News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
The Parisian Café Life Comes to Westport and Main
(Editor’s note: This article originally was published on June 13, 2022) By Kevin Collison A Parisian-style cocktail and dessert café has arrived at the corner of Westport and Main, the latest creation by Heather White of Tailleur. Like Tailleur, which was inspired by a visit to a famed New York brasserie, White’s latest concept, Cheval,…
Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2022: 35-31
Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2022 in chronological order between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.
Parents, Kids and Doctors ‘Exhausted’ by Trio of Respiratory Illnesses Hitting KC
The steep rise in child illnesses is an ‘unimaginable amount of work and stress,’ one Kansas City parent says. Pediatricians feel the same.
Team Behind Rehabs of Old Westport Schools Propose Apartment Project
By Kevin Collison The development team behind the renovations of the historic Westport Middle and High Schools is proposing a 100-unit apartment project on the grounds of the former middle school. Sustainable Development Partners (SDP) has filed plan with the city for what’s called “Village at Westport Commons.” It calls for building, two, parallel three-story…
Hearing-Impaired Nonprofit Founder Aims to Remove Blinders from Corporate America
Snubs experienced by people with disabilities inspired Jim Atwater to establish Aptly, which provides employment assistance for underserved people.
Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2022: 40-36
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Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2022 in chronological order between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.
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Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2022 in chronological order between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.
Columbus Park Ponders Future for Empty Six-Acres
By Kevin Collison Columbus Park, a downtown neighborhood that’s experienced its share of urban challenges, has a six-acre opportunity for redevelopment, but right now, nobody is quite sure what to do with it. “The fact is, we don’t know what we want because we don’t know what we’re able to do,” said Kate Barsotti, president…
Activists Challenge Unified Government/BPU Policies, Fearing Utility Cutoffs
Activists in Wyandotte County are protesting utility bills packed with extra taxes and fees.