Westport

The entry to Fountain Haus in Westport.

How Can We Protect Safe Spaces and LGBTQ+ People in Kansas City?

Activists Justice Horn and Dakota Allen share how Kansas City can be a safer city for the LGBTQ+ community after two pellet gun shootings at Fountain Haus.

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The proposed Manor Square apartment building would be located along Pennsylvania Street.

Big Westport Mixed-Use Project Back, Would Include Apartments and Hotel

A big Westport apartment and hotel project pitched four years ago is back, with the City Plan Commission quietly approving a master plan development agreement Tuesday for what’s called Westport Terrace at Manor Square.

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Westport High School

Work May Begin Late Summer on $50 Million Westport High School Apartments

The renovation of the historic Westport High School into a $50 million, 138-unit apartment project could begin by late summer following approval of a sales tax incentive by a city development agency.

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Host of Open Sessions in KC

Open Sessions Builds a Community of Black Creatives in Kansas City

Breasia Hayeshas has created Open Sessions, a bi-weekly open mic night at the Buffalo Room in Westport that is focused on black artists and performers in Kansas City, Missouri.

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A yoga class goes through a rooftop sequence.

Rooftop Beer Yoga, a Butterfly Release Happy Hour, and Other Weekend Possibilities 

Rise and shine with HopCat’s Rooftop Beer Yoga before moving on to other possibilities this weekend in Kansas City.

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