Nick’s Picks | Pandemic Threatens School Openings, College Football Season and City Jobs
President Trump has declared Kansas City a COVID-19 hotspot, raising questions about school reopenings, college football and jobs at City Hall.
KC Streetcar Seeks Sponsors to Replace Sprint
By Kevin Collison The Kansas City Streetcar Authority is pitching its fleet for advertising now that Sprint is no longer around as its primary sponsor. “Sprint was a sponsor even before opening day,” said Donna Mandelbaum, spokeswoman for the Authority. “Every year they had the option to renew and they did. We didn’t have to…
Virtual Chess Tournament Checkmates Pandemic
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, LINC migrated its long-running chess program online with great success.
Kansas City Based Outdoors Show Breaks Down Color Barriers on TV
Wayne Hubbard and Candice Price created one of the first outdoors shows in the nation owned and produced by a female African American, hosted by an African American and with content driven by African Americans.
Weekend Possibilities | Celebrating Charlie Parker, an Outdoor Movie and a Social Justice Bootcamp
Socially distanced concerts, virtual events and volunteer opportunities mark August’s first full weekend in and around Kansas City. For anyone with plans to get out and about, be sure to wear a mask. Friday, Aug. 7 The National World War I Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Drive, has reopened for in-person visits, but with COVID-19…
A Tale of Atomic Bombs and Paper Cranes
For the past decade, President Harry Truman’s eldest grandson has engaged in a continuing public dialogue with survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago.
Quinlan Development Bring Affordable Apartments to Eighth and The Paseo
By Kevin Collison The developers of Paseo Gateway have opened residential projects totaling 79 affordable and market-rate apartments on the northeast edge of downtown at Eighth and The Paseo. The 57-unit Quinlan Place apartments and 22-unit Quinlan Row townhomes are the latest round of residential investment by Brinshore Development and its public partners that’s added…
Looking for Love During a Pandemic
Online dating is surging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s some advice on how to pursue romance remotely.
New City Beautiful Movement: Restoring KC’s Parks and Boulevards
A new Urban Land Institute study recommends ways the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department can improve parks more equitably across the city.
Loews Opens Rooftop Bar, Restaurant Begins Dinner Service Next Week
The new Loews convention hotel has opened an outdoor bar and lounge called Horsefeather Social with dramatic views of the Kauffman Center and Bartle Hall Sky Stations, and socially-distant seating for 56 people. The Horsefeather space, which opened in mid-July, is located on an outdoor deck at the seventh floor of the hotel that also…
Tap List | Summer Breeze Makes You Feel Fine
As summer crests, breweries all over the Kansas City area are taking advantage of the clear blue skies and the summer breeze.
Tenant Issues Are Also Race Issues, Organizers Say
Local tenants’ rights group KC Tenants say their fight for tenant rights is also a fight for racial equity.
curiousKC | A (Mis)perception of Crime
Why are security measures heightened in some KC neighborhoods and not others? curiousKC looked into how public and private buildings are secured to find out why.
Nick’s Picks | Prepping for Primary Election Day in Kansas City
Here’s a guide to Primary Election Day in the Kansas City area.
Parsing Medicaid Expansion in Missouri
On Tuesday, voters in Missouri will decide if the state will become the 39th in the country to expand its Medicaid program.