News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Judge Rules Against AG Challenge to Masks in Missouri Schools. Columbia Case Continues
Face masks will stay on for students and teachers in districts requiring them, a Boone County judge ruled Tuesday, handing Attorney General Eric Schmitt a defeat in his efforts to use the courts to block mask mandates.
B&B Mainstreet Theater Reopening Soon With James Bond
(Updated Sept. 30: The B&B Mainstreet Theater will get an early debut, opening today with shows beginning at 4:30 p.m. Operator received earlier than expected approval from KC Health Department.) By Kevin Collison The newly rechristened B&B Mainstreet Theater expects to open, appropriately, in time to screen the new James Bond movie “No Time to…
Nick’s Picks | Masks on Trial in Missouri
A Missouri circuit court judge will hear arguments this week on whether school districts can force students to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Developer Plans ‘Village Square’ for Growing Crossroads Population
By Kevin Collison Developer Vince Bryant is converting the half-block on the east side of Walnut from 19th to 20th streets into what he calls the ‘Village Square’ for the growing Crossroads residential population. “This area is surrounded by new residences, REVERB, Artistry (KC) and City Club Apartments,” Bryant said. “This is in the center…
Great Plains SPCA Needs Homes for Stressed Dogs
Great Plains SPCA is pleading for people to serve as fosters for dogs who are becoming increasingly stressed by long stays at the shelter.
ABC Storage Slated to Become Lofts, Latest Exact Deal on Streetcar Route
By Kevin Collison Exact Partners has snapped more properties on Main Street in anticipation of the streetcar extension: the six-story ABC Storage building at 3244 Main and a smaller building next door. The firm has the propertiess under contract and intends to redevelop the buildings, which date to the early 1900s, into apartments with commercial…
Who is Taking KC Back? Behind the PAC Hoping to Oust Multiple Council Members
A new political action committee in Kansas City, Missouri, is quietly raising its influence and aims to have a say in how City Hall conducts business — and who is in office to do it.
Listen: Here’s The Filter Podcast, Season 2 Trailer
Flatland’s culture show, The Filter Podcast with Ieshia Downton and Vicky Diaz-Camacho is back for Season 2 on Sept. 29!
KCATA Seeks Development Ideas for Tenth and Main Including New HQ
By Kevin Collison The KCATA is requesting proposals for its former transit center property at 10th and Main, including a potential new office building to house its headquarters and other tenants. The agency is seeking proposals that call for a transportation-oriented development (TOD) and would occupy about two-thirds of the approximately 1/2-acre site in the…
Preventing the Next Dust Bowl
Farmers in Kansas, which has the most no-till farm acreage in the nation, are embracing cover crops to support sustainability.