News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Big 18th & Vine District Mixed-Use Plan Before Development Agency
(UPDATED Sept. 8: A 25-year property tax abatement, 100 percent for 15 years, 50 percent for 10 years, and a sales tax exemption on construction materials was unanimously approved for the One Nine Vine project at a special Planned Industrial Expansion Authority board meeting Tuesday.) By Kevin Collison The first phase of the proposed One…
Greater Downtown Population Jumps 29% in New Census Results
Greater downtown Kansas City’s population jumped 29.4% over the last decade to 27,831 residents, according to the 2020 Census.
Greater Downtown Population Up 29 Percent in New Census Results
By Kevin Collison Greater Downtown Kansas City’s population jumped 29.4 percent over the last decade to 27,831 residents, according to the 2020 Census, thanks in part to people like Jessica Best. “We’ve lived in the Western Auto building for eight years and we’ve loved how the Crossroads has grown up around us” said Best, a…
Tap List | Local Breweries To Descend Upon Wichita for Chile Festival
Several Kansas City-area breweries are pouring beers this Saturday at the 8th annual Iron ChileHead festival in Wichita, Kansas.
Survey: Just 1 in 4 Nursing Homes Confident They Can Survive Another Year
What does the future look like for long-term senior care centers? One survey suggests only 25% will make it past this year. Here’s what that means for Kansas City.
Work to Begin on $52M Apartment Project in Freight House District
By Kevin Collison The 193-unit Tracks apartment project in the Freight House District is expected to break ground by the end of the year, two years after it was first proposed. The $52.5 million development is being built by Milhaus, an Indianapolis developer that also recently completed the 338-unit Artistry KC apartment complex in the…
New Kansas City PBS Show Brings Context to Issues Affecting Kansas City
Kansas City PBS has added a new, locally produced show to its lineup. The Flatland show is a monthly, single-topic current affairs program that premieres Thursday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. on KCPBS Channel 19.1.
Work to Begin on $52 Million Apartment Project in Freight House District
The 193-unit Tracks apartment project in the Freight House District is expected to break ground by the end of the year, two years after it was first proposed.
Fringe Fest Getting ‘Back Off Ground’ with High-Rise Fundraiser
By Kevin Collison After a Covid shutdown that disrupted Fringe Fest, forcing the edgy, annual arts festival to lay off employees and go virtual, the organization, according to its executive director, is ready to “get back off the ground to being a live festival again. Literally. For the first time in its 16-year history, Fringe…
Hunting for Hot Spots in Kansas City’s Climate
Kansas City volunteers are part of a nationwide effort to map “heat islands” in cities where temperatures can be nearly 10 degrees higher than surrounding areas.