Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Incentives Approved for Crossroads Apartment Plan; Affordability Debate Continues
By Kevin Collison A 12-story apartment project planned for the Crossroads dropped 11 affordable units from its original plan after being turned down on its $3 million incentive request from the Kansas City Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The 112-unit project proposed by Copaken Brooks for 1818-22 Main was approved for an 18-year property tax abatement…
Incentives Approved for Crossroads Apartment Plan; Affordability Debate Continues
A developer has reduced the number of affordable housing units in a Crossroads project after being rejected by Kansas City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
City Harvest Apartment Tower on Track After Merchants Get Their Way
By Kevin Collison Responding to merchant pressure, a City Council committee endorsed an apartment tower plan in the City Market that restores its original design and replaces 160 public parking spaces being lost at the development site. The 300-unit City Harvest development is expected to be approved by the full Council today. If so, construction…
Weekend Possibilities | March Madness, Cannabis and Cats
Sports fans can watch March Madness basketball this weekend at T-Mobile Center. Other options include a cannabis expo, a cat show and a film fest.
Kansas Town Celebrates Heritage With Rocking Chair Marathon
The small Kansas town of Cuba celebrates its Czech heritage with an odd tradition – an annual rocking chair marathon.