News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Streetcar Riverfront Plan Downsized, Backers Seek $14.2M from Feds
(Editor’s note: Updated Sept. 10, 2020. The KC Streetcar Authority announced it received $14.2 million in federal funding to expand the line to the riverfront) By Kevin Collison Supporters of the planned streetcar extension to the riverfront have shortened the route and dropped one of its stations in a bid to obtain $14.2 million in…
Here’s The Best Travel Advice For You During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Experts offer the best travel advice for you during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cities, Lenders Resume Battle Over High-Interest Loans
Installment lenders are battling Liberty in court and in the Missouri legislature over new regulations designed to curb high-interest lending.
KC Live! Reopening Soon; P&L District Covid Losses Total ‘Tens of Millions’
By Kevin Collison The Kansas City Live! Block is returning to life next week after being dormant since mid-March, but with a more low-key vibe compared to the raucous times of the Chief’s Super Bowl run earlier this year. For the time being, the canopied space at the heart of the KC Power & Light…
KC Live! Reopening Soon; P&L District Pandemic Losses Total ‘Tens of Millions’
The Power & Light District is slowly coming back to life after being largely dormant since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Major Redevelopment Slated for Wyandotte County Opportunity Zone
The former Indian Springs mall site seems tailor made for an Opportunity Zone. And it’s finally beginning to draw serious development interest.
REVERB, Prominent Crossroads Addition with Views to Match
By Kevin Collison REVERB offers the kind of dramatic 360-degree downtown views you’d expect from a 14-story building that dominates the Crossroads at 18th and Walnut. The 132-unit tower has been making a visual statement almost since construction began at the start of 2019, adding height and density to an area that had been a…
Words From World War I Echo Eerily a Century Later
The National World War I Museum and Memorial has spent the pandemic shutdown transcribing handwritten letters and converting them to digital form.
Streetcar-Related River Market Mixed-Use Project Progressing
By Kevin Collison A proposed, streetcar-oriented $65 million apartment and hotel project is rolling along in the River Market, with a final development agreement with the KCATA anticipated by late August and possible construction start early next year. The six-story development planned for what’s currently a parking lot at Third and Grand calls for about…
Pandemic is Prime Time to Start Meditating
The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing efforts have created an ideal context for meditation.