News & Issues

Border Brewing Doubles Space, Features Large Beer Garden

By Kevin Collison Border Brewing has opened its new, much larger quarters in the East Crossroads and in a nod to continuity, owner Eric Martens mounted the old bar top from his original place on the wall. After all, Border pioneered the Neigh-Brew-Hood when it first opened at 406 E. 18th St. in February 2015….

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From left to right: Sanaa Best, senior at Lincoln College Preparatory Academy; Tymia Morgan, teacher at Center High School; and Jude Anderson, senior at Lincoln College Preparatory Academy.

Students Want to Learn ‘History As It Is, As it Was’

Increasingly, K-12 classrooms have become hotbeds for debate about what should or should not be taught, especially when it centers around race and history. Students and educators share their thoughts.

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Mac Tweaks Big Mixed-Use Plan at Armour and Main

By Kevin Collison Mac Properties has tweaked it’s big mixed-use project proposed for Main and Armour, slightly reducing its size and incentive request in response to discussions with the neighborhood and taxing jurisdictions. The development first reported by CityScene KC in August, calls for renovating the US Bank office building at Main and Armour, and…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | It’s Time to Talk Turkey

Nick Haines provides the news outlook for Thanksgiving week.

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Plaza Luxury Apartment Tower Returns, Potential 2022 Start

By Kevin Collison A 15-story, luxury apartment project first proposed five years ago near the Country Club Plaza is returning to City Hall next month with a potential groundbreaking in the second half of next year. “The Madison” development planned by Block Real Estate Services would occupy a vacant triangular lot where Roanoke Parkway and…

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