News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
curiousKC | What’s the Earliest Known Photo of KC?
curiousKC dug through the archives to find the earlier known photo of KC.
Nick’s Picks | School Reopenings, Political Conventions and KC Budget Cuts
The coming news week features school reopenings, the Democratic National Convention and the impact of Kansas City budget cuts forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plaza Nordstrom Resumes Work Next Summer, Completion Fall 2022
(Updated Nov. 30: Nordstrom has now pushed back the anticipated opening of its Country Club Plaza store to Fall 2023, according to the company website) By Kevin Collison Construction is expected to resume next summer on the Nordstrom store planned for the Country Club Plaza with an opening anticipated in Fall 2022, a year later…
‘Justice Deferred’: Tonight on Kansas City PBS
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced jury trials in Kansas City and across the country to grind to virtual standstill. How can the wheels of justice start turning again?
New Combine Restaurant Has Appetite for Troost Revival
By Kevin Collison The Combine, a new restaurant opening at 30th and Troost late next month, is not only a joint business venture, but its owners envision it as a place to bring people together along Kansas City’s longtime racial divide. The restaurant in the historic Wonder Shops + Flats building is the latest investment…
Backers of The Combine Have Appetite for Revival on Troost
The Combine, a new restaurant opening at 30th Street and Troost Avenue late next month, wants to serve as a gathering spot on Kansas City’s longtime racial divide.
Think J.C. Nichols Was Racist? Meet Kroh Brothers
Developer J.C. Nichols has been vilified for his use of racially restrictive housing covenants in subdivisions. But he was hardly alone.
Kansas College Towns Await Potentially ‘Disastrous’ Verdict on Big 12 Fall Sports
Business leaders and owners in Kansas’ biggest college towns are bracing for an announcement on the status of fall sports for the Big 12 conference — a decision which could further damage already weakened local economies.
James Cash Penney’s Legacy Lingers, While His Namesake Company Scrambles to Save It
Hamilton, Missouri, the boyhood home of retailing legend James Cash Penney, works to preserve his memory even as his namesake company struggles in bankruptcy.
Spark KC Co-Working Space Opening Soon at Two Light
Spark Kansas City, the Cordish Companies long-planned co-working space at the Two Light apartment building, will be opening Aug. 17. The 15,000 square-foot, two-level space located at the southwest corner of Two Light at Truman Road and Walnut will be the latest addition to the co-working office scene downtown. The Spark KC plan was first…