News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Nichols’ Folly: A Century of the Country Club Plaza
The Country Club Plaza, as it marks its centennial, is at a crossroads. J.C. Nichols’ iconic district is seen both as private property and public trust.
Kansas City Votes ‘Yes’ on Public Bus Funding by Renewing Sales Tax for Another Decade
Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved renewing a local sales tax to fund public transit for the next decade.
Plan for 12th and Broadway Calls for Apartments, HQ Expansion
(Editor’s note: This article originally was published April 13, 2023) By Kevin Collison The developer of city-owned property at 12th and Broadway wants to build a 13-story apartment building and ultimately expand the former Kansas City Southern headquarters, but the timing relies on the proposed reconstruction of Barney Allis Plaza. The proposal by what’s now…
Grieving Parents Turning Tragedy of Suicide into Hope
Parents of children who have died by suicide have banded together to help dramatically reduce such tragedies in the Blue Valley School District.
Boutique Hotel Plan Returns for Historic Building on Grand
(Editor’s note: This article originally was posted May 15, 2023) By Kevin Collison A proposal to restore the historic Mason Building at 1110 Grand and reopen it as a 35-room boutique hotel has returned, led by a developer with a similar hotel venture in Lincoln, Neb. Nicholas Castaneda, a principal with the 49-room Kindler Hotel…