $1 to help address homelessness. It’s unclear how many groups will step up to fix the houses to be occupied.
Cycle City Rolling Into River Market with Second Location
By Kevin Collison Cycle City, a popular Parkville bicycle shop for 18 years, plans to open a second location in the River Market this October in the historic Water Building at 201 Main St. Owner Joe Fox and his partner Derek Braun decided a second operation made sense in one of downtown’s most dynamic neighborhoods….
Tap List | Collaborations Create Community
Alma Mader, Crane and Casual Animal are among the Kansas City area breweries that are embracing collaborations.
KC Animal Shelter Dealing With a Post-Pandemic Onslaught of Pets
Kansas City’s municipal animal shelter is dealing with an onslaught of pets in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here’s Which Question Won in June and Your New Voting Round
The people have spoken. With nearly 30% of all votes during June, this is the question most folks wanted to learn about: “I wonder who the Native Americans were that first lived in the KC area. What was their culture like?” Our team will start to sift through research and reach out to experts in…
curiousKC: Home Sweet (12th Street) Hotel
The motorcycle trips run together for Della Reynolds. It was around 1997 — or perhaps closer to 2000 — at 1019 East 12th Street in Kansas City. Looking back, she didn’t really want to be there. But what if her return triggered a memory? Plus, she’d already stopped to survey a city map and locate…
Downtown Council Seeks Federal Grant to Advance South Loop Deck Plan
By Kevin Collison The Downtown Council is applying for a federal grant to continue planning an estimated $160 million South Loop Link that would create a four-block park spanning the busy freeway that divides the central business district from the Crossroads. The application is seeking $2.4 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation that would…
Art House Extra | Exploring the Pain of ‘Withdrawal’
Art House host John McGrath talks to filmmaker Jacob Harding about “Withdrawal.”
Tap List | Do KC Yard Beers Outdo the Classics? (Blind Taste Test)
Tap List beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste tests some local and national yard beers just in time for the Fourth of July.
Katz Owner Seeks Demo Permit After Redevelopment Plan Denied
(Updated July 1: The City Council voted 9-2 to reconsider the Katz redevelopment project and send it back to committee at the request of the proposal’s sponsor City Councilwoman Katheryn Shields. Shields said Councilman Eric Bunch, who sponsored the amendment to reduce the proposal’s property tax abatement and add a requirement for affordable housing and…
Weekend Possibilities | Fireworks, KC Air Show and True Crime Podcast Festival
Between fireworks, the air show and a reggae music festival, Fourth of July weekend offers plenty of opportunities to make some noise.
Kansas Farmer Fights to Save Heritage Poultry From Extinction
For 20 years, Frank Reese has been working to build a modern-day Noah’s Ark for poultry. His goal is to save 10 rare breeds of chickens and turkeys by growing the flock to 100,000 by 2025.
UMKC Proposing Student Housing, Retail by Planned Streetcar Terminus
By Kevin Collison A new UMKC master plan that calls for developing housing for 500 students along with retail space at the terminus of the planned streetcar route has been approved by the University of Missouri Board of Curators. The proposed development is part of a larger UMKC Master Plan 2021 for the Volker and…
UMKC Proposing Student Housing, Retail by Planned Streetcar Terminus
A new University of Missouri-Kansas City master plan calls for developing housing for 500 students along with retail space at the southern terminus of the planned KC Streetcar route.
Environmental Camp About More Than Making S’mores
Greenworks In Kansas City, a local nonprofit, works to connect kids and young adults with environmental education and job opportunities.