News & Issues
New Developers Take Over Jazz Hill Affordable Housing Plan
By Kevin Collison A new development team is taking on the previously approved Jazz Hill Apartment plan and intends to invest more renovating the grand, but moribund, old apartment buildings near downtown into affordable housing. Indianapolis-based Flaherty & Collins and the Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corp. plan to renovate the 11 apartment buildings on the…
Future of Work: The Big Quit
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many people to reassess their relationship with careers, employers and workplaces. This is Flatland’s first installment in the “Future of Work” series.
‘Ruthelle’s’ Returning to 18th & Vine
By Kevin Collison Adam Jones, who’s redevelopment portfolio include the Westside and West Bottoms, is going east to the 18th & Vine District with an artsy project featuring barbecue and soul food along with a dollop of local jazz culture. He’s renovating a small two-story building at 1819 Vine into a restaurant and night club…
Tap List | KC Brewers Make Like Mad Scientists With Experimental Beers
Cassie Niemeyer, Flatland’s beer enthusiast, tastes and rates experimental brews from Sandhills, Torn Label and Big Rip breweries.
‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’: Absentee Owners Allow Properties to Become Dangerous Buildings in Kansas City
About 21% of dangerous buildings in Kansas City have owners who live outside of Missouri.