A baby bottle is held up as a baby cries in the background, illustrating the difficulty parents are having during the formula shortage. Image by Adobe Spark.

National Formula Shortage Prompts Efforts to ‘Survive as a Community’

In Kansas City, folks are donating breast milk, searching for formula and working together to keep babies fed amid a national shortage of baby formula.

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Patrons enjoy the outdoor patio space at Tall Trellis in Olathe.

Tap List | Expansions, Permits and Birthdays, Oh My!

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer. With that brings lots of exciting local beer news and upcoming happenings on the horizon.

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Big Apartment Proposal Near Plaza Revived by Lane4

By Kevin Collison A big apartment project proposal on Belleview Avenue near the Country Club Plaza is back and this time it’s being pursued by Lane4, an experienced multi-family residential developer. Lane4 Property Group has obtained the rights to develop the site where The Dylan apartment project was proposed more than two years ago. The…

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Rendering of The Dylan apartment project.

Big Apartment Proposal Near Country Club Plaza Revived by Lane4

Lane4, an experienced multi-family developer, is pursuing a big project near the Country Club Plaza.

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Photo illustration of a woman on a couch, gazing into the distance.

When Grief Doesn’t Go Away

Known as prolonged grief disorder, a new diagnosis recognizes that long-lasting grief can lead to depression. But treatment is available.

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World War I veteran Fred Nason Furber

curiousKC | A Selection of Flatland’s Memorial Day Stories to Mark the Holiday

Here’s Flatland’s curiousKC round-up of Memorial Day stories you need to read.

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Rabbi David Glickman of Congregation Beth Shalom tells a community gathering at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection that “something better” than the current piecemeal ways of dealing with homelessness and mental health crises is possible in Johnson County.

Good Faith Network Targets Homelessness and Mental Health

Aa newly formed interfaith network of 20 congregations is focusing on addressing homelessness and mental health in Johnson County.

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A niece holds up a sketch of Medal of Honor winner Willy F. James Jr.

KC’s Forgotten Medal of Honor Recipient

The family of Medal of Honor recipient Willy F. James Jr. is seeking local recognition for the Kansas City native who gave his life to save another in World War II.

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Steamboat Arabia Setting Course Downriver for St. Charles

By Kevin Collison The Steamboat Arabia Museum, one of Kansas City’s bigger tourism draws, has a tentative agreement to set sail from the City Market to St. Charles, Missouri, according to city officials there. “We do have a letter of intent that’s signed, sealed and delivered,” St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer told CityScene. The Steamboat…

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Aerial view of Fair Share Farm in Kearney, Missouri.

Focus on Food Fermentation at Fair Share Farm

Instead of heat, farmers Tom Ruggieri and Rebecca Graff rely on fermentation to transform their organic vegetables into handcrafted jars of sauerkraut, jalapeños, kimchi, beet relish, pickles and hot sauce.

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A rendering of the Steamboat Arabia on the Missouri River.

Steamboat Arabia Museum Ponders Move from KC to St. Louis Suburb

The Steamboat Arabia Museum, one of Kansas City’s bigger tourism draws, has a tentative agreement to set sail from the City Market to St. Charles, Missouri.

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Tribe Owner Opening ‘Block 15’ Sports Bar in River Market

By Kevin Collison One of the founder’s of Tribe, the popular River Market international street food place, is opening a sports bar across the street at 311 Delaware and hopes to resolve a minor identity crisis at the same time. “I’ve always battled with Tribe in terms of is it a bar or a restaurant?”…

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The Kansas City Symphony's view of the Celebration at the Station.

Weekend Possibilities | Lawrence Busker Festival, Champions League Watch Party, Celebration at the Station

Celebrate the unofficial start to summer with food, festivals, soccer and fireworks.

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Chef Zaid Consuegra Sauza of Pirate’s Bone Burgers

Chasing the Dream: Survival Rates for New Businesses in Missouri and Kansas Lag National Average

A new analysis found that start-up businesses in Kansas and Missouri fail in the first year at a higher rate than the national average.

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The six-story historic ABC Storage building at 3244 Main St. and the adjoining former Anderson Electric Car building.

Plan to Redevelop Historic ABC Building on Main Clears First Hurdle

Exact Partners wants to renovate the six-story ABC Storage Building at 3244 Main and an adjoining three-story building at 3420 Main into a 50- to 60-unit apartment project with a rooftop café.

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