News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Cornucopia Brings Carnival, Fall Festivities This Weekend to Downtown
Grand Boulevard by the T-Mobile Center will become a carnival midway this weekend with a Ferris wheel and other rides as part of the Cornucopia festival being put on by the Power & Light District from today through Sunday. What the P&L District is describing as its signature fall festival was held for the first…
Despite Medicare, Health Costs Are Painful for Americans 65+
A new report from The Commonwealth Fund shows that the high cost of health care remains a problem even for older Americans covered by Medicare.
New Fidelity Security HQ Project Seeking $9M Tax Break
By Kevin Collison The developer of a proposed office tower at 27th and Main anticipates its request for a $9 million incentive package for the new headquarters of Fidelity Security Life Insurance will be in front of the City Council in mid-November. Attorney David Frantze said VanTrust Real estate, the developer, will be seeking a…
‘Really Sad’: Illegal Dumping Still Vexes Kansas City
Kansas City has launched a new audit of illegal dumping, which has vexed the city for decades. Resident satisfaction on the topic is at a six-year low.
St. Louis Developer Pursuing $55 Million Riverfront Apartment Plan
A mid-rise apartment project is being pursued for the downtown riverfront by Lux Living, the St. Louis developer that’s also doing big residential projects in the Crossroads and Midtown areas.
St. Louis Developer Pursuing $55M Riverfront Apartment Plan
By Kevin Collison A mid-rise apartment project is being pursued for the downtown riverfront by Lux Living, the St. Louis developer that’s also doing big residential projects in the Crossroads and Midtown areas. Vic Alston of Lux Living said his firm is negotiating with Port KC to build an approximately 250-unit, seven- to eight-story project…
Mind, Body and Crime in the Country
Drug addiction and untreated mental health issues are leading contributors to higher violent crime rates in rural America.
Amazon Planning First Metro Retail Store at Country Club Plaza
By Kevin Collison The first Amazon retail outlet in Metro Kansas City is in the works for the Country Club Plaza, according to a permit application filed with the city last week. The online retail giant is planning to locate its store in the corner space formerly occupied by the Tesla car dealership at 450…
Amazon Making Plans for Country Club Plaza Store
The first Amazon retail outlet in the Kansas City area is in the works for the Country Club Plaza.
Federal Pandemic Program Became a ‘Godsend’ to Kansas City Venues
Shuttered Venue Operators Grants went to 48 businesses in Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, for a collective total of nearly $51.2 million, to help survive the COVID-19 pandemic.