News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Historic Midland Apartment Project Expected to Begin This Spring
By Kevin Collison The renovation of the historic Midland Building into 135 apartments, a deal struck with the Cordish Co. in 2018 to obtain incentives for the luxury Three Light building now under construction, is expected to begin this spring. What’s being called The Midland Lofts project is expected to be completed in mid-2024, according…
KC Emerging as a Life Sciences Powerhouse
A wave of new health care facilities are the latest signs of a decades-long quest to establish Kansas City as a life sciences powerhouse.
City Manager Brian Platt Talks About Potential Railroad HQ Expansion, Police
(Editor’s note: This article was originally published April 21, 2022) By Kevin Collison City Manager Brian Platt continues his conversation with CityScene KC covering topics including a potential expansion by Kansas City Southern once its merger with Canadian Pacific is concluded, the Buck O’Neil Bridge linear park concept and the police department. Word is Kansas…
Nick’s Picks | Up, Up and Away at the New KCI
It’s been more than five years since Kansas City voters approved a new $1.5 billion single terminal at Kansas City International Airport. It’s finally opening on Tuesday.
Church of the Resurrection Confronts Uncertain Future
The ground seems to be shifting under the strikingly successful United Methodist Church of the Resurrection (COR), which now has six campuses in the Kansas City area.