News & Issues
Streetcar Extension Office Opens, Project Expected to be Less Disruptive
By Kevin Collison Remember those trenches, makeshift bridges and orange fencing that disrupted downtown for what seemed an eternity when the starter streetcar line was built? Aaron Adams, the project manager planning the Main Street extension from Union Station to UMKC, is confident this project, while longer, won’t be as troublesome. “Everything we’re seeing right…
Groups Work to Energize Missouri’s Black Voters in Election’s Final Weeks
A network of paid canvassers and volunteers are trying to energize Black voters and get them to the polls in Missouri.
Decades of Data Suggest Racial Profiling is Getting Worse, Not Better
Missouri law enforcement traffic stop data suggests racial profiling of Black people is worsening even as data collection continues.
Donuts and Bagels Rolling Into the East Crossroads
By Kevin Collison A tasty blend of donuts, bagels, coffee and ice cream is expected to be added to the creative mix at Collective Ex in the East Crossroads by the end of this year. Johnny Dawbarn, the founder of the collaborative space at 519 E. 18th St., said Donutology will be serving its popular…
Families Scramble to Keep the Lights On As Utility Bills Pile Up
Thousands of people around the Kansas City region who have lost jobs due to the pandemic are seeking help with their utility bills.