Nick’s Picks | Prepping for Independence Day, Tiny Homes Vote and Medicaid Breakthrough
Nick’s Picks offers your guide to the news week ahead in Kansas City.
Take a Peek Inside the Re-imagined Harry S. Truman Library & Museum
On Friday, July 2, Harry S. Truman Library & Museum officials will reopen the Independence institution after a nearly two-year shutdown for a $29 million makeover.
Origin KC, New $30M Hotel Planned for Berkley Riverfront
By Kevin Collison A Mississippi hotel developer is in final negotiations with Port KC to open the first hotel on the downtown riverfront, a $30 million project called Origin KC that would be located across from Berkley Park. The Thrash Group of Hattiesburg intends to open the sixth boutique hotel in its Origin group, a…
Art House Extra | ‘Below the Fold’ Portrays Journalists Digging into a Missouri Cold Case
Filmmaker Clayton Scott discusses “Below the Fold,” a new film about two small town journalists digging into a cold case involving the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl.
How to Talk About Medical Marijuana With Your Parents
Older adults have been slower to accept and use medical marijuana. But the tide is turning.
Shop Local KC Opening Along Streetcar Route in Midtown
By Kevin Collison Katie Mabry van Dieren is bringing Strawberry Swing’s flair for helping makers of all kinds prosper to a permanent location, opening Friday (June 25) at 3630 Main along the planned streetcar route. “This location is amazing,” said van Dieren, founder of Shop Local KC and the Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair. “It’ll…
Weekend Possibilities | Free State Festival, Pride Night and Sunflower Festival
Ice cream, sunflower fields, food trucks and live in-person entertainment await fun-seekers during summer’s first full weekend.
Meet 2 Scientists From KC Who Worked on COVID-19 Vaccines
Meet and learn from two of the scientists from the Kansas City area who worked first-hand in creating the vaccine to combat COVID-19.
Some of Missouri’s Largest CAFOs are Seeking Less Stringent State Regulation
Eleven of Missouri’s largest concentrated animal feeding operations are working to reduce the state’s oversight of their hog facilities, despite a record of manure spills and clean water violations.
Religious Leaders Bare Their Souls in ‘Shepherds Helping Shepherds’
A Kansas City area group called “Shepherds Helping Shepherds” allows religious leaders a chance to share struggles and to encourage one another.