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Covid Forces Developers to Shift Historic Scarritt, Uptown Plans

By Kevin Collison Covid has forced two developers to check out of their hotel proposals and pivot to welcoming apartment residents instead. The developer of the Scarritt office tower at 818 Grand and its adjoining Arcade now plans to redevelop the historic buildings as a 126-unit apartment project that would include a first level grocery…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Rescheduling Vaccines, Stimulus Check Update

Here’s what you need to know this Christmas week.

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Leawood Estates

Stories of 2020 | Think J.C. Nichols Was Racist? Meet Kroh Brothers

Flatland is counting down our top 10 stories of the year on weekdays between Dec. 21, 2020 and Jan. 1, 2021.

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Fresh Karma Going Big on Midtown Marijuana Dispensary

By Kevin Collison A long-neglected property at 240 E. Linwood across from Costco and Home Depot is slated to be the home of one of the city’s larger medical marijuana dispensaries. Construction is underway for a 5,500 square-foot dispensary operated by Fresh Karma. It’s one of three dispensaries the firm is planning. The others are…

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A protester holds a sign that says "People Over Profits" during a demonstration against eviction.

Surviving Today: Landlords and Tenants Square Off as Eviction Moratorium Expires

Evictions continue despite a pandemic and despite a moratorium. Here’s what it’s like.

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