News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 30-26
Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.
After Seven Years, CityScene KC Bids Adieu
Dear Readers, CityScene KC is shutting down at the end of this week after serving you since November 2016. It’s been a labor of love reporting and writing about the revitalization of greater downtown Kansas City and its urban core, first as a development reporter at The Kansas City Star beginning in 2001, and then…
Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 35-31
Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.
Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 40-36
Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.
Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 45-41
Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.
Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2023: 50-46
Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2023 in chronological order between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.
Lux Downtown Tower Deal Nixed, New Buyer Sought for Land
By Kevin Collison Lux Living’s proposed high-rise hotel and apartment proposal at 14th and Wyandotte has collapsed after the property’s California owner stopped extending its development agreement in order to seek a new buyer. The almost $200 million development proposed by the St. Louis developer next door to the historic Power & Light Building had…
Five Financial Tips for New Parents
It costs about $300,000 to raise a newborn until age 18. Here are five financial tips for new parents.
Media Literacy
As media consumption continues to climb, media literacy and the ability to discern fact from fiction or opinion is more important than ever. How do we interact with the news? How do we evaluate what we share? And ultimately, how does it play into our democracy? This month, Flatland in Focus and American Public Square…
Help With Navigating a Complex Media Landscape
As the U.S. enters another election year awash with information, how can folks improve their media literacy to help decide what is true and who to follow?