News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Thirsty? Your Hoppy Guide to the Downtown KC Craft Beer Scene
(Editor’s note: This article was last updated March 10, 2022) Kansas City’s downtown craft beer scene traces its hoppy roots back to Nov. 17, 1989. That’s the date John McDonald, founder of Boulevard Brewing, delivered his first keg of Pale Ale to Ponak’s Mexican Kitchen just a few blocks down the road on Southwest Boulevard….
curiousKC | What are Reproductive Rights?
“Reproductive rights” has been a Google search phrase more in the past couple of months than in the search engine’s history. Here’s why, and what it means.
New Atlanta Ballpark Considered Model for Royals Coming Downtown
(Editor’s note: This article was originally published April 13) By Kevin Collison If you’re curious about the game plan for a potential Royals downtown ballpark, the new home of the Atlanta Braves may offer some inside baseball. Truist Field and its adjoining “The Battery Atlanta” mixed-use development were cited several times by experts discussing the…
Follow the Money: Who is Funding Kansas Abortion Amendment Ads?
Two organizations formed to campaign on either side of the abortion referendum on the Kansas ballot Tuesday have raised — and spent — more than $11 million between them since the start of the year.
Beyond the Hype: A Sober Look at Psychedelics
Psychedelic medicine can be a viable path to treatment for a range of ailments. But some worry the hype is getting ahead of the science.