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Inside KC’s Gun Culture: It’s Changing, and Not How You Might Expect
Millions of Americans have become first-time gun owners in recent years. Here’s a look at who they are, and why they’re arming themselves.
Developer Tackles Historic Building for $120M Affordable Housing Project
By Kevin Collison Fresh from building a super-green apartment complex from scratch, developer Jonathan Arnold is tackling a very different project, renovating a massive, century-old building into affordable housing. Arnold wants to convert the historic National Cloak and Suit Company building at 5401 Independence Ave. into 352 apartments at an estimated cost of $120 million….
Kansas Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of Congressional Redistricting Map
The Kansas Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday declaring the congressional redistricting map approved by the Republican-led Legislature to be in compliance with the Kansas Constitution.
Developer Tackles Historic Building for $120M Affordable Housing Project
Developer Jonathan Arnold wants to convert the historic National Cloak and Suit Co. building at 5401 Independence Ave. into 352 apartments at an estimated cost of $120 million.
Climate Change Highlights Value of 19th Century Plan for ‘A City Within a Park’
Civic, government and nonprofit leaders are evoking 19th century planner George Kessler’s “city within a park” concept to help address the effects of climate change in Kansas City.