Food Prices Jump, Even As More Go Hungry
Food price are rising at rates not seen in nearly a decade, even more go hungry.
Harry Truman’s Christmas Story (Bah Humbug)
Harry Truman’s first Christmas as president was spent taking a dicey plane trip in fowl weather to return home, only to be confronted by a disgruntled wife.
Busy Westport Intersection Calmed by Street Art
By Kevin Collison The intersection of Westport Road and Wyandotte is a calmer, more attractive place thanks to DuRon Netsell and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. A $25,000 grant from the Asphalt Art Initiative, one of Bloomberg’s philanthropic endeavors, has allowed Netsell to blend traffic-calming measures and street art to create a whole new…
Tap List | Yippee Ki Yay, Kansas City!
Tap List celebrates the season with an ugly sweater, beer and “Die Hard,” a great Christmas movie.
The Story of a Latino Theater Owner, from Cuba to Kansas City
Yosmel Serrano sees his small Latino theater in Northeast Kansas City as a way to educate the community through Spanish-language films.
Five-Story Apartment Project Proposed Near Martini Corner
By Kevin Collison A 163-unit apartment project has been proposed for the northeast corner of 31st and Gillham Road, building on the residential growth in the Union Hill, Tower East and Armour areas near downtown. Gary Hassenflu of Garrison Development is proposing the $32 million development called Levy at Martini Corner. It would require the…
curiousKC | How Do You Discuss the Scary Virus With Children?
The curiousKC team talks to parents and experts about how to discuss COVID-19 with children.
Nick’s Picks | Line Forms for COVID-19 Vaccine, Electoral College Meets
COVID-19 vaccine shots will begin in Kansas City this week. Also, the Electoral College meets to cast its votes for president. And hopes for economic stimulus hang in the balance the week before Christmas.
Nearby Neighborhoods Big Part of ‘Imagine Downtown KC’
By Kevin Collison The Imagine Downtown KC project launched by the Downtown Council last summer is deep into reimagining a new relationship between downtown as most people know it and surrounding neighborhoods as far as Pendleton Heights and Beacon Hill. “This plan is changing our perception of downtown,” said Lynn Carlton, chairwoman of the Downtown…
KC Performs | Ballet Street Project Gives Us a Lift
The Ballet Street Project was created by local ballet dancers pushed off their normal stage by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Art House Extra | Inside the Making of ‘SCP: Overlord’
Kansas City filmmaker Stephen Hancock takes you inside “SCP: Overlord,” a short film that has garnered more than 3 million views on YouTube.
Weekend Possibilities | Tech N9ne Livestream, Christkindlmarkt at The Campground, plus BBQ, Beer & Football
Holiday light displays are popping up all over and another Chiefs postseason run is right around the corner.
‘Buy it or else’: Inside Monsanto and BASF’s Moves to Force Dicamba on Farmers
Monsanto and BASF knew about dicamba’s propensity to harm farmers’ livelihoods and the environment before releasing the weed killer.
FTA Grants Full $174M for Streetcar Extension to UMKC, Signing Early January
(Updated Jan. 7, 2021: Federal officials are scheduled to finalize full funding for the Main Street streetcar extension project at an event tomorrow (Friday) morning, according to a media alert from the Kansas City Streetcar Authority. Federal Transit Administration Deputy Administrator K. Jane Williams, Mayor Quinton Lucas and City Manager Brian Platt, local elected officials,…
FTA Approves $174 Million for Streetcar Extension to UMKC
Kansas City is on the cusp of receiving full federal funding to extend the streetcar along Main Street from downtown to the University of Missouri-Kansas, a $174 million Christmas present from Washington.