News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
MoDOT Recommends New Buck O’Neil Bridge With Direct Access to Interstate 35
A new Buck O’Neil Bridge that would provide a direct connection between U.S. 169 and Interstate 35 is the preferred plan of the Missouri Department of Transportation.
‘Hypebeast’ Boutique Opening at Crown Center
Initial, a streetwear boutique that describes itself as specializing in “hypebeast fashion,” is opening a shop on the second floor of the Crown Center shopping center. The shop founded by Ivan Quiu, will feature high-end brands aimed toward the hypebeast fashion scene including Gucci, Nike, Comme des Garcons, Louis Vuitton, Vape Apparel and others, according…
Burnt End BBQ Opens at Crown Center
By Kevin Collison Burnt End BBQ has opened its third location at Crown Center, taking over the space once occupied by Milano’s and stirring in the savory smell of smoked meats. The new restaurant at 2450 Grand is operated by PB&J, and is the culmination of a culinary career that began in the early 1980s…
Nick’s Picks: A Peek at the News to Come This Week
‘Kansas City Week in Review’ host Nick Haines outlines the news agenda in the Kansas City area.
Monarch Coffee Migrates Downtown, Opens Second Location
By Kevin Collison Nothing like some good national buzz for a local coffee shop. Monarch coffee has opened its second location on the first floor of an office tower at 2345 Grand after the building’s new owners read its rave review in Food & Wine Magazine that said it had the best coffee in Missouri….
New Loews Key to Landing Events With Over 100K Attendees So Far
By Kevin Collison The new Loews Kansas City Convention Hotel scheduled to open April 2 already is beginning to pay off, playing a key role in landing conventions totaling more than 100,000 people over the next eight years. At its recent Annual Tourism Outlook event, Visit KC reported this year alone, the new 800-room Loews…
Recent Spate of Tremblers in Kansas Just Might be Subsiding
A recent spate of earthquakes in Kansas might be subsiding, thanks in part to a slowdown in oil and gas exploration.
The People Have Spoken on Honoring MLK in KC…
It can be easy to miss as you motor along Swope Parkway near Bruce R. Watkins Drive on the east side of Kansas City, Missouri. Yet this broad swath of open space, wedged between the parkway and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard, is a public park named for the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King…
Billie’s Grocery Adds Healthy Aussie-Style Food to Restored Luzier Building
By Kevin Collison The historic Luzier Building at 31st and Gillham, a 1920s, terra cotta jewel box next to the big, concrete Costco, is about to be fully reborn with its anchor tenant an Australian-inspired café and bakery. The two-story building at 3216 Gillham Plaza is the latest and toughest restoration project by urban developer…
Truman Family Secrets
A new book recounts the suicide that shadowed the family of Harry Truman.