Nick’s Picks | First Lady Jill Biden, Simone Biles Among KC Visitors in Coming Days
First Lady Jill Biden and gymnast Simone Biles top the list of people swinging through Kansas City this week.
RiNo Charges Crossroads, Denver Developer Partnering on Gastro Pub and Pool Hall
(Editor’s note: CityScene is taking some time off for a vacation, this article originally appeared on July 9.) By Kevin Collison A Denver developer has found his new ‘RiNo’ in the Crossroads, planning a pool hall and gastro pub at 16th and Grand along with revamping the former Architectural Salvage building. “I’ve developed a single…
KC Performs | The Poetry of Allen Ginsberg Set to Music and Dance
The Ballet Street Project interprets Allen Ginsberg’s “Wichita Vortex Sutra.”
Groove Odyssey: DJ Ray Velasquez and ‘Nocturnal Transmission’ Return to Radio
“Nocturnal Transmission” is rooted in local music history. The man at the center of it all traces his musical taste-making back four decades.
UMKC Proposing Student Housing, Retail by Planned Streetcar Terminus
(Editor’s note: CityScene is taking some time off for a vacation, this article originally appeared on June 30.) By Kevin Collison A new UMKC master plan that calls for developing housing for 500 students along with retail space at the terminus of the planned streetcar route has been approved by the University of Missouri Board…
Weekend Possibilities | Brew at the Zoo and Wine Too, Festa Italiana and Caturday in the Crossroads
October’s second weekend in Kansas City offers plenty of fun fall options to get you pumped for Halloween.
For-profit Kansas Prison an Understaffed ‘Hell Hole’ of Violence, Death and Drugs
Attorneys and former guards describe CoreCivic’s pre-trial detention facility in Leavenworth as out of control,
Fairfax: An Enduring Legacy of Kansas City’s Industrial Might
The Fairfax Industrial District, a cornerstone of the Kansas City economy, is preparing to mark its centennial in 2022.
North Loop Among ‘Freeways without Futures’ in New National Report
(Editor’s note: CityScene is taking some time off for a vacation, this article originally appeared on June 2.) By Kevin Collison The downtown North Loop is among 15 freeways throughout the country that should be removed and their tracks revitalized according to a new report by a national non-profit organization that champions “walkable urbanism.” The “Freeways…
Local Nonprofits Collaborate to Support, Enhance Kansas City Journalism
Six local nonprofit organizations have formed the KC Media Collective, a new collaborative initiative designed to support and enhance local journalism. Members of the KC Media Collective include American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, KCUR, Missouri Business Alert, Startland News and The Kansas City Beacon.
Kansas City Sustainability Projects Get Grants to Fight Food Waste
Projects aimed at reducing food waste in Kansas City have gotten nearly $500,000 in grants from the EPA.
‘Auschwitz,’ Union Station’s Most Ambitious Exhibition, Runs Through March
(Editor’s note: CityScene is taking some time off for a vacation, this article originally appeared on June 10.) By Kevin Collison “Auschwitz, Not Long Ago, Not Far Away” is Union Station’s most ambitious exhibition to date and you find its title is no empty phrase before you begin the story of perhaps the cruelest episode…
Tap List | 3 KC Area Cities Make ‘Best Of’ Beer List
Kansas City, Missouri, and Overland Park, Kansas, ranked 34th and 64th, respectively, in a new ranking of top beer cities. Near the bottom of the list was Kansas City, Kansas, coming in at 178th out of 180.
‘They Need to Make Changes Now’: Local Housing Advocates Demand Improvements to KC’s Rental Assistance Program
KC Tenants recently released eight demands to strengthen Kansas City’s Emergency Rental and Utilities Assistance Program and get money out faster to people in danger of losing their homes.
Missouri’s Execution of Ernest Johnson Merely Adds to Body Count
When the state of Missouri executed an intellectually disabled man on Oct. 5, it brought shame, disgrace and infamy on its citizens, in whose name it acted.