‘Ruthelle’s’ Returning to 18th & Vine

By Kevin Collison Adam Jones, who’s redevelopment portfolio include the Westside and West Bottoms, is going east to the 18th & Vine District with an artsy project featuring barbecue and soul food along with a dollop of local jazz culture. He’s renovating a small two-story building at 1819 Vine into a restaurant and night club…

Flatland beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer taste tests three experimental Kansas City beers.

Tap List | KC Brewers Make Like Mad Scientists With Experimental Beers

Cassie Niemeyer, Flatland’s beer enthusiast, tastes and rates experimental brews from Sandhills, Torn Label and Big Rip breweries.

This home on 3329 Spruce Ave. has been on Kansas City's dangerous buildings list since February 2021. The owner of the property is located in Kansas.

‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’: Absentee Owners Allow Properties to Become Dangerous Buildings in Kansas City

About 21% of dangerous buildings in Kansas City have owners who live outside of Missouri.

Transit Coffee Opens Near Future Streetcar Stop at Westport Road

By Kevin Collison The new Transit Coffee shop at Westport Road and Main is all about motion, whether it’s the region’s place as a transportation crossroads or the streetcar stop that’s opening nearby in a couple years. “The idea is, Kansas City is this central hub for all kinds of different supply lines and transportation…

Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Working for the (Labor Day) Weekend

Nick Haines sets the Kansas City news agenda for the week ahead of Labor Day.

In many places within Union Cemetery, old trees allow sunlight to dapple the landscape and create a sense of peace and quiet.

Taking a Walk With Death Prompts Pondering of Life

Walking through cemeteries is a necessary reminder that death is not optional. It’s also a chance to remember who still needs you, whom you may have hurt and to whom you need to apologize.

Three Dog Bakery Adds Treats to Bar K

By Kevin Collison It’s the kind of place any dog would like to spend their day. Three Dog Bakery has opened its fifth location in the Kansas City area in its own space at the Bark K café and dog park, and with all the pups romping around, it’s great for drop-in business. “It’s a…

Scene from a movie at the Kansas City Underground Film Festival.

Art House Extra | Going Underground for Film in KC

The Kansas City Underground Film Festival is back bigger than ever this year, featuring a whopping 114 films Sept. 16-26 at the Charlotte Street Foundation,.

Doug Piper of Independence turns nocturnal when he chases bass in the heat of summer.

Summer Heat Pushes Fisherman’s Search for Whoppers Past Midnight

Meet Doug Piper, a nocturnal sportsman who pursues big bass in the heat of the summer while most people are asleep.

A woman dances at The Black Box Theatre

Weekend Possibilities | Dua Lipa Dance Party, Harry Potter House Party and Seltzer Fest at Bar K

There are all sorts of options when it comes to what to do this weekend in and around Kansas City.

Mac Proposes Multi-Tower Residential Project at Streetcar Stop

By Kevin Collison Most of the city block southwest of Main and Armour would be transformed into a major streetcar-oriented residential project that would include several eight-to 10-story apartment buildings in a plan being pursued by Mac Properties. The $110 million proposal also would renovate the old New Yorker apartment building at 3521 Baltimore, adapt…

Mac Properties plans to completely renovate the US Bank building at Main Street and Armour Boulevard as part of a much larger streetcar-oriented project.

Mac Properties Proposes Multi-Tower Residential Project at Streetcar Stop

Most of the city block southwest of Main Street and Armour Boulevard would be transformed into a major streetcar-oriented residential project that would include several eight- to 10-story apartment buildings developed by Mac Properties.

Remembering Missouri’s ‘Woodstock’: Star-Studded 1974 Ozark Music Festival in Sedalia Subject of Film

During the summer of 1974, Missouri staged a ‘Woodstock’ of its own. The Ozark Music Festival is now the subject of a documentary.

Game On for College Basketball Experience–Coaches Group, Too

By Kevin Collison The College Basketball Experience adjoining the T-Mobile Center is reopening Thursday  with plenty of hoopla after going dark 17 months due to Covid and other challenges to getting its game back on. The CBE, which opened in 2007, features two floors dedicated to fully physical interactive exhibits and the history of men’s…

Heather King, a nurse and mother of a 9-year-old daughter, supported the Johnson County Commissions public health order requiring children from pre-K to sixth grade to wear masks indoor at school.

Two-thirds of Kansas’ 25 Largest Public School Districts Adopt Mask Mandates

Two-thirds of elected school boards responsible for the 25 largest public school districts in Kansas imposed some form of an indoor masking mandate in response to the spread of COVID-19.