Electric Vehicle Adoption Hinges on Better Access to Charging Stations
Missouri was recently ranked seventh in the nation when it came to the number of registered electric vehicle drivers and charging locations. But the region still has gaps when it comes to electrification.
Pondering the Business and Politics of Climate Change
American Public Square will convene a panel discussion at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at Donnelly College, in Kansas City, Kansas, called “The Politics of Mother Nature – The Climate is Changing – Should You?”
Landscape Architecture Firm Finds New Digs in River Market
By Kevin Collison Vireo, a landscape architecture and community planning firm, has opened a new home in the River Market, finding space once used for a brewery garage as a welcoming new environment for its employees. Stephen Rhoades, a principal at the firm, said the company used the disruptive year when Covid forced its employees…
Nick’s Picks | Prepping for Memorial Day, Summertime
Nick Haines offers an outlook on the news week ahead in Kansas City.
Gun Ownership
Gun violence in our Metro seems to be an issue we can’t ignore. With four out of 10 Americans living at home with a gun, the Flatland team talks to gun owners and community leaders about how to keep our communities safe.
KC Folk Festival Sunday To Be Free ‘Peoples’ Fest’
Downtown is the center of world folk music this weekend with a major conference of the Folk Alliance International at the Westin Crown Center and a free, public music festival Sunday (May 22, 2022) at Washington Square Park. The city has been home to the Folk Alliance since 2013 and several conferences attracting hundreds of…
Pre-Civil War Era Missouri Bourbon is Being Resurrected in Weston
Holladay Distillery is releasing a bottled-in-bond bourbon, Ben Holladay Missouri Straight Bourbon, for the first time in over 35 years.
Kansas City Ballroom Performer Takes the Stage in This Season of ‘Legendary’
Kansas City ballroom performer Father Papi Alain Mikli describes his experience as a participant in this season of the HBO Max competition series “Legendary.”
Stalled Ashland Project Purchased, Work Expected to Resume This Year
By Kevin Collison The long-stalled Ashland on Third apartment development in the River Market has been purchased by a Minneapolis firm that’s expected to tweak the design and resume construction possibly by the end of this year. Oaks Properties has bought the project from KC Commercial Realty Group. KC Commercial began work on what was…
Weekend Possibilities | Turkey Creek Festival, KC Tattoo Convention and Bluegrass in the Bottoms
Beer, bluegrass, Don Bosco’s block party, a Broadway musical — there are plenty of ways to enjoy May’s third weekend.