‘Passing The Baton’ Aims To Inspire Future Generations By Sharing KC History
Educator Carl Boyd has developed a video series called “Passing the Baton” that features cross-generational mentorship conversations between community leaders.
A Day to Remember: Chiefs Championship Parade in Pictures
These are the good old days for Kansas City Chiefs fans. Here are some photos to commemorate the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl championship parade. Enjoy!
Rave Reviews for New KC Airport ‘Art’ Terminal at Dry Run
(Editor’s note: CityScene generally doesn’t go as far north as KCI, but when your scribe was picked to be a pretend passenger and fly Delta to Tuscaloosa, it was a great opportunity to spread its coverage wings a bit.) By Kevin Collison If the old Kansas City airport terminal was about catering to the drive-in…
Help Wanted: A Daily Struggle for Immigrant-owned Local Firm
President Joe Biden spent little time addressing immigration in his State of the Union speech. But it’s shaping our economic future. Help wanted.
Union Station Named Among ‘Most Beautiful Train Stations’ in the World
(Editor’s note: This article originally was published Aug. 9, 2022. The Chiefs’ Super Bowl Parade will culminate with a rally in front of Union Station Wednesday) By Kevin Collison Union Station, whose $234 million restoration a quarter century ago was a metropolitan labor of love, has been named one of the 37 most beautiful train…
Tap List | New Brewery Coming Soon To Leavenworth
A new brewery, 11 Worth Station Brewhouse, is opening soon in Leavenworth.
‘So Much Life Ahead of Him’: Kansas City Couple Hopes for Living Kidney Donor
Audrey and Joey Sughroue wed last July. Now their focus is on a kidney transplant match.
Passing the Baton | Diane Charity on the Fight for Fair Housing
Diane Charity talks about her long fight for fair and affordable housing and the creation of KC Tenants on “Passing the Baton.”
Late Summer Start for Big Apartment Project at Trinity Lutheran Site
Construction is expected to begin in late summer on a $130 million apartment project at 31st and Main that will add 385 apartments along the new streetcar extension. NorthPoint Development is building the project which will not only raze the derelict former Trinity Lutheran Hospital, but resolve the ongoing problems at the partially-completed Park Reserve…
Twitter Reacts to Chiefs Super Bowl Win
Presidents, pro wrestlers and Patrick Mahomes super fans took to Twitter to celebrate the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs.
Nick’s Picks | Parade Set for Super Bowl Champion Chiefs
This week’s news in Kansas City will revolve around the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and the victory parade on Wednesday.
East-West Streetcar Could Cost $600M, Need New Funding Source
By Kevin Collison Kansas City has reached the end of the track when it comes to expanding its streetcar system unless it adopts a broader approach to local funding, according to a new study exploring a potential east-west route. It would cost $450- to $600 million to build a streetcar line from the KU Medical…
East-West Streetcar Could Cost $600M, Need New Funding Source
Kansas City needs a new local funding source if it wants to pursue an east-west streetcar expansion that would cost up to $600 million.
Drinker’s Delight: The Magic of Milk Punch
Meet the Kansas City man behind Bronson’s Milk Punch, one of the nation’s first ready-to-drink bottle milk punches.
River Market Parking Woes Prompt Plan Commission to Oppose Apartment Tower
By Kevin Collison The proposed City Harvest apartment tower by the City Market, a City Hall priority for three years, stumbled over the ongoing challenge of parking in the area this week at the City Plan Commission. The Plan Commission voted 4-3 to recommend denial of the 300-unit project after hearing from River Market merchants…