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Great Plains SPCA is seeking foster homes for dogs suffering from elevated stress due to long stays at the shelter.

Great Plains SPCA Needs Homes for Stressed Dogs

Great Plains SPCA is pleading for people to serve as fosters for dogs who are becoming increasingly stressed by long stays at the shelter.

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ABC Storage Slated to Become Lofts, Latest Exact Deal on Streetcar Route

By Kevin Collison Exact Partners has snapped more properties on Main Street in anticipation of the streetcar extension: the six-story ABC Storage building at 3244 Main and a smaller building next door. The firm has the propertiess under contract and intends to redevelop the buildings, which date to the early 1900s, into apartments with commercial…

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A group of volunteers collect signatures to recall 4th District Councilman Eric Bunch on Sept. 7, 2021. The recall attempt was unsuccessful.

Who is Taking KC Back? Behind the PAC Hoping to Oust Multiple Council Members

A new political action committee in Kansas City, Missouri, is quietly raising its influence and aims to have a say in how City Hall conducts business — and who is in office to do it.

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The Filter podcast hosted by Vicky Diaz-Camacho and Ieshia Downton is back. Season 2 debuts Sept. 29.

Listen: Here’s The Filter Podcast, Season 2 Trailer

Flatland’s culture show, The Filter Podcast with Ieshia Downton and Vicky Diaz-Camacho is back for Season 2 on Sept. 29!

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KCATA Seeks Development Ideas for Tenth and Main Including New HQ

By Kevin Collison The KCATA is requesting proposals for its former transit center property at 10th and Main, including a potential new office building to house its headquarters and other tenants. The agency is seeking proposals that call for a transportation-oriented development (TOD) and would occupy about two-thirds of the approximately 1/2-acre site in the…

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