News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Sponsored Post: Boveri Realty Serves Client’s Interest at No Charge
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Kansas City’s Long Road to Women’s Suffrage
Ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 extending women the power to vote capped a 70-year struggle in the Kansas City area by women seeking a voice in politics.
KC a National Leader Converting Old Buildings to Apartments
By Kevin Collison Kansas City ranks among the top 10 cities in the country when it comes to converting older buildings to apartments, the large majority of them downtown office towers, according to a new report by RENTCafé. The report by the national real estate research firm found 43 buildings in Kanas City have been…
Excelsior Springs Landmark Lands on National List of Endangered Buildings
The Hall of Waters in Excelsior Springs has landed on the 2020 edition of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of the 11 most endangered historic places in America.
Voter Fraud Myth Persists Despite Constant Failure to Prove Claims
Accusations of voter fraud are used to justify laws and tactics that make it more difficult to vote, even though voter fraud is extraordinarily rare.
Plan Calls for Historic Boone Theater to be Media Hub for 18th & Vine
By Kevin Collison The historic Boone Theater in the 18th & Vine District would be redeveloped as a media and entertainment center under a proposal backed by several influential Kansas City businesses and civic leaders. The vacant theater would be restored by the Vine St. Collaborative with the support of firms including J.E. Construction and…
‘I Just Don’t Trust the System Anymore’: Voters on Edge as Election Nears
U.S. voters are grappling with concerns about the electoral system in an unprecedented election year marked by more than 200,000 deaths from COVID-19, ongoing civil unrest and widespread unemployment.
Kansas City Finds Strength in Food, Voting Power With Chiefs and Royals
A coalition of Kansas City organizations mounted a massive food distribution and voter registration event last week at Truman Sports Complex.
Mac Wraps Up Red Cross, Big Armour Crossing Rez Project Starts Soon
By Kevin Collison The former American Red Cross building in Midtown has been reborn as the ARC on Armour apartments, the latest residential project in the Armour corridor developed by Chicago-based Mac Properties. The three-story, 56,000 square-foot former headquarters at 211 W. Armour was built in 1945 and was vacated by the Red Cross in…
curiousKC | How a Kansas City Women’s Prison Collapse in 1863 Fueled Quantrill’s Raid of Lawrence
A Flatland reader wanted to know the story behind a 1863 Union Women’s Prison collapse that led to Quantrill’s deadly raid on Lawrence.