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A group of older women hold their arms up in fifth position while seated.

Older Adults Embrace Vitality Through Dance

Vitality in Motion specializes in adaptive dance and adaptive yoga specifically designed for seniors.

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Man in hat and mask squats working on Black Lives Matter street in Kansas City.

Supporters of Reparations Effort in Kansas City Seek Funds

A commission established by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to study Black reparations is seeking funding to support its work.

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Two black cows stick their heads under a fence to eat out of a trough.

Who Regulates the Food We Eat? 

There’s a fight brewing over who will regulate U.S. food — and who picks up the tab. Here’s what Kansas and Missouri producers think about the EATS Act.

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Sewing Labs patchwork and embroidery.

Stitch in Time: Sewing Nonprofits Evoke Old Garment District

Kansas City isn’t typically on the fashion radar. But an emerging network of nonprofits is developing a sewing culture that evokes the old Garment District.

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Artist Studios, Gallery Space Planned for Historic West Bottoms Warehouse

By Kevin Collison A historic West Bottoms building at 1001 W. Eighth St. is slated to be renovated as a gallery and artist studio space by a pair of artists themselves, one with deep family ties to the area. The $700,000 project is being pursued by Geoff and Cathy Beaham Smith. Her family operated the…

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Nick’s Picks | ‘Life-Threatening’ Heat, Royals Stadium News

This week’s news in Kansas City will be defined by “life-threatening” heat and an update on stadium plans for the Kansas City Royals.

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Major Riverfront Project by KC Current Stadium Endorsed for Incentives

By Kevin Collison A $650 million, mixed-use development being hailed as the final step in a generational effort to redevelop the downtown riverfront received unanimous backing from the Port KC development committee Monday. The project is expected to include more than 1,000 apartments in several towers, 210,000 square-feet of office space and 53,000 square feet…

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Rendering of the KC Current stadium with the downtown skyline in the background.

Port KC Backs Massive Project Near KC Current Stadium

A massive $650 million mixed-use project along Kansas City downtown riverfront has received preliminary support from a Port KC committee.

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Work Begins on 163-Unit Apartment Project at 31st and Gillham

By Kevin Collison The old Velvet Freeze building at 31st and Gillham Road is expected to demolished within the next few weeks to make way for a long-planned 163-unit apartment project, part of several big investments in the area. Developer Gary Hassenflu said asbestos removal has begun in the long vacant structure, which originally opened…

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Preservation workers at the Quindaro site.

Remembering Quindaro: ACLU of Kansas Shines New Light

The ACLU of Kansas has released a report urging people to study the history of the thriving, multiracial Quindaro township in Kansas City, Kansas.

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