Developer Proposes Big Affordable Housing Project Near Downtown
Maxus Properties plans to redevelop 11 deteriorated apartment buildings along The Paseo just east of downtown Kansas City into 197 affordable apartments.
Big Affordable Housing Project Planned Near Downtown on Paseo
By Kevin Collison An ambitious plan to redevelop 11 deteriorated apartment buildings along The Paseo between Ninth and 14th streets into 197 affordable apartments was approved by a city development agency Thursday. The $18.5 million Jazz Hill Apartments project is intended to provide affordable housing and a social service network to support its residents, particularly…
KC Coffee Shop Offers Environmental Fuel for Thought
A Kansas City coffee shop is no longer offering any single-use paper or plastic containers.
Finding Refuge in KC | Hank Nguyen
Hank Nguyen built the boat that he used to help make his way from Vietnam to Kansas City.
Downtown Library District Gets New Dog Pad
By Kevin Collison Downtown dogs have a new pad to hang out by the Central Library garage, an artificial approach to better accommodate nature’s call. The library in partnership with the Downtown Council Community Improvement District recently installed 6,000 square feet of synthetic lawn in front of the library’s iconic bookend mural. It replaces a…
Weekend Possibilities | Winterfest at Worlds of Fun, Mickey’s Hideaway in Westport, and Lenexa’s New Brews
There are about 48 hours between leaving work on Friday and the time you start thinking about work once again on Sunday night. Weekend Possibilities is your roadmap for food, drinks and fun for the perfect Kansas City weekend. Friday, Nov. 22 4 – 10 p.m. Winterfest kicks off this weekend at Worlds of Fun…
Resurrecting Gene Clark’s Recording Legacy
The career-making moment Missouri-born Gene Clark was waiting for in 1974 may now – 45 years later and long after his death – finally be arriving with the reissue of his “No Other” album.
Downtown Council Steps Up Outreach to Homeless
By Kevin Collison The Downtown Council is continuing its outreach to the homeless population with plans to hire a social worker and find a new social services agency for its community center at Seventh and Paseo. Sean O’Byrne, vice president of the business and property owner group, reported recently the staff of the Downtown Community…
Immigration Supporters Press For Action in Wyandotte County
Stymied in Roeland Park, immigrant-rights advocates are looking to gain a foothold in Wyandotte County in their effort to make Kansas more “safe and welcoming.” Spearheaded by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas, along with various other organizations, the coalition wants localities to issue their own municipal IDs and to set clear guidelines…
Say Their Names
Kansas Citians who work with or identify as transgender share some common misconceptions about the transgender community.
Vote on Your Favorite curiousKC Question
It’s time for another voting round. You choose which question we should report next, KC.
New Del Sol Hotel Shines on Troost by Hospital Hill
By Kevin Collison Troost Avenue has checked in a new $16 million hotel after six years of planning and plenty of persuading to overcome reluctance by lenders to back a project on a street long associated with Kansas City’s racial divide. The 93-room La Quinta Del Sol is at 2321 Troost next to Hospital Hill….
CityScene KC Shifts to Paid Subscription Dec. 2
I hope you’ve enjoyed CityScene KC since it was launched 2 1/2 years ago with the mission to be the community news source for greater downtown. We’ve covered the big stuff such as the new Loews convention hotel, Strata office tower and multiple apartment projects, and street-level reports about new micro-breweries and retail shops, and…
The Innocent Victims of Hatred’s Blindness
A surviving spouse looks back at a neo-Nazi shooting in Johnson County that killed his wife in 2014.