News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Season of Giving 2021: The Literacy Lab-KC
Under the AmeriCorps umbrella, Literacy Lab is an organization that believes in making sure that all youth can read.
Crossroads Community Association Celebrates 20 Years Creating a Neighborhood
Editor’s note: This article originally was published March 16, 2021) By Kevin Collison When the Crossroads Community Association began 20 years ago, its sprawling 90-block turf of old, brick commercial buildings sandwiched between downtown and Crown Center was facing an identity crisis. The area was finishing its pioneering phase that began in 1985 when artist…
Season of Giving 2021: Kansas City Anti-Violence Project
The Kansas City Anti-Violence Project (KCAVP) strives to provide advocacy for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and hate crimes.
Liberty Street Green Space Completes First Year in West Bottoms
By Kevin Collison One of greater downtown’s newer “parks” recently celebrated a quiet first anniversary, except for the rumbling trucks overhead. It’s called the Liberty Street Green Space and it replaces a grubby, former no-man’s land beneath the I-670 overpass in the West Bottoms with decorative pavers, walking trails and landscaping. The project was part…
Health Care Workers Are Leaving and Seniors’ Lives are At Risk
Nursing homes are experiencing a labor crisis. Here’s what this means for Kansas City centers.
Season of Giving 2021: Kansas City Center for Inclusion
The mission of the Kansas City Center for Inclusion (KCCI) is to ensure that people that belong to the LGBTQIA+ community have a space where lives are enriched and feel safe.
Sponsored Post: Boveri Realty Serves Kansas City’s Owners, Renters and Community
The following article was produced and paid for by Boveri Realty Group: Whether you’re preparing to buy or sell, rent or looking for a tenant, you need someone representing your interests – a realtor. And Boveri Realty Group agents will always be there to help. As 2021 comes to an end, Boveri agents know 2022…
Uncounted: Inaccurate Death Certificates Across the Country Hide the True Toll of COVID-19
Some counties, like Cape Girardeau, have seen a spike in deaths that aren’t attributed to COVID-19. Many of them, blamed on natural causes, are likely from the coronavirus.
Season of Giving 2021: KC Mothers in Charge
KC Mothers in Charge aims to reduce gun violence within the community.
New Plan Would Redevelop Former AT&T Building Into Apartments
By Kevin Collison The vacant, former AT&T office building at 500 E. Eighth St. would be redeveloped as a 265-unit apartment project under a fresh proposal that’s been submitted to a city development agency. The Bernstein Cos. of Washington D.C. has a contract to purchase the property from its current developer, Maxus Properties of North…