Felicia Honey, a nursing assistant, poses with a nursing home resident. Honey is a college student who's helped at Benton House of Lenexa during the historic staffing shortage.

Health Care Workers Are Leaving and Seniors’ Lives are At Risk

Nursing homes are experiencing a labor crisis. Here’s what this means for Kansas City centers.

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Staff members from Kansas City Center for Inclusion include: Ashley Burden (she/her), Interim Center Coordinator Emily Ferrarini (They/Them) and Vice President Riley Long (he/him).

Season of Giving 2021: Kansas City Center for Inclusion

The mission of the Kansas City Center for Inclusion (KCCI) is to ensure that people that belong to the LGBTQIA+ community have a space where lives are enriched and feel safe.

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Sponsored Post: Boveri Realty Serves Kansas City’s Owners, Renters and Community

The following article was produced and paid for by Boveri Realty Group: Whether you’re preparing to buy or sell, rent or looking for a tenant, you need someone representing your interests – a realtor. And Boveri Realty Group agents will always be there to help. As 2021 comes to an end, Boveri agents know 2022…

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The new taproom at Callsign Brewing.

Tap List | New Year, New Taproom

Callsign Brewing is set to open its new taprooms in early 2022.

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Downtown Cape Girardeau on May 6, 2020.

Uncounted: Inaccurate Death Certificates Across the Country Hide the True Toll of COVID-19

Some counties, like Cape Girardeau, have seen a spike in deaths that aren’t attributed to COVID-19. Many of them, blamed on natural causes, are likely from the coronavirus.

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Members of KC Mothers in Charge holding hands in solidarity in Kansas City, Missouri.

Season of Giving 2021: KC Mothers in Charge

KC Mothers in Charge aims to reduce gun violence within the community.

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Nourish KC met the increased demand and handed out 130,000 meals this year, 43,000 more meals than in 2019.

curiousKC Resource Guide | Finding Food in Kansas City and How to Get Involved

In 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that 6.7% of all Americans used a food pantry at some point to help fill the gaps when feeding their households. Food pantries and kitchens are vital to those who don’t qualify for federal food assistance programs, can’t stretch their benefits through the month, or just need…

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New Plan Would Redevelop Former AT&T Building Into Apartments

By Kevin Collison The vacant, former AT&T office building at 500 E. Eighth St. would be redeveloped as a 265-unit apartment project under a fresh proposal that’s been submitted to a city development agency. The Bernstein Cos. of Washington D.C. has a contract to purchase the property from its current developer, Maxus Properties of North…

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Caryn Lindsay, 58, worries about how she'll manage when unemployment benefits run out.

Unemployed, But Too Young to Retire

The job search experience can be difficult, especially among women at midlife and older.

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West Plaza Flats Importing ‘Co-Living’ Concept to KC

(Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Dec. 28, 2020) By Kevin Collison Construction has begun on a five-story apartment project at 44th and Belleview that’s introducing a lifestyle imported from Denmark and an imposing tower crane above the West Plaza. The 102-unit West Plaza Flats development is being built on a 1.5-acre site at…

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