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‘Auschwitz,’ Union Station’s Most Ambitious Exhibition, Runs Through March

(Editor’s note: CityScene is taking some time off for a vacation, this article originally appeared on June 10.) By Kevin Collison “Auschwitz, Not Long Ago, Not Far Away” is Union Station’s most ambitious exhibition to date and you find its title is no empty phrase before you begin the story of perhaps the cruelest episode…

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Harvey Nash speaks at a KC Tenants press conference on the group's eight demands to improve Kansas City's rental assistance program.

‘They Need to Make Changes Now’: Local Housing Advocates Demand Improvements to KC’s Rental Assistance Program

KC Tenants recently released eight demands to strengthen Kansas City’s Emergency Rental and Utilities Assistance Program and get money out faster to people in danger of losing their homes.

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During October, curiousKC focuses on housing and homelessness. (Flatland)

curiousKC | Be Part of How We Report on Housing and Homelessness

During October, curiousKC is your platform to send all questions you have about housing and homelessness.

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Rieger Plugging Electric Park Garden Bar into East Bottoms Destination

(Editor’s note: The Electric Park Garden Bar is scheduled to open this Thursday, Oct. 7. CityScene is taking some time off for a vacation, this article originally appeared on July 30.) Two years after opening his destination distillery in the East Bottoms, Andy Rieger of J. Rieger & Co. is adding an outdoor patio bar…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Food Fight Continues Over KCI Concession Contract

This Thursday, the Kansas City Council is scheduled to cast its final vote on a concession contract for the new look Kansas City International Airport. But there are threats of legal action to overturn the bidding process.

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