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Food Prices Jump, Even As More Go Hungry

Food price are rising at rates not seen in nearly a decade, even more go hungry.

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Busy Westport Intersection Calmed by Street Art

By Kevin Collison The intersection of Westport Road and Wyandotte is a calmer, more attractive place thanks to DuRon Netsell and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. A $25,000 grant from the Asphalt Art Initiative, one of Bloomberg’s philanthropic endeavors, has allowed Netsell to blend traffic-calming measures and street art to create a whole new…

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Callsign Brewing Co. sign

Tap List | Yippee Ki Yay, Kansas City!

Tap List celebrates the season with an ugly sweater, beer and “Die Hard,” a great Christmas movie.

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Five-Story Apartment Project Proposed Near Martini Corner

By Kevin Collison A 163-unit apartment project has been proposed for the northeast corner of 31st and Gillham Road, building on the residential growth in the Union Hill, Tower East and Armour areas near downtown. Gary Hassenflu of Garrison Development is proposing the $32 million development called Levy at Martini Corner. It would require the…

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To curb fear in the unknown, Enam Haddad tells her children that the virus is like little red dots that need to be avoided. (Collage by Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Image: Library of Congress)

curiousKC | How Do You Discuss the Scary Virus With Children?

The curiousKC team talks to parents and experts about how to discuss COVID-19 with children.

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