What Will It Take for Banks to Invest in Kansas City’s Low-Income Neighborhoods?
Learn how area lenders want to help rebuild and reinvest in Kansas City’s low-income neighborhoods.
Boulevardia Back to The Bottoms This Weekend
Boulevardia returns to the West Bottoms this Friday and Saturday, adding carnival rides, big name concert artists and of course, plenty of beer to the historic birthplace of Kansas City. This year’s festival will feature an expanded Silent Disco where dancers enjoy themselves with music piped into wireless headsets and a couple of new attractions,…
Ridding KCMO Of Blighted Lots
Ellen Boyd, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri’s, Historic Northeast area, isn’t surrounded by vacant homes. But she has counted nearly two dozen of them in a nine-block stretch along the route to 27th Street and Indiana Avenue, where her son’s father lives. And there’s no question in her mind about what the city should…
Hayward’s New Home, Fried Lobster Rolls & Other Weekend Possibilities
After more than three decades in Lenexa, Hayward’s Pit BBQ has moved. The barbecue standby is now open at 10901 W. 75th St. in Shawnee, Kansas. The Kansas spot has the classics — ribs, burnt ends, and sides (beans, cheezy corn bake, macaroni and cheese) — and some of their own barbecue creations: (Sweeney’s Southern…
What Does It Take to Land the Gig as Kansas City’s Mayor?
Here’s Flatland’s primer on the what it takes to be Kansas City’s mayor.
Mayoral Candidate Jolie Justus Discusses Her Downtown Vision
(Editor’s note. Both mayoral candidates were invited by CityScene KC to write about their vision for greater downtown. Election Day is Tuesday, June 18) By Kansas City Councilwoman Jolie Justus, candidate for Mayor of Kansas City I am campaigning on a Neighborhoods First Agenda, and I see our downtown as a neighborhood. Downtown Kansas City…
Corvino Opening Casual Outdoor Café Next Month
Corvino Supper Club and Tasting Room is opening a casual outdoor dining option called “Ravenous” in space reclaimed from an alley next to its location in Corrigan Station. In a recent newsletter, owner and chef Michael Corvino said the new place will be geared toward offering the neighborhood a daily lunch and dinner option featuring…
Tap List | The Draught Lottery and East Forty’s Birthday
The mother of all collaborations is set to begin this Thursday with The Draught Lottery. The brainchild of Double Shift Brewing Co. and iTap Crossroads will see 20 local breweries creating five distinct beers that will drop on August 24. The draft is at 6 p.m. at iTap and that’s where teams of breweries will…
A Decades-Old Tax Question Resurfaces About Kansas City Schools
Earl Fleer is nearly 80 years old now, and he lives about a dozen miles south of his hometown of Hermann, Missouri. But some months back, when he came across an online prompt for our curiousKC reporting initiative, his mind drifted back to his days as a public information officer in the mid-1970s for the…
Neighborhood Deli and Liquor Store Opening This Summer in Crossroads
By Kevin Collison The East Crossroads will land another unique business in August when The Pairing Wine & Grocer, a combination wine bar, liquor store and specialty grocer, opens at 1615 Oak. Partners Mat “Slim” Adkins and Jeff Jones want their business to be a place where people can stop by, grab a six-pack or…
Neighborhood Champion: Jessie Jefferson
They do it for no pay and little fanfare. Who are they? They are the neighborhood leaders who fight to improve some of the most distressed neighborhoods on the East Side of Kansas City, Missouri. These are the men and women who advocate for better housing, less crime, and more economic opportunity. Through its coverage…
Walk, Turn, Walk: Full Film
A historical and observational documentary about Kansas City’s fashion industry. Through multimedia stories about fashion show producers, designers, models and historians, Kansas City PBS’ “Walk, Turn, Walk” is a comprehensive and thrilling peek behind the scenes of Kansas City’s premier fashion event, Kansas City Fashion Week. From the background of the event to one designer’s…
Menlo Moving HQ from Northland to East Crossroads
By Kevin Collison Menlo, a growing tech services company that employs 50 people, has purchased the building housing DERMAdoctor at 1901 McGee and plans to relocate from its current suburban location next year. Brad Sandt, president and CEO, said the East Crossroads was chosen because of its appeal to his employees and the spirit of…
Meet the Makers, Rosé All Day & Other Weekend Possibilities
Affäre (1911 Main St.) has started serving lunch on Thursday and Friday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. You can get weinerschnitzel (fried pork cutlet), house-made bratwurst, and zwiebelsuppe (a soup made with caramelized spring onions). The full menu is here. Get a chance to meet Tastemakers and Feast Magazine’s Cat Neville in person at…
Downtown Bristol Seafood Launches Expanded Menu, New Look and Name
The Bristol, one of the Power & Light District’s original tenants, has expanded its food and beverage offerings, including introducing a prix fixe menu, and freshened its look. The revamped and renamed Bristol Seafood + Steak + Social debuted Thursday with a grand re-opening at 11 a.m., according to a press release. It’s located at 51…