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Rebranded Buffalo State Pizza Opens Temporary Patio on Wyandotte

By Kevin Collison Phillippe Lechevin, like other downtown restaurant owners, is improvising to survive the Covid-19 pandemic. The owner of Buffalo State Pizza at 1815 Wyandotte, formerly Papa Keno’s, recently received city permission to open a temporary, 20-person patio in the parking lane of Wyandotte in front and his introduced live music on Friday nights…

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Shacara Pearson shares story of living through a pandemic with a disability

Kansas City’s Disability Community Confronts Pandemic

Here’s what three people had to say about living through a public health crisis with a disability.

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Plan to Rebuild Barney Allis Plaza Revived by Council

(Updated Sept. 3. Supporters of rebuilding Barney Allis Plaza and its underground garage hope to obtain City Council approval next March to fund the estimated $61.7 million project, the Downtown Council board was told today. The board was presented with a schedule for the proposed Barney Allis project by Bill Crandall, a consultant for the…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Back to School…For Now, RNC Week and New Charlie Parker Film

It’s the first day of classes for most universities in Missouri and Kansas. It’s anybody’s guess how long they’ll stay open amid new COVID-19 outbreaks.

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Quixotic Performs ‘Twilight Soiree’ on Westin Crown Center Rooftop

By Kevin Collison Quixotic, Kansas City’s premier blend of acrobatic grace and theatrical verve, is returning to Crown Center this weekend for what the troupe hopes will be a series of open-air performances. The “Twilight Soiree” rooftop variety show will be performed on the fourth level sports deck at the Westin Crown Center, an outdoor…

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