News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
KC Ranks 25th Among 100 Cities on Clean Energy Scorecard
Kansas City ranked 25th in the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s latest analysis of how well 100 cities are reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
Made in KC Opens River Market Café in Vintage Streetcar
By Kevin Collison After months of bureaucratic delays, Made in Kansas City’s River Market location is on track for opening this Friday, serving a variety of coffee drinks from a vintage streetcar permanently parked at Fifth and Delaware. News of a potential River Market location first surfaced almost two years ago, and Keith Bradley, co-owner…
Tap List | Which KC Seltzer Goes Hardest?
Tap List Beer enthusiast Cassie Niemeyer tastes tests three local hard seltzers.
Crossroads West 18th Street Fashion Show Goes Hollywood
By Kevin Collison The annual West 18th Street Fashion Show is steering clear of its Crossroads address this year and going Hollywood instead this Friday at the Boulevard Drive-In Theatre in KCK for its 20th anniversary. “We were planning for it to happen the first Saturday in June, then everything started shutting down in March,”…
Nick’s Picks | Supreme Court Hearings to Dominate Headlines
Confirmation hearings for the new Supreme Court justice nominee will dominate the headlines this week. Amy Coney Barrett is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill today.
Proposal Would Redevelop Historic Westport High as Apartments
(Editor’s note: The PIEA board approved a blight study for the Westport High School redevelopment proposal on Oct. 15, the first step in the agency’s review of the plan.) By Kevin Collison The developers who renovated the former Westport Middle School into co-working space now are tackling the historic high school across the street, proposing…
Historic Westport High School Would Become Apartments Under New Plan
The developers who renovated the former Westport Middle School into co-working space now are tackling the historic high school across the street, proposing a $45 million apartment redevelopment.
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…