News & Issues
Hungry Hatch Opens in City Market
The Hungry Hatch has opened a permanent location at 23 E. Third St. in the City Market in addition to the food truck its been selling its bowls, wraps and salads from the past couple years. The restaurant specializes in healthy dishes that cater to people with special dietary needs including dairy-free and/or gluten-free diets…
Nick’s Picks | Here’s the Latest on COVID-19 Mask and Vaccine Requirements in KC
Nick Haines offers a roundup of Kansas City area COVID-19 news, as well the evolving rules for masks and vaccinations, as students return to schools and campuses.
Persistence Bears Fruit at 2000 Vine Redevelopment
By Kevin Collison The developers of the 2000 Vine historic redevelopment are beginning to taste the fruits of their hard work over the past three years, but are candid describing how tough it can be doing projects on the East Side. “It’s become painfully clear and obvious why development has been difficult east of Troost,”…
World-Class Sculpture Shattered at Bartle Hall Plaza by Errant Driver
By Kevin Collison Jun Kaneko, a world-renowned sculptor, has works displayed publicly throughout the country and internationally, but last Thursday Kansas City apparently became the first where one was destroyed. One of the seven, large ceramic works making up his “Water Plaza” installation in the plaza south of the Bartle Hall Grand Ballroom was shattered…
Mental Health on Campus: University Counselors Seeing Fewer Clients, But More Often
College mental health counselors saw fewer clients, at least initially, during the COVID-19 pandemic. But clients sought help more frequently.