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Entry of Rainy Day Books.

New Edition of a Classic Story: Made in KC Founders Lead Group Buying Rainy Day Books

The longtime owners of Rainy Day Books have sold the popular business to a group determined to uphold the customer experience and grow the business.

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Shoppers at the Overland Park Farmers Market.

Best in the US: Overland Park Farmers Market Tops List

The Overland Park Farmers Market has been named “America’s Favorite Market” in a contest sponsored by the American Farmland Trust and the Farmers Market Coalition.

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Theresa “Ting” Santos at Khalia’s Pizzeria.

Emerging KC Food Star Sustains Legacy of Italian Gardens

Restauranteur Theresa Santos’ longstanding relationship with the DiCapo family led to a deal that will sustain the legendary Italian Gardens legacy.

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Ray Reed, 25, is running for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in Missouri's 2nd District.

Zooming into Politics: Gen Z Candidates Share Ambition, Obstacles in Running Young

Gen Z politicians are working to break political molds they say are unfit for serving their generation, as well as trying to get their peers to the polls.

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2000 Vine Street.

Passion Project: 2000 Vine Street’s ‘Cultural Inheritance’

The revitalization of the two oldest public works buildings in Kansas City, abandoned since 1978, is nearly complete, according to the leaders of the 2000 Vine Street project.

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Angelica Chavez-Duckworth

Will Climate Change Prevent Me from Being a Parent? Millennials, Gen Z Question Adding More Children to the Earth

Climate anxiety is prompting growing numbers of people to seriously question whether to bring more children into the world.

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Rendering of the Meta Kansas City data center at Golden Plains Technology Park.

Facebook coming to Kansas City; Meta selects KCMO for massive, $800M data center

A new hyperscale data center is expected to be operational in Kansas City by 2024 — bringing global social media and tech giant Meta to the metro and making good on promises that a Northland development could be the next great national technology hub.

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Journey Pro wrestling event founder DJ Stewart

‘Prognosis is Pointless’: Journey Pro Owner Forces Cancer to Tap Out

Journey Pro wrestling event founder DJ Stewart has survived two cancer diagnoses while building a life, and a business.

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Ally Garton and her fiancé are building a house in Basehor, Kansas.

New Age of Homeownership: Young Professionals Share First-hand Experiences in the Housing Market

Some young people looking to buy homes in a red-hot market are teaming up to make it work financially. Others are simply choosing to wait.

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Kansas City skyline

Local Nonprofits Collaborate to Support, Enhance Kansas City Journalism

Six local nonprofit organizations have formed the KC Media Collective, a new collaborative initiative designed to support and enhance local journalism. Members of the KC Media Collective include American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, KCUR, Missouri Business Alert, Startland News and The Kansas City Beacon.

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