News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Finding Refuge in KC | Lidia Bastianich
Lidia Bastianich is one of the foremost figures in Kansas City food culture. What is less known is her backstory as a refugee from post-World War II Europe.
Waddell & Reed Chooses 14th and Baltimore for $140M HQ Project
(Updated Dec. 10: A preliminary development review plan filed last Friday with the City Planning Department by Burns & McDonnell indicates the proposed Waddell & Reed headquarters building would be 18 stories tall. The plan states the building would consist of eight stories of office on top of a 10-story, 951-space garage. The garage also…
Kansas City Activists Rally Against Climate Change
Kansas City-area activists are staging a “Climate Strike” at noon Friday on the steps of City Hall.
American Graduate Town Hall | Career Education Relies On Community Engagement
Kansas City PBS recently brought together area high school students to discuss their futures as a part of our “American Graduate: Getting to Work” initiative. The town hall discussion, facilitated by Miles Sandler of the Kauffman Foundation, focused on student questions and local success stories. One consensus reached by students, teachers and business leaders alike…
Splitlog Coffee Opening Soon Next to New ArtsBlock Project
By Kevin Collison The timing couldn’t have been better for brothers Adam and Caleb Wittmer to open their new Splitlog Coffee off Independence Avenue in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood near downtown. On Tuesday, the new ArtsBlock development, a mixed-use project featuring affordable lofts geared toward artists along with gallery and classroom space, was holding its…
Pondering the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
Kansas City experts are teaming up to consider the ethical implications of using artificial intelligence in health care.
The Arts Asylum Opens Satellite Gallery in Crossroads
By Kevin Collison The Arts Asylum has longed for a presence in the Crossroads, and has finally found its opportunity beginning this First Friday thanks to a financial services business that welcomes creativity. Premier Financial Partners, an eight-employee firm that opened on the ground level of the Campbell Lofts building four years ago, has agreed…
Witnessing World AIDS Day
“You observe World AIDS Day, you don’t celebrate it,” Reverend Eric D. Williams clarified, “you use this day as an opportunity to educate and prevent the spread of the disease because it is not over.”
MAC Submits Armour Crossing Design, Plan Commission Next Up
By Kevin Collison The empty intersection of Troost and Armour would be transformed into a hub of mid-rise apartment buildings with hundreds residents, according to design plans recently filed by the developer of Armour Crossing. It’s been more than 15 months since the Kansas City Council approved the general Armour Crossing redevelopment plan being pursued…
Kansas City PBS Awarded Grant to Expand News Coverage
Kansas City PBS has been awarded a grant from Report for America that will help pay for expanded coverage of rural issues in the region.