Arts & Culture

Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.

Alvin Brooks and members of the AdHoc Group Against Crime.

Passing the Baton | Alvin Brooks on Connecting the Black Community With Police

Alvin Brooks shares the story behind the creation of the AdHoc Group Against Crime, part of the “Passing the Baton” series.

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Big Apartment Project Being Considered at 14th and Wyandotte

By Kevin Collison A 300-unit apartment project is being pursued for an empty corner at 14th and Wyandotte across from the new Blue Cross building, according to a preliminary development plan filed with the city this week. The early submission, which doesn’t list a developer, calls for a “mixed-use development with on-site parking and ground…

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Two vacant lots downtown.

Apartment Tower Being Considered Next to Power & Light Building

A 300-unit apartment project is being pursued for an empty corner at 14th and Wyandotte across from the new Blue Cross Blue Shield building.

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Woodie Bonds Jr., Kemet Coleman, and Elliott Ivory, the founders of Vine Street Brewing Co.

Weekend Possibilities | Border Collies at Bar K, Vine Street Open House and Aretha Franklin Tribute

Make the most out of the football-free weekend with a chocolate tour in Excelsior Springs, Galentine’s Day at Craft Putt or shopping Cupid’s Gems.

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Lawmakers in the Missouri House chamber on Jan. 18, 2022.

Missouri House Gives Initial Approval to Raising Bar for Voters to Amend the Constitution

Legislation to make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution through the initiative petition process won initial approval in the Missouri House on Wednesday. 

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