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East Crossroads Brewers & Friends Band Together to Promote District

By Kevin Collison Six years after Border Brewing, its first microbrewery, opened, the East Crossroads and its band of merry brewers, distillers and vintners are touting their area as a big regional draw and working together to promote it. “We’ve become a tourist destination,” said Lara Gray, co-owner of Casual Animal.  “We see people from…

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Natural gas pipeline facilities.

Bills for Spire Customers in Kansas City Spike 40%, St. Louis 25%

Spire Missouri customers will see big hikes in their natural gas bills this winter, with residents in the Kansas City area hit the hardest, as the energy market continues to struggle following February’s deep freeze.

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Xander Stephens found help at Pride Haven, an overnight shelter that serves homeless LGBTQ people.

Homeless LGBTQ Youth Find Shelter at Pride Haven

SAVE Inc. operates Pride Haven, an overnight youth shelter that serves homeless LGBTQ people.

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Council Committee Supports $83.4M Insurance Firm HQ Plan

By Kevin Collison Fidelity Security Life’s proposed 11-story headquarters project at 27th and Main had its incentive request endorsed unanimously Wednesday by a City Council committee over the objections of the nearby Union Hill neighborhood. The $83.4 development would be located on a 2.7-acre site currently owned by Crown Center Redevelopment, and would be the…

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The proposed Fidelity Security Life Insurance tower looking south from Grand Boulevard.

KC Council Committee Supports Crown Center Office Tower Near Streetcar Stop

Fidelity Security Life’s proposed 11-story headquarters project at 27th and Main streets had its incentive request endorsed unanimously Wednesday by a City Council committee over the objections of the nearby Union Hill neighborhood.

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