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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks: Protests Aren’t Going Away

Get ready for more demonstrations this week against racism and police brutality spreading across the Kansas City area.

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Marvin Francois with his Jeep Wrangler.

Marvin Francois: Scenes From a Life Lived For Others

The community remembers Marvin Francois , who was killed during Kansas City’s George Floyd protests.

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West Bottoms Flats Opens, Expansion Already in Works

By Kevin Collison The pioneering 265-unit West Bottoms Flats project is now leasing and its Cleveland developer is so confident about her historic warehouse redevelopment she’s already planning a $25 million expansion. “We’re very excited about what we’ve done there and we’re excited to expand our concept and create more activity in the Bottoms,” said…

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Tearo "Missie" Condit

Honoring the Hero of the ‘Hero Project’

The community remembers Tearo “Missie” Condit, creator of the “Hero Project.”

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Native Digital Relocating to Crossroads with 25 Employees

By Kevin Collison Native Digital, a growing marketing firm now based in Midtown, is relocating its 25-employee headquarters to a renovated building in the Crossroads District early this fall. The firm is leasing the upper two floors of the historic Maxwell-Briscoe Garage building at 1612 Grand. The old garage, which opened in 1909, has been…

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