News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
MLK in Kansas City
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. visited Kansas City at least six times between 1957 and 1968.
Downtown Resident Survey Seeks Ideas to Improve Quality of Life
Downtown residents have their first opportunity since 2013 to voice their opinions on what they like and dislike about downtown living, and what they want to see in the future in a new online survey underway. The Downtown Council is seeking answers about everything from the quality of sidewalks and landscaping to what is missing…
East Village Chosen for ULI International Student Design Competition
By Kevin Collison The East Village, the biggest undeveloped tract inside the Downtown Loop, is the testing ground for hundreds of graduate students from around the world competing in this year’s ULI/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The Urban Land Institute, the nation’s premier land planning and development association, selected Kansas City for the…
Free (Steamboat) Willie: How Walt Disney’s Original Mouse Could be Entering the Public Domain
Steamboat Willie, the original version of Mickey Mouse, could enter the public domain in 2024.
Big Development Site Along Planned Streetcar Extension Hits Market
By Kevin Collison A 5.4-acre site that includes the former Conklin Fangman car dealership has hit the market, a huge development opportunity along the planned Main Street extension of the streetcar from downtown to UMKC. “It’s an incredibly valuable piece of property,” said Kevin Klinkenberg, executive director of Midtown KC Now. “For the right developer,…
Former Inmates Are Often Locked Out of the Job Market
Lansing Correctional Facility will soon launch a new Career Campus designed to teach inmates skills to fill in-demand jobs.
Basketball Coaches Association May Leave, Helps Bring Tourneys Worth Millions
By Kevin Collison City and civic leaders are mounting a full-court press to keep the National Association of Basketball Coaches in Kansas City, a small organization with an outsized role bringing major tournaments worth millions of dollars to downtown. The NABC, which was founded in Kansas City, has been approached by Indianapolis, Dallas and other…
Tap List | Take a Trip to Nostalgia Town
Here are this week’s craft beer releases and events in the Kansas City area.
Basketball Coaches Association May Bounce Out of KC
The National Association of Basketball Coaches, a small organization with an outsized role bringing major tournaments worth millions of dollars to downtown, is considering moving out of Kansas City.
Ped/Bike Bridge Linking Downtown to Riverfront to Begin Work This Year
(Updated April 14: The planned pedestrian/bicycle bridge between the River Market and Berkley Riverfront Park hit a snag today following a decision by a joint City Council committee to recommend removing its full funding from this year’s capital improvement budget. The city had been expected to approve $5.25 million to build the project. About $750,000…