The Campbulance: Converting the Old Into A Vehicle for Adventure
When Kansas City couple Jasmine and Myles put their heads together, they created the “campbulance.” Hint: It’s good for the camper and the glamper.
Bally Submits $61M Upgrade Plan for Former Isle of Capri Casino
By Kevin Collison Bally, the owner of the former Isle of Capri Casino, now Casino KC, has filed a plan with the city that calls for encasing the fake riverboat with a contemporary facade and building 38,400 square feet of commercial space. In a second phase, the plan calls for a seven-story, 150-room hotel to…
KC Performs | Park ICM’s Kenny Broberg Plays a Nikolai Medtner “Fairy Tale”
KC Performs | Park ICM’s Kenny Broberg plays a Nikolai Medtner “Fairy Tale.”
In South Kansas City, Death of Newspapers is Greatly Exaggerated
The Martin City Telegraph is an anomaly in the newspaper business – startup print publication that is growing.
KC Performs | Big Musicals in Small Spaces
In our latest, Musical Theater Heritage produces a dazzling version of “This Nearly Was Mine,” from “South Pacific.”
St. Joe Brewer Opening Pub in River Market
By Kevin Collison River Bluff Brewing, a St. Joseph microbrewery, is opening a location in the River Market in the historic City Water Department building this spring at 201 Second St. “Kansas City has such a great beer scene,” said Chris Lanman, founder of River Bluff. “There are so many great brewers and we always…
Tap List | Beers for the Special People in Your Life During the Holidays
Have you ever wondered what local beers you should get for your beer-loving family and friends during the Holidays? Well, we have some that Cassie reviews and gives you an idea of who would be the perfect person in your life to give that beer to, who knows, maybe it’s you? These aren’t all Holiday…
curiousKC | Parkville Reckons With Its Storied Past
A Flatland reader was curious to know more about the history of Black life in Parkville – a part of the Kansas City metro area. Here’s what we learned.
Covid Forces Developers to Shift Historic Scarritt, Uptown Plans
By Kevin Collison Covid has forced two developers to check out of their hotel proposals and pivot to welcoming apartment residents instead. The developer of the Scarritt office tower at 818 Grand and its adjoining Arcade now plans to redevelop the historic buildings as a 126-unit apartment project that would include a first level grocery…
KC Performs | Choreographing Transition From Stage to Film
Independent choreographer Helen Pickett collaborated with the Kansas City Ballet to create a dance film for “KC Performs.”
Nick’s Picks | Rescheduling Vaccines, Stimulus Check Update
Here’s what you need to know this Christmas week.
Stories of 2020 | Think J.C. Nichols Was Racist? Meet Kroh Brothers
Flatland is counting down our top 10 stories of the year on weekdays between Dec. 21, 2020 and Jan. 1, 2021.
Fresh Karma Going Big on Midtown Marijuana Dispensary
By Kevin Collison A long-neglected property at 240 E. Linwood across from Costco and Home Depot is slated to be the home of one of the city’s larger medical marijuana dispensaries. Construction is underway for a 5,500 square-foot dispensary operated by Fresh Karma. It’s one of three dispensaries the firm is planning. The others are…
Art House Extra | How ‘Queer Eye’ Came to KC
Kansas City Film Commissioner Steph Scupham shares the inside story about how the producers of “Queer Eye” chose Kansas City as a locale, and how the city opened its arms to greet them.
Surviving Today: Landlords and Tenants Square Off as Eviction Moratorium Expires
Evictions continue despite a pandemic and despite a moratorium. Here’s what it’s like.