Confronting the ‘High School Cliff’: What Young Adults with Disabilities Need to Succeed
Four years ago, a Kansas City mom created a program for young adults with disabilities like her son. Today, that program has become a resource for people facing the “high school cliff.”
Disability Rights History: A Self-Guided Tour
Here’s a self-guided tour to help put disability rights and law history into context.
Nonprofits Adapt to the Changing Shape of Charity
There are worrisome trends in American philanthropy, as fewer people give nonprofits become evermore reliant on the generosity of the wealthy.
UMKC Considers Arena as Part of Streetcar Stop Redevelopment
By Kevin Collison UMKC may build a small arena for events, concerts and athletics as part of a redevelopment project it’s planning near the south terminus of the streetcar extension. The proposal was mentioned in a State of the University speech given by Chancellor Mauli Agawal Monday. “We have real proof of what we are…
Tap List | Parkville Microbrew Fest Tickets Selling Fast
Tickets for the 19th annual Parkville Microbrew Fest, which has become a rite of spring for local beer lovers, are selling fast.
Missouri’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Could Play a Role After the Shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl
The shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, by an 85-year-old white man highlights Missouri’s recent adoption of “Stand Your Ground” gun laws.
‘Most Fortunate Man’: KC Civic Leader Bert Berkley at 100
Kansas City civic leader Bert Berkley, founder of LINC, savors an extraordinary life as he approaches his 100th birthday.
Stretch of Buildings Revived in Historic Troost Business District
By Kevin Collison Several buildings on a block in the historic Troost commercial district between 31st and Linwood have been renovated by Clemons Real Estate, with the latest tenant, Glory at Midtown, moving in last fall. The family-owned development firm has redeveloped the formerly vacant buildings on the west side of the block, 3108-16 Troost…
Nick’s Picks | Global Outrage Over Shooting of Black Teenager in KC
Kansas City has become the focus of national outrage over the shooting of a Black teenager.
First Proposal in West Bottoms Redevelopment, 280-Unit Apartment Project
By Kevin Collison SomeraRoad has submitted plans for its first project in what’s projected to be a $400 million, multi-phase investment in the West Bottoms, a 280-unit apartment project that would go up on the site of the old Weld Wheel building. The five-story project would begin construction next January after the derelict Weld Wheel…
Global Love Story Stretches from Kansas City to Bangladesh
A couple from Kansas City and Bangladesh found love through a dating app, got married and are now maintaining the relationship from across the globe.
New Amelia Earhart Museum Gleams with the Energy, Innovation and Bravery of its Subject
The sparkling new hangar-museum at Atchison’s Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport does more than just pay tribute to its namesake’s life and career.
Plan for 12th and Broadway Calls for Apartments, HQ Expansion
By Kevin Collison The developer of city-owned property at 12th and Broadway wants to build a 13-story apartment building and ultimately expand the former Kansas City Southern headquarters, but the timing relies on the proposed reconstruction of Barney Allis Plaza. The proposal by what’s now Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Americo was outlined Wednesday…
Weekend Possibilities | Percheron, Cannafest and Art Course
It’s officially patio season in Kansas City, but that’s not the only form of outdoor fun in the works this weekend. Pick from KC Cannafest, Bar K Beer Fest or Art Course 2023 if you are in need of some positive vibes and sunshine. Friday, April 14 Noon – 5 p.m. Friday marks the Grand Opening…
KC Southern Expansion, Apartments in the Works Downtown
Plans for apartments and an expanded headquarters for the former Kansas City Southern hinge, in part, on reconstruction of Barney Allis Plaza.