News & Issues

Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.

Divided Plan Commission Endorses Project Replacing Urban Farm

By Kevin Collison The City Plan Commission narrowly endorsed a planned apartment project that would replace the Cultivate KC urban farm in Midtown despite protests it was breaking an agreement reached with community support in 2015. Sustainable Development Partners is seeking an amendment to an earlier development plan to build a 100-unit, two-building project southeast…

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The new apartment project would replace the Westport Commons Farm operated by Cultivate KC. The former Westport Middle School, now Plexpod Westport at Park 39, is in the background.

Plan to Replace Urban Farm with Apartments Advances

The City Plan Commission endorsed a plan that would replace the Cultivate KC urban farm with apartments in Midtown.

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KC’s Westside Neighborhood Awarded $1M From Feds to Reconnect Community Split by I-35

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by Startland News, an online news source helping readers discover a new Kansas City shaped by entrepreneurs, startups, creatives, makers and risk-takers. Click here to read the latest stories from Startland News. By: Startland News Staff A newly announced $1 million grant is expected to help reestablish…

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North Kansas City hosts the Annual Snake Saturday Parade

Tap List | NKC Breweries Tap Into Snake Saturday

Three North Kansas City breweries are beckoning the crowd gathering for their community’s upcoming Snake Saturday Parade and Festival.

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Rep. Mike Haffner, R-Pleasant Hill, speaks during the 2022 legislative session. Haffner is sponsoring legislation that would block a proposed landfill on the boundary between Kansas City and Raymore.

Missouri Capitol Showdown Looms Over Kansas City Landfill

The prospect of a landfill on the edge of Kansas City near a golf course community has pitted several mayors against a company with an army of lobbyists.

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