News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Historic Scarritt Building and Arcade Slated as $50M Luxury Hotel
By Kevin Collison One of downtown’s most historic and architecturally impressive buildings, the Scarritt, has been purchased by a Florida developer who plans to renovate it as a 193-room Wyndham Grand hotel. The 11-story Scarritt office tower at 818 Grand and its adjoining four-level Arcade, which has its entrance at 819 Walnut, were completed in…
Climate Change’s Serious Effects On Kansas Citians Disproportionately Affect The Poor
The discussion about climate change often centers on what increasingly extreme weather will mean for agriculture and the environment. But what about its effect on poverty?
Académie Lafayette Opening IB High School at Armour Campus Next Fall
By Kevin Collison Académie Lafayette is opening an International Baccalaureate high school at 201 E. Armour in Midtown, accomplishing a goal the French-immersion charter school program established when it started 20 years ago. “This is the fulfillment of a dream, our vision,” said M. Elimane Mbengue, head of the school. “Every year, our parents had…
Low-Income Housing Project to Serve Homeless, Young Adults with HIV/AIDS
By Kevin Collison A 50-unit apartment project that will set aside one-fourth of its units for homeless, young adults diagnosed with HIV/AIDS is planned for 31st and Harrison streets, about a block west of a reviving stretch of Troost Avenue. The $8.5 million project, called Alhaven, is being developed to serve low-income residents by SAVE,…
Climate Summit Coming to Overland Park on Saturday
Climate Action KC, a group of elected officials and community leaders, is staging a Climate Action Summit on Saturday at Johnson County Community College.
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Virtual Animation Released of Future Streetcar Ride from Downtown to UMKC
By Kevin Collison Planning for the proposed Main Street extension of the streetcar to UMKC calls for a multi-modal stop near the Country Club Plaza that would allow transfers between streetcar and bus riders. The proposed stop at Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard would serve both southbound and northbound streetcar riders, and connecting bus routes. Northbound…
‘No Bees, No Food’ – Missouri Group Pushing for State Ban on Bee-killing Chemicals
A Missouri environmental group is seeking statewide support for proposed legislation that would ban the use of a class of insecticides believed to be contributing to a decline in the population of honeybees.
‘Greenline’ Concept Would Loop Downtown with Recreational Trail
Kansas City developers are exploring an ambitious plan to create a 10-mile “Greenline” recreational loop around downtown that would be similar to other such trails in Atlanta, New York and Toronto.
‘Greenline’ Concept Would Loop Downtown with Recreational Trail
By Kevin Collison An ambitious plan to create a 10-mile “Greenline” recreational loop around downtown similar to the popular BeltLine in Atlanta is being championed by developer Vince Bryant. “It’s not a new idea,” Bryant told the Downtown Council board last week. “Most progressive cities have rails to trails projects. “The goal is to have…