Tap List | Take a Trip to Nostalgia Town
Here are this week’s craft beer releases and events in the Kansas City area.
Basketball Coaches Association May Bounce Out of KC
The National Association of Basketball Coaches, a small organization with an outsized role bringing major tournaments worth millions of dollars to downtown, is considering moving out of Kansas City.
Ticket Prices for Chiefs-Browns Playoff Game Soar
The hottest ticket in town caught fire following the Cleveland Browns’ Sunday night win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
curiousKC | A Year of Living Curiously
Here are the staff’s picks for top curiousKC stories of 2020.
Ped/Bike Bridge Linking Downtown to Riverfront to Begin Work This Year
(Updated April 14: The planned pedestrian/bicycle bridge between the River Market and Berkley Riverfront Park hit a snag today following a decision by a joint City Council committee to recommend removing its full funding from this year’s capital improvement budget. The city had been expected to approve $5.25 million to build the project. About $750,000…
Nick’s Picks | Prepping Another Impeachment Following Capitol Riot
The coming week with be dominated by political fallout from last week’s Capitol riot and the Kansas City Chiefs playoff game this weekend.
KC Artifact Offers Industrial-Strength Decor
By Kevin Collison Developer Vince Bryant is mining his redevelopment properties including the old Kansas City Star building for salvageable gold and has opened a weekly venue where people can shop for those industrial treasures. The space debuted in mid-December and is called KC Artifact. It’s only open Saturdays and is located on the ground…
Major Josh Hawley Donor Calls for Him to be Censured by the U.S. Senate
A Joplin businessman who helped bankroll Sen. Josh Hawley’s first campaign denounced him on Thursday as a “political opportunist” who used “irresponsible, inflammatory, and dangerous tactics” to incite the rioting that took over the U.S. Capitol Building.
KC Restaurant Week 2021 Offers More Women- and Minority-Owned Options
Supporters of KC Restaurant Week 2021 have taken steps to ensure more diversity on the roster of restaurants participating in the annual event.
New Track for Proposed Freight House Apartment Project
By Kevin Collison The Tracks 215 apartment proposal for the Freight House District, first unveiled in early 2019, has picked up a new developer with a track record of bringing residential projects to fruition. Milhaus, the Indianapolis firm behind the recently-opened Artistry KC apartment project, has joined the project planned for a parking lot next…
Weekend Possibilities | Blue River Therapy Hike, KC Restaurant Week and Stand-Up Comedy
Start the new year off with a head clearing hike, discounted bites across the metro and some wine.
How to Actually Have Civil Political Discussions
In a polarizing political moment, productive conversation is possible. Here’s how.
KC Carryout Challenge Serves Help to Restaurants During Pandemic
Hungry to help the more than 300 restaurants, bars, coffee shops and other purveyors of food and drink in greater downtown? The Downtown Council has launched a three-month campaign beginning today called the KC Carryout Challenge that’s hoping to spur more business for the Covid-threatened industry. “After the holidays, it’s always a tough time for…
Violence in the Emergency Room
Health care workers are the victims in about half of all workplace assaults, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Emergency room workers are especially vulnerable, and the pandemic is making it worse.
Gigabit Internet is Coming to Rural Missouri and Kansas
Hundreds of thousands of Missourians and Kansans could be getting gigabit internet speeds in coming years thanks to the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.