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Fannie's West African Cuisine returns to KC Restaurant Week 2022 offering three new menu items.

KC Restaurant Week 2022: ‘Keep Living Our Lives’

Twenty-three of the nearly 200 restaurants in KC Restaurant Week 2022 are first-time participants. Proceeds from this year’s event benefit Guadalupe Centers.

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‘Dine Your Way’ KC Restaurant Week Starts Friday

For the second consecutive year, Kansas City Restaurant Week is opening this Friday in the shadow of the Covid pandemic and supporters say it’s just as vital now for people to support the local dining scene. “We’re encouraging people to ‘dine your way,’” said Jenny Wilson, director of partnerships and events for Visit KC. “If…

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Kansas City PBS television studio.

Kansas City PBS Names Kalie Hudson Chief Content Officer

Kansas City PBS has announced that Kalie Hudson has been named chief content officer, effective Jan. 12.

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Plastic bins that Kansas City had available to begin a pilot program offering safe storage for houseless people. Fifty new, similar ones are arriving this week.

Dilemma for the Houseless: ‘Where Do I Keep My Stuff?’

Storage space, somewhere to securely keep personal belongings, has long been an issue for houseless people. A new program in Kansas City hopes to address that problem.

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Proposed City Market Apartment Tower Hailed as Future Development Model

By Kevin Collison A 13-story, 300-unit apartment development planned for just west of the City Market was endorsed by a Port KC committee Monday after being hailed by the city manager as a   model for future downtown development. The $75 million project proposed for what’s now a city-owned parking lot would occupy a  one-acre…

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