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New Hotel Kansas City Looking for Love to Prosper

By Kevin Collison Officials at the new Hotel Kansas City scheduled to open in the historic Kansas City Club building this August believe love will show the way to prosperity following the hospitality industry crash caused by Covid-19. “The interest in weddings is how the industry will come back,” said Sarah Beck, director of sales…

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Cannabis growing facilities

No Bumper Crop of Medical Marijuana in Missouri

No one told Lyndall Fraker that it was going to be easy. So, as the man in charge of standing up Missouri’s medical marijuana program, he’s taking in stride 830 business license appeals, which are now pending before the state Administrative Hearing Commission. “We knew it would be contentious. I was told that from the…

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Demonstrations near the Country Club Plaza.

KC Protesters Ask Police: ‘Who do you protect? Who do you serve?’

Scenes from inside Kansas City’s George Floyd demonstrations this weekend.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks: Protests Eclipse Pandemic

Protests over the death of George Floyd while in police custody have replaced COVID-19 as Kansas City’s top story.

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Second and Delaware Apartments Close to Rolling Out Green Carpet

By Kevin Collison The Second and Delaware development may be described as the world’s largest “passive house” building, but its dedicated passion that’s bringing this unique River Market apartment project to fruition. After a six-year odyssey that included a 16-month construction shutdown prompted by a contractor dispute, developer Jonathan Arnold expects to accept the first residents…

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