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Commuter Culture Altered During Pandemic

Even in normal times, folks in Missouri and Kansas have shorter commutes than the national average. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re spending even less time behind the wheel.

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Solar panels in downtown Kansas City.

KC Ranks 25th Among 100 Cities on Clean Energy Scorecard

Kansas City ranked 25th in the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s latest analysis of how well 100 cities are reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.

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Made in KC Opens River Market Café in Vintage Streetcar

By Kevin Collison After months of bureaucratic delays, Made in Kansas City’s River Market location is on track for opening this Friday, serving a variety of coffee drinks from a vintage streetcar permanently parked at Fifth and Delaware. News of a potential River Market location first surfaced almost two years ago, and Keith Bradley, co-owner…

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Beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer

Tap List | Which KC Seltzer Goes Hardest?

Tap List Beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer tastes tests three local hard seltzers.

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Crossroads West 18th Street Fashion Show Goes Hollywood

By Kevin Collison The annual West 18th Street Fashion Show is steering clear of its Crossroads address this year and going Hollywood instead this Friday at the Boulevard Drive-In Theatre in KCK for its 20th anniversary. “We were planning for it to happen the first Saturday in June, then everything started shutting down in March,”…

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