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The $116.2 million Museum Tower apartment project is proposed for the site of the former Holiday Inn at 45th and Main streets.

Museum Tower, $116 Million Apartment Project, Proposed for 45th and Main

Museum Tower, a $116 million apartment project proposed as a gateway to a potential cultural district at 45th and Main streets, leads the list of development proposals filed with the city in advance of stricter tax incentive policies taking effect early next month.

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The pandemic recession cost women and LGBTQ+ people more, data show. (Adobe Spark image)

Stories of Pandemic Unemployment: ‘It … Eats Away at You’

Low wages, risky jobs put LGBTQ+ People, BIPOC and women in the economic line of fire pre- and post-pandemic.

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Photo illustration of Kansas Citians reflecting on the past year of life during a pandemic.

Our Pandemic Year: Kansas City Reflects on COVID-19

As we reach the one-year milestone of living in the pandemic, Kansas Citians reflect on how their lives have changed.

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Katz Proposal Purrs Past Plan Commission

By Kevin Collison Some design tweaks to a proposed apartment development that also would restore the historic Katz Drug Store in Midtown helped the project win unanimous support from the City Plan Commission Tuesday. In response to feedback from neighborhood groups and preservationists, the lower levels of the six-story apartment building now will be likely…

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The apartment project that will incorporate the historic Katz Drug Store at Westport Road and Main Street.

Katz Drug Store Proposal Purrs Past Plan Commission

Design tweaks to a proposed apartment development that also would restore the historic Katz Drug Store in midtown helped the project win unanimous support from the City Plan Commission.

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