News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Fearful of Crime on the Country Club Plaza? Check Your Car
Conversations about the Country Club Plaza often turn to perceptions of personal safety and crime. Those perceptions aren’t always accurate.
Bank May Take Crossroads Location Once Slated for Dog Oasis
By Kevin Collison A Wichita bank is considering a full service location in the Crossroads District at 100 E. 20th St., apparently replacing an earlier development concept that had included a dog care business and other retail. Emprise Bank is the potential tenant for the building that had been part of a proposed development called…
Country Club Plaza Confronted with Dozens of Vacant Shops
Prospective new owners of the Country Club Plaza would be buying an iconic shopping district with dozens of vacancies. Some see open spaces as opportunities.
Clock Ticking for Potential Steamboat Arabia Departure
By Kevin Collison The City Market is looking for proposals for the space now occupied by the Steamboat Arabia Museum, but its skipper says he’s not ready to shove off yet. “We have three years to figure it out, we don’t have a Plan B,” said David Hawley, the owner of the museum chock-full of…
Clock Ticks for Potential Steamboat Arabia Museum Departure
The City Market is looking for proposals for the space now occupied by the Steamboat Arabia Museum, but its skipper says he’s not ready to shove off yet.