News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Sex and Cancer
Five years ago, Kansas had the dubious honor of being the worst state in the nation when it came to protecting adolescents against a cancer-causing virus. Missouri was not a whole lot better. The measure, released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was the rate at which states were vaccinating kids against…
New Blade & Timber Finds Mark in Power & Light District
By Kevin Collison Blade & Timber is now open in the Power & Light District and so far, the owners have found their best advertisement has been passersby lured by the noise of axes chopping into wood. “We’re excited to open the doors because of the sound of axe throwing” co-owner Matt Baysinger said. “People…
Kansas City PBS Earns 11 Regional EMMY® Nominations
Kansas City PBS earned 11 nominations for the 2019 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-America Regional Chapter EMMY Awards.
SpraySeeMO Draws Global, Local Street Artists to Crossroads
The third annual SpraySeeMO Mural Festival is returning to the Crossroads Arts District for a seven-day run beginning Sunday and is drawing street artists from around the world and country to add even more color to the walls of greater downtown. An estimated 40 walls will be the canvases for the event, which also includes…
One More Cup Closure Leaves Patrons Homeless Away From Home
One More Cup sold its last cup Sept. 1. Here’s where its absence leaves patrons.
September’s curiousKC Voting Round Focuses On KC’s Urban Planning
Announcing curiousKC’s September voting round, which is on urban planning in the Kansas City metro.
First Friday Reset Planned Following Murder at August Event
By Kevin Collison In the wake of last First Friday’s tragic shooting, organizers want to calm the event closer to its roots as a celebration of the Crossroads art scene, not the loud, crowded street party it’s become in recent years. The Crossroads Community Association announced Friday that next week’s First Friday temporarily will ban…
School of Economics Opens Downtown Program for City Kids
By Kevin Collison A program that’s been educating tens of thousands of suburban fifth and sixth graders about the business world for 25 years has opened a new downtown space to serve city kids. The School of Economics, a program launched in Blue Springs in 1994, is now open for class in a 4,000 square-foot…
Irish Fest Plans a ‘Mix Tape’ Finale for This Year’s Annual Weekend Party
By Kevin Collison This year’s 17th annual Irish Fest had a dilemma. For the first time since its soggy inception in 2003 at Berkley Riverfront Park, the festival’s favorite band, The Elders, wouldn’t be performing. “Obviously, The Elders are gone, which means we’re looking for a new tradition,” said Keli O’Neill, whose firm produces the…
‘Best-in-Class’ Entertainment Venue Planned for Plaza’s Jack Henry
(Editor’s note: Denver-based Punch Bowl Social announced in November 2019 it would be the tenant for this project) By Kevin Collison The vacant Jack Henry building at 47th and Jefferson is slated for a $44 million renovation to ready it for a hot entertainment tenant that would be new to the Kansas City market, according…