Owner Plans to Demolish Historic Main Street Building, No Future Plan for Now
A group of historic, but unprotected, buildings at the northeast corner of 31st and Main streets are going to be demolished soon, according to their owner, with no plan yet prepared for the redevelopment of the site.
Here’s How Residents Along Troost Avenue Can Help Measure Kansas City Air Quality
KC Digital Drive and The Kansas City Beacon are co-hosting an event April 30 to discuss air quality sensors that measure climate, temperature and particulate matter in the air.
‘Workforce’ Apartment Project in the Works for Troost and Linwood
By Kevin Collison UC-B Properties, a significant developer on Troost Avenue, is pursuing a 100-unit apartment project at the southeast corner of Linwood and Troost. The project is in the early stages of planning and UC-B plans to partner with Brinshore Development. Chicago-based Brinshore has developed substantial affordable housing in the city, notably the Paseo…
Tap List | Sandhills Brewing Co. Celebrates Third Anniversary
Sandhills Brewing Co. is celebrating its third anniversary this weekend.
Not Everyone in Kansas City Drives a Car. This Man has Been Riding the Bus for 45 Years
Despite being designed for cars, Kansas City is home to people who rely on the bus every day. We spent a day riding along with Richard Heimer to learn what’s working and what’s not in our public transit system.
After 50 Years at Truman, Royals and Chiefs Looking at Amicable Split
By Kevin Collison After a half century being a couple at the Truman Sports Complex, the Chiefs and Royals are leaning toward an amicable breakup, at least that’s the takeaway team executives offered last week. “The Chiefs and the Royals are out there together, the collaboration is great and we appreciate all of that,” Brooks…
Nick’s Picks | Big News and Big Fun in KC This Week
Nick Haines of Kansas City PBS offers an outlook for the news week ahead.
After 50 Years at Truman Sports Complex, Royals and Chiefs Looking at Amicable Split
After a half century of being a couple at the Truman Sports Complex, the Chiefs and Royals are leaning toward an amicable breakup — at least that’s the takeaway team executives offered last week.
Plan to Cap Freeway Dividing Downtown Wins Strong Fed and Private Support
By Kevin Collison Federal elected officials joined Mayor Quinton Lucas Friday to say they’re confident funding can be arranged to build a four-block park deck over the South Loop. “This is going to be the rare project where we announced it, we talked about it, but you will see shovels in the ground soon,” Lucas…
Development Agency Ignores City Hall, Rejects $62M River Market Apartment Plan
By Kevin Collison A $62 million River Market apartment project backed by City Hall had its incentive request rejected by the PIEA board Thursday, another casualty of what critics say has become an increasingly chilly development climate in Kansas City. The 246-unit development was proposed three years ago for a public parking lot northeast of…
A Broomsquire Walks Among Us
Local artist Amanda Lee Lazorchack makes handcrafted brooms in the ancient way. This is her story.
‘Ten Years to Save the Planet’: Kansas City Metro’s Small-town Mayors Take Up Climate Fight
Mayors and local officials founded Climate Action KC, and are taking measurable steps to reduce emissions and create healthier communities throughout the Kansas City metro.
Grain Belt Express
The midwest has the highest potential for wind energy generation in the US. The Grain Belt Express would transmit wind power from western Kansas through Missouri and Indiana, making renewable energy available for more consumers. However, arguments against the project come from landowners who do not want their land used by private companies, and from…
City Manager Brian Platt Talks About Potential Railroad HQ Expansion, Police
By Kevin Collison City Manager Brian Platt continues his conversation with CityScene KC covering topics including a potential expansion by Kansas City Southern once its merger with Canadian Pacific is concluded, the Buck O’Neil Bridge linear park concept and the police department. Word is Kansas City Southern may expand its downtown presence following its merger…
A ‘Miraculous’ Local Play Poised to Reach a Wider Audience
“The Hindu and the Cowboy,” a Kansas City-based play that premiered in 2004, now may have new life around the country.