Remote Learning Report Card: Average GPA Increased at Missouri Universities During Pandemic
The average GPA increased at all of Missouri’s public universities from spring 2019, prior to the pandemic, to spring 2020, when remote instruction began.
curiousKC | Are There Pay-As-You-Can Mental Health Resources?
Mental health access continues to be an issue during the pandemic, so this Kansas Citian asks: “Are there pay-what-you-can options for therapy in Kansas City?”
Nick’s Picks | Mask Debate Heats Up Again With COVID Spike
The latest spike in COVID-19 cases has revived the debate over mask mandates.
Five Twenty East Opens, First Project in Big Armour Crossing Development
By Kevin Collison Mac Properties has completed Five Twenty East, the first of five apartment buildings planned as the $78 million Armour Crossing redevelopment. The seven-story building at 520 E. Armour is nestled among similar scale, former apartment-hotels built in the 1920s and 1930s along Armour from Main to Troost, and was designed to fit…
Art House Extra | How KC Filmmakers Steve and Mary Pruitt Do It
Art House visits with Steve and Mary Pruitt, among Kansas City’s most prolific local filmmakers, to discuss their process in producing “The Tree,” “Terminal” and “The Land” since 2017.
The Return of Black Restaurant Week: July 23-Aug. 1
The 10-day “No Crumb Left Behind” campaign focusing on the road to recovery for Black-owned restaurants kicks off today in Kansas City and runs through Aug. 1,
Missouri Supreme Court Rules Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion is Constitutional
The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that voter-approved Medicaid expansion is constitutional, making 275,000 Missourians eligible for health care coverage.
Developers Reviving 150-Year-Old Buildings Near 18th & Vine District
(Updated July 21, 2021: A press release this week announced construction has begun on the project. This article originally appeared in CityScene in August 2018) By Kevin Collison Right now, two of the city’s oldest buildings near the 18th and Vine Jazz District look the part, limestone ruins straight out of Medieval Europe. But Jason…
Weekend Possibilities | Platte County Fair, Christmas in July and Movie On The Water
If you are looking for creative ways to defy soaring temperatures this weekend, we’re here to help.
Cauldron Collective Shares the Power and Profit of Their Vegan Pop-Up
Members of the Cauldron Collective — Olive Cooke, Kim Conyers and Sylvia Metta — embrace a collective approach that shares both the power and profit of the vegan pop-up business equally.
Parson Announces Missouri Vaccine Incentive Lottery With $10,000 Prizes
In a bid to increase vaccination rates to combat the Delta variant’s growing spread, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday an incentive program that will feature chances to win $10,000 for those who get a shot.
Harvesting a Bumper Crop in Agritourism
Agritourism revenue tripled nationwide from 2002 to 2017, and it’s still on the rise in Kansas and Missouri.
Art in the Loop Adds Live Music to Streetcar Stops This Summer
This summer’s Art in the Loop Performance Art & Music series continues Thursday (July 22) with a show by Corey Clark at the KC Streetcar Library Stop Northbound near Commerce Tower. The free concert is part of a series of live performances that are accompanying the Eighth Annual Art in the Loop project, which once…
Seiden’s Furs Envisioned as Artist Studios–If Price is Right
By Kevin Collison Artist Peregrine Honig envisions a new future for the crumbling, historic building that once housed Seiden’s Furs at 10th and Broadway, but she needs the owner to sell it for a reasonable price first. Honig, one of the city’s better known and nationally-exhibited artists, first fell for the brick building completed around…
Native American View of Faith Celebrates Connections With All That Surrounds Us
The Kansas City Indian Center promotes Indigenous spiritual values and culture by weaving them into its various program.