Abortion in Spotlight on August Ballot in Kansas
The national abortion spotlight turns to Kansas on Aug. 2, when voters decide whether the state’s constitution should protect women’s access to abortion. Go inside the campaign.
Danforth PAC Bets Big on Independent Senate Candidate in Missouri
The political action committee backing independent Senate candidate John Wood is “in it to win it,” former Sen. Jack Danforth said a day after the PAC spent another $750,000 on TV ads to run before the Aug. 2 primary.
Aines Dairy Loft Project on Gillham Begins, Summer 2023 Opening
By Kevin Collison The redevelopment of the historic Aines Dairy building at 3130 Gillham Rd. into 50 lofts with a potential grocer at street level is underway and the developer anticipates an opening next summer. Exact Partners began pursuing the $12 million project in spring 2021 and it received a chilly reception when its request…
KC Streetcar Extension Reshapes Midtown Real Estate Market
The KC Streetcar extension along Main Street isn’t just about moving people – it’s about creating a new framework for development in Midtown.
Planned Apartment Project at Third and Grand Grows to 102 Units
By Kevin Collison Oak Properties has tweaked the former Ashland apartment development planned for Third and Grand across from the City Market, adding eight units and halving the amount of retail space. Andrew Ganahl, a representative for Oaks Properties, the Minneapolis-based developer, said construction is expected to begin late this year at the development site…
Tap List | Big Rip Brewing Acquires Black Labs Meadery
North Kansas City’s Big Rip Brewing Co. has announced they have acquired Black Labs Meadery in Olathe.
An Epidemic of Sleep Disorders: Here’s What KC Experts Suggest
Sleep disorders are rising, more now than ever before. Learn why experts say it’s important to connect the dots between sleep, health and mental wellness.
Art in the Loop Live Performances Begin Wednesday
A free performance with electronic jazz, improv theatre and a puppet show is happening at Oppenstein Park this Wednesday, the opening live event of this year’s Art in the Loop. This is the ninth year for Art in the Loop, a cultural initiative by the Downtown Council and the Downtown CID that brings public art…
Nick’s Picks | Buck O’Neil Finally Enters the Hall of Fame
Nick Haines picks Buck O’Neil, COVID, the heat wave and the new Panasonic battery plant as the leading news stories in Kansas City this week.
Protected Bike Lane First Step to Fulfill ‘Making Grand Grand’ Vision
By Kevin Collison The City Council has approved funding to plan a protected bike lane on Grand Boulevard between the South Loop and Crown Center, the first step toward implementing the “Making Grand Grand” vision hatched over a decade ago. The money for the Grand Boulevard bike lane through the Crossroads District is part of…
Precision Mazes Offer More Than ‘Simply a Walk In the Corn’
How one Kansas City family uses farm science to create meaningful corn mazes and crop art across North America.
East Crossroads Brewers & Friends Band Together to Promote District
(Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in CityScene Dec. 3, 2021) By Kevin Collison Six years after Border Brewing, its first microbrewery, opened, the East Crossroads and its band of merry brewers, distillers and vintners are touting their area as a big regional draw and working together to promote it. “We’ve become a tourist destination,”…
Weekend Possibilities | Fringe Festival, Nelly and KC’s Lawn Party
A ton of free fun, plus Friday’s Fringe Fest Kansas City kickoff and Nelly on stage leave no shortage of options when it comes to how to spend the weekend.
Soaring Gas Prices Put a Charge into Electric Vehicle Sales
Persistently high gas prices are fueling the growing popularity of electric vehicles.
Kansas Reportedly Landing $4 Billion Panasonic Factory That Will Make Batteries for Tesla
A Japanese news agency is reporting that Panasonic chose to make batteries for Tesla in Kansas because of the state’s tax rates and taxpayer incentives.