In Grip of Pandemic, Kansas Meatpacking Workers Say ‘We’re Right Next To Each Other’
Workers in Kansas meatpacking plants are worried that precautions now being taken aren’t enough to slow the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
Nick’s Picks: Reopening Week Comes With Many Questions
A new month comes with new questions about how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kansas City Symphony’s ‘Celebration at the Station’ Pivots to Broadcast
“Celebration at the Station,” the Midwest’s largest free Memorial Day weekend concert, will shift from an outdoor concert to a television broadcast this year.
Downtown Microbrew Scene Stays Healthy Despite Covid Clampdown
By Kevin Collison The downtown microbrewery scene is growling, crowling and canning its way through the current covid-19 restrictions and appears ready to emerge intact once the public health crisis is behind us. “Kansas City has such a strong commitment to local,” said Greg Bland, owner of Stockyards Brewery. “People are doing great giving us…
Silent Spring at Popular Fishing Resorts
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought outdoors tourism to a screeching halt.
Art House Extra: Imagining ‘The Day After’ a Nuclear War
Art House host John McGrath reviews “The Day After,” the most famous film ever made in the Kansas City area.
Pet Placement Surges During Pandemic
A population stuck indoors during the global pandemic has given pet placement an all-time boost.
Crumbling Barney Allis Plaza Now ‘Hotspot’ for Downtown Problems
By Kevin Collison Less than a month after a consultant urged its immediate closure, the problems at Barney Allis Plaza and its garage continue to worsen as city officials find themselves at loggerheads over its future. At a City Council Finance Committee meeting Wednesday, members were told the former downtown civic centerpiece has gone dark…
Artists in Residence: Vincent Sung Discovers ‘COVID Style’
There’s an opportunity in every crisis, if you care to look. The in-person modeling industry, which is collaborative by definition, has come to a virtual standstill. But for fashion model and artist Vincent Sung, adjusting to the ongoing pandemic led to the serendipitous discovery of a whole new visual style. “People are adapting,” Sung says….
States Ponder Rules of Engagement as They Reopen Amid Pandemic
Kansas, Missouri and surrounding states are taking various routes to reopen amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
KC Barbell Beefs Up Size at New Location Near Crown Center
By Kevin Collison As soon as the city gives the all clear from Covid-19 health restrictions, Jay Ashman and his partners are ready to teach people how to pump iron at their new digs at 2734 McGee Trafficway just south of Crown Center. The new home of Kansas City Barbell is twice the size of…
The Filter Ep. 3: ‘Dear God’
For many, spirituality is a source of strength in times of crisis. We talked to three Kansas Citians about why it’s important to them.
Pandemic Spurs Concern About Suicide Among KC-Area Youths
Beds are going unfilled at Kansas City-area child psychiatric facilities, raising questions about how the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out for teens.
Artists in Residence: Stuart Carden of the Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Stuart Carden became the artistic director of the venerable Kansas City Repertory Theatre in September. Now he’s leading the organization while in social isolation due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Port KC Approves $60M Riverfront Apartment Plan, Summer Work Start
(Aug. 12 Editor’s note: Construction began July 21) By Kevin Collison NorthPoint Development plans to break ground on a 353-unit apartment complex near Berkley Riverfront Park this summer after the Port KC board unanimously approved incentives for the project Monday. The $60 million project, which was first announced in October, will substantially increase the growing…