News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Happy 4/20 in Kansas City
KC Cannafest occupied the Crossroads last week as attendees prepared to celebrate the first 4/20 day since Missouri voters approved recreational marijuana.
Developers Look Up at Broadway Site Across from Kauffman Center
By Kevin Collison A 40-story apartment and hotel tower on Broadway across from the Kauffman Center? That’s what a development group has in mind for the first phase of a big proposal that eventually could include a second high-rise building. But first, the developers–EPC Real Estate Group and Dan Carr–have to persuade the Federal Aviation…
Developers Pursue Skyscraper Next to Kauffman Center
A major project being pursued on Broadway next to the Kauffman Center could include a 40-story apartment/hotel tower and a second tower later.
Confronting the ‘High School Cliff’: What Young Adults with Disabilities Need to Succeed
Four years ago, a Kansas City mom created a program for young adults with disabilities like her son. Today, that program has become a resource for people facing the “high school cliff.”
Disability Rights History: A Self-Guided Tour
Here’s a self-guided tour to help put disability rights and law history into context.
Nonprofits Adapt to the Changing Shape of Charity
There are worrisome trends in American philanthropy, as fewer people give nonprofits become evermore reliant on the generosity of the wealthy.
UMKC Considers Arena as Part of Streetcar Stop Redevelopment
By Kevin Collison UMKC may build a small arena for events, concerts and athletics as part of a redevelopment project it’s planning near the south terminus of the streetcar extension. The proposal was mentioned in a State of the University speech given by Chancellor Mauli Agawal Monday. “We have real proof of what we are…
Missouri’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Could Play a Role After the Shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl
The shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, by an 85-year-old white man highlights Missouri’s recent adoption of “Stand Your Ground” gun laws.
‘Most Fortunate Man’: KC Civic Leader Bert Berkley at 100
Kansas City civic leader Bert Berkley, founder of LINC, savors an extraordinary life as he approaches his 100th birthday.
Stretch of Buildings Revived in Historic Troost Business District
By Kevin Collison Several buildings on a block in the historic Troost commercial district between 31st and Linwood have been renovated by Clemons Real Estate, with the latest tenant, Glory at Midtown, moving in last fall. The family-owned development firm has redeveloped the formerly vacant buildings on the west side of the block, 3108-16 Troost…