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An unidentified family member visits through the window with their loved one at Cross Creek.

Survey: Just 1 in 4 Nursing Homes Confident They Can Survive Another Year

What does the future look like for long-term senior care centers? One survey suggests only 25% will make it past this year. Here’s what that means for Kansas City.

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Work to Begin on $52M Apartment Project in Freight House District

By Kevin Collison The 193-unit Tracks apartment project in the Freight House District is expected to break ground by the end of the year, two years after it was first proposed. The $52.5 million development is being built by Milhaus, an Indianapolis developer that also recently completed the 338-unit Artistry KC apartment complex in the…

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D. Rashaan Gilmore

New Kansas City PBS Show Brings Context to Issues Affecting Kansas City

Kansas City PBS has added a new, locally produced show to its lineup. The Flatland show is a monthly, single-topic current affairs program that premieres Thursday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. on KCPBS Channel 19.1.

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The Tracks apartment project will be built on this parking lot next to the historic Freight House building.

Work to Begin on $52 Million Apartment Project in Freight House District

The 193-unit Tracks apartment project in the Freight House District is expected to break ground by the end of the year, two years after it was first proposed.

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Fringe Fest Getting ‘Back Off Ground’ with High-Rise Fundraiser

By Kevin Collison After a Covid shutdown that disrupted Fringe Fest, forcing the edgy, annual arts festival to lay off employees and go virtual, the organization, according to its executive director, is ready to “get back off the ground to being a live festival again. Literally. For the first time in its 16-year history, Fringe…

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