Crossroads Community Association Celebrates 20 Years Creating a Neighborhood
By Kevin Collison When the Crossroads Community Association began 20 years ago, its sprawling 90-block turf of old, brick commercial buildings sandwiched between downtown and Crown Center was facing an identity crisis. The area was finishing its pioneering phase that began in 1985 when artist Jim Leedy found real estate cheap enough in the deserted…
Tap List | Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Kansas City Style
Tap List offers tips for a fun and responsible St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Kansas City.
About $600 Million in Rental Assistance Coming in Kansas, Missouri
Kansas City area organizations are working to show renters and landlords how to access emergency rental assistance stemming from federal stimulus plans following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Without An Energy Plan, Kansas Could Get Left Behind In The Move To A Greener Economy
Despite ample wind and solar resources, Kansas is lagging other states in developing a statewide energy plan.
High Aspirations Wants Pavilion to Help More Black Youths During Covid
By Kevin Collison High Aspirations, a mentoring program for Black youths, wants to build a $1.5 million open pavilion by its existing facility at 803 E. 27th St. to better serve its participants during the pandemic. “We’re building the pavilion to help our young men to be able to meet and be served at full…
curiousKC | Flexible School Schedules May Become New Normal
COVID-19 has forced schools to adopt more flexible schedules that may last beyond the pandemic.
Nick’s Picks | St. Patrick’s Day, March Madness and the Vaccine Chase
Nick’s picks this week include St. Patrick’s Day events, the beginning of March Madness and the ongoing search for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Casual Animal Roams into New, Wide-Open Range
By Kevin Collison There’s much more room for Casual Animal(s) to roam since the microbrewery at 1725 McGee acquired the building next door, allowing it to more than triple its size to become perhaps the biggest beer hall in the East Crossroads. Owner Kyle Gray first learned the cavernous adjoining warehouse space formerly occupied by…
Tap List | Comparing KC Irish Red Ales to the Original, Smithwick’s
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Tap List beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer compares two Kansas City Irish ales with Smithwick’s original, which dates back to 1710.
Art House Extra | Celebrating Women in Film + Media Kansas City
Kansas City Women in Film & TV chose International Women’s Day to announce that it is rebranding as Women in Film + Media Kansas City.
Robert Moore Reclaims His Freeform Radio Roots at 90.9 The Bridge
DJ Robert Moore is returning to his roots in freeform public radio as he brings “Sonic Spectrum” to 90.9 The Bridge.
Three Light Hitting Switch? Contractor Seeks Lane Closings in Early May
By Kevin Collison More than three years after it was unveiled by the Cordish Co., the 25-story Three Light luxury apartment tower may be poised to start work in early May at the northeast corner of Main and Truman Road. J.E. Dunn, the contractor for the estimated $120 million project, has applied to the city…
Three Light Hitting Switch? Contractor Seeks Lane Closings in Early May
By Kevin Collison More than three years after it was unveiled by the Cordish Co., the 25-story Three Light luxury apartment tower may be poised to start work in early May at the northeast corner of Main and Truman Road. J.E. Dunn, the contractor for the estimated $120 million project, has applied to the city…
Weekend Possibilities | Big 12 Basketball, Open Season Expo and Off-Roading
Between the return of college basketball to the T-Mobile Center and live music outdoors, spring in Kansas City is so close you can taste it.
Meet Two Kansas Women Who Helped Integrate South Park Elementary School
Recalling a landmark Johnson County school integration case that came before Brown v. Board of Education.