News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Nick’s Picks | A Holy, Taxing Week Ahead in Kansas City
Here’s your look at the news week ahead, before it happens.
Cocina47 Plaza Zoning Controversy Grows—Six Stories
By Kevin Collison An already heated zoning dispute over the height of what originally was a three-story restaurant proposal by the Plaza has taken a surprise twist with the developer now pursuing a nine-story project there. Drake Development has submitted plans to the city for a “Cocina47” development that would build six floors of residential…
Zaina Brings Mediterranean Cuisine to Crown Center Shops
Zaina has opened on the ground level of Crown Center Shops and the co-owner of the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant believes the new location should generate more traffic than its previous home on Grand. “With all the exposure here, we think we’ll do better business and we also do a lot of business online,”…
Royals Gear Sales Spike as Fans Wait for Bobby Witt Jr. Jerseys
Kansas City Royals fans are doing their part to move the needle in terms of sales of baseball gear around opening day, even though Bobby Witt Jr. jerseys aren’t widely available.
Hunt Midwest Taking Second Floor of Corrigan Station II
Hunt Midwest is locating a satellite office in downtown and will occupy the second floor of the Corrigan Station II building at 19th and Main next to a streetcar stop. The commercial real estate firm, which has its primary offices in SubTropolis, is the second major tenant landed in the three-story office building that opened…
Opening This Spring in Kansas: A High-Tech Lab Researching Livestock Diseases
Construction is wrapping up at a new biological research lab in Manhattan, Kansas, where researchers will study vaccines and treatments for highly contagious diseases that affect livestock and humans.
Imagine That: What If Police Unconditionally Respected the Community?
Two former Kansas City Police Department officers are now training people in how to use “unconditional respect” to help reform law enforcement.
Jackson County Moving Up to Quality Hill
By Kevin Collison Jackson County is moving to Quality Hill, that is 200 of its administrative employees now working at the historic, downtown Courthouse building. The Jackson County Legislature approved the purchase of the former Argus building at 1300 Washington for $9 million this week. The move is intended to provide non-court employees with better…
Inside Story: Kansas, Cyber Spies, Nuclear Power and the Ukraine War
The recently disclosed criminal case against three Russian hackers amid the war in Ukraine reveals how and why the Sunflower State and its lone nuclear plant have been woven into a saga laced with John le Carré spy novel overtones.
Major Renovation Project Part of Kansas City PBS ‘Picture This’ Initiative
By Kevin Collison Kansas City PBS has begun the public phase of its “Picture This” campaign, a $16.5 million initiative that will renovate its office and news production facility near 31st and Main, and strengthen its multi-platform journalism work. The bulk of the funds, $12.5 million, will be used to renovate and re-envision the complex…