News & Issues

Don Bosco Center Reopening in June Following $3.7M Renovation

By Kevin Collison The Don Bosco Center, a social and cultural anchor for the Columbus Park neighborhood of greater downtown since 1940, is nearing completion of a $3.7 million renovation. The 13,00 square-foot facility at 526 Campbell has evolved with its neighborhood, once the home of Kansas City’s Italian-American community. It, along with the other…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks: Reopening the Economy, Getting Tested, Pandemic Primary

Kansas and Missouri are taking steps to reopen the economy as questions about how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic linger.

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Big Apartment Project Proposed Near Plaza at 48th and Belleview

(Updated July 7, 2020. The developer of the proposed Dylan apartment project, Action Pact Design Group, has gone out of contract for the property and the development site is back on the market for sale. Mike Napovanice of Orion Property Group said interest has been expressed by several potential buyers, all of whom would continue…

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The Dylan apartment project

Big Apartment Project Proposed Near West End of Country Club Plaza

An eight-story apartment project that would replace what’s currently a half-acre stretch of empty lots on the east side of Belleview Avenue has been submitted to the City Plan Commission for review.

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Kansas City skyline.

Kansas City PBS Hires Two Reporters to Expand News Coverage

Kansas City PBS, in partnership with Report for America, has hired two additional reporters to expand coverage of rural issues and the ongoing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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