Westport
How Can We Protect Safe Spaces and LGBTQ+ People in Kansas City?
Activists Justice Horn and Dakota Allen share how Kansas City can be a safer city for the LGBTQ+ community after two pellet gun shootings at Fountain Haus.
Big Westport Mixed-Use Project Back, Would Include Apartments and Hotel
A big Westport apartment and hotel project pitched four years ago is back, with the City Plan Commission quietly approving a master plan development agreement Tuesday for what’s called Westport Terrace at Manor Square.
Work May Begin Late Summer on $50 Million Westport High School Apartments
The renovation of the historic Westport High School into a $50 million, 138-unit apartment project could begin by late summer following approval of a sales tax incentive by a city development agency.
Open Sessions Builds a Community of Black Creatives in Kansas City
Breasia Hayeshas has created Open Sessions, a bi-weekly open mic night at the Buffalo Room in Westport that is focused on black artists and performers in Kansas City, Missouri.
Rooftop Beer Yoga, a Butterfly Release Happy Hour, and Other Weekend Possibilities
Rise and shine with HopCat’s Rooftop Beer Yoga before moving on to other possibilities this weekend in Kansas City.
What Happened To The Dead Soldiers In The Battle Of Westport?
Have you ever wondered what happened to the soldiers who fought the Battle of Westport? curiousKC has the answer.
The Story Behind Kansas City’s Oldest Church
What’s Kansas City’s oldest church? curiousKC investigates.
Remembering McCoy’s: The Famed Public House Will Close in Westport on Dec. 23
My hand hit the side of the glass. It rocked back and forth before deciding to tip on its side, root beer cascading toward my daughter. McCoy’s Public House is where we spent my daughter’s seventh birthday. It’s where I knocked a full pint of the house root beer in her lap. It’s where a…
A Trip Back to a Childhood Spent in Westport Orphanage
By Tess Vrbin Joe Bessenbacher’s most vivid childhood memories include “a white triangular bonnet.” This piece of headgear is part of the habit that the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul wore. The order of nuns ran the Kansas City Orphan Boys’ Home, where Bessenbacher spent nine years of his childhood. Over time,…
Privatizing Westport Sidewalks Is About Protecting Lives
As a frequent patron of Westport, I understand when business owners want to take action to make it a safer place. Westport is a center of what is Kansas City’s vibrant nightlife. Its reputation has taken a hit this year due to violent people committing criminal acts using firearms. Primarily, these acts have taken place…