News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Accolades for Apartments Offer Latest Sign KC is an Emerging Energy Efficiency Mecca
One of the most energy efficient apartment complexes in the world is at Second and Delaware streets in Kansas City. It’s getting more attention as the world combats climate change.
Work on $57M Fashionbilt Lofts May Start Next Spring
By Kevin Collison The developer of the proposed 222-unit Fashionbilt Lofts near Quality Hill is wrapping up his application for historic tax credits and anticipates starting work on the $57 million project this spring. Gary Hassenflu of MW Development plans to renovate the historic Barton Brothers Shoe Co. Building at 423 W. Eighth St., build…
Lazia Reopens at Crossroads Hotel with New Chef and Menu
Lazia has returned to the Crossroads Hotel after a long, Covid-layoff, and the restaurant reopened last week with a new chef and menu still steeped in Italian cuisine. Chef Justin Kent, who over the past decade has worked at some of the city’s top restaurants including Classic Cup and The American, is serving what’s described…
Nick’s Picks | High-Profile Court Cases, Whataburger and Milestones
Nick Haines offers a look at the week ahead in Kansas City. White House visits, trial results, mask mandates and holiday events to look forward to.
Gondola Linking Downtowns KCK and KCMO Pitched by UG Official
By Kevin Collison The idea of using gondolas for mass transit in Kansas City is back, but this time it’s being floated by a senior government official in Wyandotte County, not perennial petitioner Clay Chastain. The concept calls for a two-mile gondola line above the West Bottoms that would link the downtowns of the two…
Peacock to Add Culinary Color to Westport Corridor
By Kevin Collison Chef Brian Mehl wants Peacock, his latest culinary creation, to resonate with the spirit of the original Plate restaurant he opened in Brookside in 2015, destroyed two years later by a fire. “I like the vibe here,” Mehl said of his new place at 301 Westport Rd. “I like little restaurants like…
Bringing Back Missing Veterans: ‘Always Loved – Never Forgotten’
Over the past 13 months, at least four families in the Kansas City region have received the remains or relics of family members who served in the military that have been missing for as long as 80 years.
Mayor ‘Bullish’ About Federal Grant for South Loop Link Proposal
By Kevin Collison A recent trip to Washington has left Mayor Quinton Lucas “bullish” that federal funding to help start building a long-sought deck and park covering the South Loop freeway may be announced before the end of the year. The mayor said Tuesday his confidence is based on conversations he had with senior officials…
Mayor ‘Bullish’ About Federal Grant for South Loop Link Proposal
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is “bullish” that federal funding to help start building a long-sought deck and park covering the South Loop freeway may be announced before the end of the year.
FBI has Investigated Kansas City, Kansas, Police for Decades, but Prosecution of Bad Cops is Rare
As a federal grand jury investigates Roger Golubski, a former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department detective, FBI documents dating back to the 1990s reported police beat Black people routinely, were said to be involved in the drug trade and ignored the crack cocaine problem.