COVID-19
Nick’s Picks | Back to School…For Now, RNC Week and New Charlie Parker Film
It’s the first day of classes for most universities in Missouri and Kansas. It’s anybody’s guess how long they’ll stay open amid new COVID-19 outbreaks.
Covid Scuttles Riverfront Mid-Rise Apartment Concept
A big mixed-use project contemplated for the downtown riverfront that would have included two, 10-story apartment buildings has been shelved, at least for now, an apparent victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. An undisclosed local developer had been considering what would have been a project that included apartments, office and retail on a 2.6-acre site near…
Pandemic Roulette: How Researchers are Weighing Socializing Risks
What do researchers care about during COVID-19? For these two groups it has to do with risk and behaviors.
Nick’s Picks | School Reopenings, Political Conventions and KC Budget Cuts
While most of the biggest school districts in our metro won’t be heading back until after Labor Day, in-person classes begin this week for thousands of schoolchildren in Kansas and Missouri. They are predominantly in more rural parts of both states. But it marks our region’s first big test of our ability to safely educate…
James Cash Penney’s Legacy Lingers, While His Namesake Company Scrambles to Save It
Hamilton, Missouri, the boyhood home of retailing legend James Cash Penney, works to preserve his memory even as his namesake company struggles in bankruptcy.