Five Financial Tips for New Parents

By | December 22, 2023

It costs about $300,000 to raise a newborn until age 18. Here are five financial tips for new parents.

Media Literacy

By | December 21, 2023

As media consumption continues to climb, media literacy and the ability to discern fact from fiction or opinion is more important than ever. How do we interact with the news? How do we evaluate what we share? And ultimately, how does it play into our democracy? This month, Flatland in Focus and American Public Square…

Weekend Possibilities | Radkey, Elves Night and Christmas 

By | December 21, 2023

Want to rock out over the Christmas weekend? Radkey and Kadesh Flow will play their respective holiday gigs on Saturday night. Drinking and skating with elves is another option.  Friday, Dec. 22  7:30 – 9 p.m. How well do you know the classics? Weston Wine Co., 540 Main St., will host Christmas Movie Trivia on…

Help With Navigating a Complex Media Landscape

By | December 21, 2023

As the U.S. enters another election year awash with information, how can folks improve their media literacy to help decide what is true and who to follow?

Mayor: Likely Country Club Plaza Owners Outline Vision

By | December 20, 2023

The prospective new owners of the Country Club Plaza envision adding housing, an upscale hotel, diverse retailers and better security to improve the landmark.

Mayor: Likely Plaza Owners Want Housing, Better Security and Diverse Retail

By | December 20, 2023

By Kevin Collison The prospective new owners of the Country Club Plaza envision adding housing, an upscale hotel, diverse retailers and better security as part of their formula for returning the area to its glory days, according to Mayor Quinton Lucas. Lucas and top city officials traveled to Dallas Tuesday to meet with Ray Washburne…

Fed Up With Democrats and Republicans? How About an Independent for President?  

By | December 20, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s third party candidacy for president threatens to split votes and alter the outcome of the 2024 election.

Big Third and Grand Apartment Project On Track for Late Winter Start

By | December 19, 2023

By Kevin Collison Work is expected to begin by late winter on a 246-unit apartment project located on a public parking lot at Third and Grand, a site that’s been targeted by the KCATA for development since 2015. Bill Crandall of CBC Real Estate Group, a partner in the $60 million venture, described the project…

Tap List | Celebrate New Year’s Eve With Your Local Brewery

By | December 19, 2023

Many Kansas City area breweries are making plans for a wide variety of New Year’s Eve events featuring your favorite beers. Make plans today.

Missouri Becoming Strategic Home for Indoor Farming

By | December 19, 2023

The U.S. has about 2,000 indoor farms, and the industry is expected to grow nearly 10% annually over the next decade. Many are popping up in Missouri.

Hoppy New Beer Combination in East Crossroads

By | December 18, 2023

The East Crossroads microbrewery scene is experiencing its first merger with Red Sash Brewing acquiring Double Shift. Red Sash, which opened in 2020 at 406 E. 18th St., is owned by Pat Mitchell, a retired U.S. Army captain, and Ryan Elder of Facility Systems. Mitchell’s mission was to start a place that catered to military…

Nick’s Picks | Stadium Fatigue, Bus Fares and Murders

By | December 18, 2023

Kansas City newsmakers will deal with stadium issues, free bus fares and a mounting murder count in the week before Christmas. We also mark the winter solstice.

Art House | ‘Let Us Prey’ Examines Abuse in Baptist Churches

By | December 15, 2023

Filmmaker Sharon Liese’s latest latest work, “Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals,” turns the camera on abuse in Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) churches.

Development Humming at 18th & Vine with New Apartments, Other Projects

By | December 14, 2023

By Kevin Collison The 18th and Vine Jazz District has received a double dose of good news recently with the opening of the $25 million One Nine Vine apartment project and the award of tax credits critical to another project that would revitalize a strategic block. The 80-unit One Nine Vine is located at the…

Weekend Possibilities | Enchant, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Santa Rampage

By | December 14, 2023

There are holiday happenings across the board this weekend, as Krampus, the Grinch and Trans-Siberian Orchestra come to town. There’s also Enchant’s massive light display at Legends Field, a different take on “The Nutcracker” and a Santa Rampage.  Friday, Dec. 15  3 – 8:30 p.m. Blipmas at Blip Roasters, 1301 Woodswether Road, will bring festivities…