Westside Townhome Proposal Rec Delayed by Plan Commission
By Kevin Collison A proposal to build nine townhomes on long-vacant property at 29th and Belleview was delayed Tuesday by the City Plan Commission over a procedural glitch and complaints by some neighbors about communication issues. Remez Partnership wants to build six, two-bedroom and three, three-bedroom townhomes on a half-acre lot in the Westside neighborhood…
Kansas City’s Pandemic Housing Market is Increasingly Pricing Out Millennials
A new study found Kansas City is one of the housing markets where affordability has declined the most
Holocaust Echoed in the Lives of Children Born to Survivors Who Resettled in Kansas City
The Holocaust profoundly affected the lives of survivors’ children, who continue to share the stories of their parents’ determination to build new lives in Kansas City.
Exact Proposing Another Big Apartment Project on Troost
By Kevin Collison Exact Partners is continuing to build on its Wonder Shops + Flats redevelopment at 30th and Troost, this time proposing at 192-unit apartment project on the southwest corner of that intersection. “Everything we’re doing is in response to the success of Wonder,” said Caleb Buland, managing partner of the firm. “We want…
Tap List | Cold Beer is a Remedy for the Heat in Kansas City
Tap List offers a roundup of new beer releases and events in Kansas City this week.
curiousKC | How Did the Pandemic Affect the Mental Health of Seniors?
What do we know about our senior citizens’ mental health one year since the pandemic first hit?
‘War Remains,’ Virtual Visit to Trench Combat ‘Hell,’ Sellout WWI Museum Attraction
By Kevin Collison You could call “War Remains,” the new virtual reality experience at the National World War I Museum, a blockbuster attraction, except for its solitary nature, one person can visit every 15 minutes. The exhibition has been a sellout since opening shortly before Memorial Day weekend and is completely booked at this point…
Kansas Farmers Find The Only Thing Harder Than Growing Hemp Is Selling It
Growing industrial hemp, the less sexy cousin of the plant associated with getting high and some medicinal uses, has proven riskier and more difficult than many Kansas farmers initially expected.
Nick’s Picks | Auschwitz Exhibit, Police Budget and Medicaid Expansion Top the Agenda
Nick Haines sets the agenda for the news week ahead in Kansas City.
Katz Redevelopment Plan Sparks Incentive Debate on Streetcar Route
By Kevin Collison An apartment plan that would save the landmark Katz Drugstore has become the opening salvo in a City Hall debate over how–or whether–tax incentives should be available to assist developments planned along the new streetcar extension down Main. Lux Living plans to seek a 25-year property tax abatement to help finance the…
‘All These Delicate Sorrows’: Kansas City’s Holocaust Memorial
Shelly Cline, Ph. D., historian and director of education with the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, presents a detailed description of Kansas City’s Holocaust Memorial in this extended cut from the upcoming Kansas City PBS documentary, “All These Delicate Sorrows.”
Katz Redevelopment Plan Sparks Incentive Debate on Streetcar Route
An apartment plan involving the landmark Katz Drugstore has become the opening salvo in a City Hall debate over how – or whether – tax incentives should be available to help developments planned along the new streetcar extension down Main.
‘Auschwitz,’ Union Station’s Most Ambitious Exhibition, Runs Through March.
By Kevin Collison “Auschwitz, Not Long Ago, Not Far Away” is Union Station’s most ambitious exhibition to date and you find its title is no empty phrase before you begin the story of perhaps the cruelest episode in history. That’s because the antisemitism that created the infamous World War II death camp where 1.1 million…
An Immigrant and Her Family’s Persistence: Why the Pandemic Didn’t Shake the Spirits of These Lee’s Summit Restaurateurs
Sabor Latino was bringing a taste of Latin America to Lee’s Summit when they opened in early 2020. Then, the pandemic sent their family owned business into a tailspin. This is their story of resilience.
Weekend Possibilities | KC Summer Brew Fest, Kaw Social and Alvin Brooks at the Zoo
Record Store Day, the Kansas City State Fair and KC Summer Brew Fest make for a busy June weekend.