News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Thank You Walt Disney Project Secures $2M in Federal Funds
A decades-long effort to redevelop Walt Disney’s original Laugh-O-Gram animation studios will receive $2 million in federal funding.
Plan Back for Mid-Rise Apartment Project in River Market
By Kevin Collison Developer Taylor McKee has resumed his proposal for a 10-story apartment project at Fourth and Broadway in the River Market and plans to begin construction by late spring. What’s now an 88-unit project first was proposed two years ago, and McKee still intends to build the $21 million development without seeking tax…
Crypto Company’s Cryptic Foray Blocked in Rural Kansas
A small rural Kansas town has rallied against plans to build a crypto mining facility.
Lux Living Proposes 30-Story Apartment and Hotel Project
By Kevin Collison A proposal for a 30-story residential and hotel tower at the northeast corner of Wyandotte and 14th adjacent to the historic Power & Light Building has been submitted to the city by Lux Living. The plan submitted by the St. Louis developer calls for a building that would include 300 apartments and…
Lux Living Proposes 30-Story Skyscraper Next to Power & Light Building
Lux Living has submitted a proposal for a 30-story apartment and hotel tower adjacent to the historic Power & Light Building.
Kansas Last in Nation on Mental Health Ranking
The annual State of Mental Health in America report found that Kansas ranks lowest of all states for mental health care.
Q&A with ‘Preserving Our Past’ Producer Catherine Hoffman
Kansas City PBS producer Catherine Hoffman discusses the process behind the new film, “Preserving Our Past: The Story Continues.”
Historic Midland Apartment Project Expected to Begin This Spring
By Kevin Collison The renovation of the historic Midland Building into 135 apartments, a deal struck with the Cordish Co. in 2018 to obtain incentives for the luxury Three Light building now under construction, is expected to begin this spring. What’s being called The Midland Lofts project is expected to be completed in mid-2024, according…
KC Emerging as a Life Sciences Powerhouse
A wave of new health care facilities are the latest signs of a decades-long quest to establish Kansas City as a life sciences powerhouse.
City Manager Brian Platt Talks About Potential Railroad HQ Expansion, Police
(Editor’s note: This article was originally published April 21, 2022) By Kevin Collison City Manager Brian Platt continues his conversation with CityScene KC covering topics including a potential expansion by Kansas City Southern once its merger with Canadian Pacific is concluded, the Buck O’Neil Bridge linear park concept and the police department. Word is Kansas…