KC Preservation Projects Failing Key State Incentive Program

By Kevin Collison Early last month, the $69 million renovation of the former “Flashcube” office building at 720 Main into apartments received an honors award as an innovative preservation project from Historic Kansas City. The city’s premier historic preservation organization also recognized the 273-unit West Bottoms Flats development at 925 Wyoming St. with its excellence…

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The Flashcube building in downtown.

KC Preservation Projects Failing Key State Incentive Program

Changes implemented by the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) are making it much more challenging for downtown residential projects in Kansas City to qualify for the state historic tax credit program.

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Fountain Haus to Pour New Hues in Westport Mix

By Kevin Collison The owners of Fountain Haus, the latest entry in the city’s LGBTQ club scene, believe their new venue opening in late January will be a well-received addition to the Westport party scene. “The owners in the Westport community are very welcoming and would like to see a shift in demographics and have…

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KC Bier Co.'s seasonal Winterbock.

Tap List | KC Brewery Scores Big on International Stage

KC Bier Co.’s seasonal Winterbock earned a silver medal at the 2021 European Beer Star awards.

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Evergy's Lawrence Energy Center.

Kansas Regulators Worry Investor’s Influence at Evergy Could Raise Your Electric Rates

A growing relationship between Evergy and activist investment firm Elliott Management is raising red flags with state and federal regulators.

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A multi-colored mural of Osage Nation members against a light pink backdrop. This story outlines the erasure of one of the many Native American nations who resided on what we now know at Kansas City.

curiousKC | How the People Who Are Native to KC Lived, and Why Their Story Has Been Erased

The story of how Kansas City came to be often eliminates the story of the tribes who were forcibly removed. This is the story of the Osage Nation.

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Enzo Opening Next Week in City Market

By Kevin Collison Laura Norris knew it would be easier to serve a second Ragazza when she decided to open a new restaurant in the City Market, but felt deep inside it wouldn’t be the recipe for what may be her last culinary outing. “It was a personal decision for me,” she said. “Thinking it…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | KC Police Chief, Kevin Strickland and New COVID Variant Top the News

Nick Haines offers a look at the week ahead in Kansas City news, before it happens.

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Calvary Temple Baptist Church at 30th and Holmes streets, where the Rev. Eric D. Williams has been pastor for several decades.

Giving Thanks for a Faith Leader Unafraid to Confront ‘Burdens’

Rev. Eric Williams, long-time pastor of Calvary Temple Baptist Church, has been at the forefront of creating local ministries to address health care issues in his community.

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Mayor Invites Kevin Strickland to Light Tree at Crown Center

Today’s lighting of the Mayor’s Christmas Tree at Crown Center will have a special guest, recently-freed prisoner Kevin Strickland. “We are honored to have Kevin Strickland turn on the lights for the Mayor’s Christmas Tree tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at Crown Center,” Mayor Quinton Lucas Tweeted on Thanksgiving Day. “God bless him. Please join us…

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