How to Actually Have Civil Political Discussions
In a polarizing political moment, productive conversation is possible. Here’s how.
KC Carryout Challenge Serves Help to Restaurants During Pandemic
Hungry to help the more than 300 restaurants, bars, coffee shops and other purveyors of food and drink in greater downtown? The Downtown Council has launched a three-month campaign beginning today called the KC Carryout Challenge that’s hoping to spur more business for the Covid-threatened industry. “After the holidays, it’s always a tough time for…
Violence in the Emergency Room
Health care workers are the victims in about half of all workplace assaults, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Emergency room workers are especially vulnerable, and the pandemic is making it worse.
Gigabit Internet is Coming to Rural Missouri and Kansas
Hundreds of thousands of Missourians and Kansans could be getting gigabit internet speeds in coming years thanks to the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
KC Wellness Club Brings New Age Healing to Downtown
By Kevin Collison Heath Wessling didn’t exactly take the path you’d predict for someone who considers his Kansas City Wellness Club the center for New Age healing in downtown. A native of rural Iowa, Wessling was all business when Cerner, the giant healthcare tech firm, hired him in 2001 to work in management information systems…
Tap List | Kansas City Beer Scene Adapted in 2020
The Kansas City beer scene adapted to the pandemic in 2020, but looks ahead to better days in 2021.
Dads Against Crime
A community activist has formed Dads Against Crime to lend support to fathers of murder victims.
Riding the Rails Into 2021
By Kevin Collison What a difference a year makes. One year ago, anticipation was high that greater downtown was poised for a major influx of office development including the Strata and Platform Venture projects, and the new Waddell & Reed headquarters. The Loews Convention Hotel was only a few months from opening, new restaurants and…
curiousKC | Raise Your Hand if You Want to Talk About Education
Participate in the discussion about education and help shape our reporting.
curiousKC | What Happened to that Dog Painting On Brush Creek Bridge?
The curiousKC team searches for the mysterious mutt masterpiece that disappeared from the Roanoke Parkway bridge over Brush Creek.
KC Performs | A Quixotic New Year’s Day Celebration
Quixotic performs as part of “KC Performs,” a new show on Kansas City PBS that lends a broadcast stage to performers whose venues have been darkened by the pandemic.
Streetcar Land Rush Rolling, Apartment Plan Would Keep Iconic Katz Drug
By Kevin Collison The iconic Katz Drug Store at Westport Road and Main would be saved as the centerpiece of a 192-unit apartment project proposed by a St. Louis firm, the latest streetcar-related development announcement on Main. Lux Living wants to build the six-story apartment project on the surface parking lot behind the historic building…
KC Performs | Musical Theater Heritage Belts Out ‘Santa Fe’
Musical Theater Heritage performs “Santa Fe” on “KC Performs,” a new show on Kansas City PBS.
Streetcar Land Rush: Apartment Plan Would Keep Iconic Katz Drug
The iconic Katz Drug Store at Westport Road and Main Street would be saved as the centerpiece of a 192-unit apartment project proposed by a St. Louis firm, the latest streetcar-related development announcement.
Weekend Possibilities | New-Look New Year’s Celebrations, Hotel Kansas City Snow Globes and Where to Watch the Chiefs
Weekend Possibilities rings in the new year.