BKS Artisan Ales earned a silver medal at the Great American Beer Fest for Clouds.

Tap List | Local Brewery Scores at Great American Beer Festival

BKS Artisan Ales earned a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival for Clouds.

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Long-distance kayaker Graham Jordison is paddling the length of the 2,341-mile Missouri River. His effort is designed to draw attention to coal plants in operation along the river.

Kayaking to Cut Coal Fired Power Plants: 2,341 Miles Down the Missouri River

Long-distance kayaker Graham Jordison is paddling the length of the 2,341-mile Missouri River. His effort is designed to draw attention to coal plants in operation along the river.

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Going Green Pays Off at Second + Delaware, Fully Leased After One Year

By Kevin Collison The pioneering Second + Delaware development has cashed in by going green, leasing all 276 apartments while still getting premium rents a year after opening in the River Market. The $71 million “passive house” project upended the traditional stick-built approach to residential construction, substituting 16-inch thick concrete walls with a layer of…

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A collage featuring images of the Kansas City Blues baseball team members.

curiousKC | What Happened to the Blues? Touching Base with KC’s First Favorite Team

Get to know Kansas City’s first favorite team, the Kansas City Blues, who set the template for pro ball in KC, produced future Hall of Famers and won a few titles of their own.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Fall Classics Coming This Week in KC

Nick Haines provides your guide to the week ahead in Kansas City news.

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People gather for a suicide prevention and awareness walk in Hays in 2018.

Rural Suicide Rates Are Rising In Kansas And Solutions Won’t Come Easy

Sparsely populated communities face unique challenges, such as isolation and cultural stigmas about mental health, that call for tailored suicide prevention approaches.

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Park Reserve Site Hits Market, Relief for Beleaguered Condo Owners?

By Kevin Collison The troubled Park Reserve property has hit the market and the broker in charge of its sale believes new ownership may resolve the angst of its long-suffering condo residents. “Hopefully we’ll find a buyer who will invest millions to improve it,” said Gib Kerr of Cushman & Wakefield. “It wouldn’t make sense…

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An interior view of House of Sight and Sound

Feedback: Bygone Record Store Still Echoes in Heart of Kansas

House of Sight and Sound left a lasting legacy in the Salina, Kansas, music scene.

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Man in red shirt that reads "stand up" sits at table with Fannie Lou Hamer board behind him.

The Future of Work

A year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic has left a vastly different workforce where entry level positions are hard to fill and workers are demanding a higher standard.

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Armour Crosswalks Apartment Project Gains Grocer, Bank

The Armour Crosswalks apartment development being built at Troost and Armour has landed its first two retail tenants, a combination grocery market and restaurant, and a bank. Community Grocers plans to occupy 3,500 square-feet on the first level of the apartment building going up on the southeast corner of Armour and Troost. The entity recently…

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