Nation’s First Daycare for Kids with Immune Deficiencies Planned Near Union Hill
By Kevin Collison
What's being described as the nation's first licensed day care center for children with weakened immune systems is planned for donated space...
The Poop on Downtown Dog Owners
By Kim Mueller
Combining dog poop and beer seemed like a great idea to Jena Newman who convinced a dozen volunteers to spend their Sunday...
Crossroads Prep Opens Downtown in Historic Thayer Building
By Kevin Collison
Six years after launching Crossroads Academy in downtown with 190 elementary students, Dean Johnson and his colleagues welcomed another 190 students, this...
New Study: Downtown Prime Beneficiary of City Incentive Programs
By Kevin Collison
A long-awaited report on how economic development tax incentives are used in Kansas City found the greater downtown area was the primary...
Downtown Retail Survivor Bob Jones Shoes ‘Retiring’ After Almost 60 Years
By Kevin Collison
The irony of Bob Jones Shoes making it through the tough times only to close now that downtown Kansas City is back...
Visit KC Chooses New Leader at Pivotal Time for Downtown Convention Industry
With Kansas City's convention infrastructure poised to be its most competitive since the 1976 Republican National Convention, Visit KC has picked a top hospitality...
Police Seeking More Eyes for WatchKC Crime Program
By Kim Mueller
Kansas City police are asking downtown businesses and residences with surveillance systems to participate in a voluntary, crime-fighting initiative called WatchKC.
“If your...
Advocates for South Loop Deck to Seek MoDOT Support
By Kevin Collison
The South Loop decking proposal continues to evolve as a working committee prepares to discuss the ambitious concept with state transportation officials...
City Voters Consider ‘Healthy Homes’ Apartment Inspection Proposal Next Week
(Editor note: City voters approved the Healthy Homes initiative Aug. 7 with 56 percent supporting the measure.)
By Kim Mueller
At first glance, the "Healthy Homes"...
Trump Protesters Take to Downtown Streets
By Kim Mueller
Before President Trump’s plane even touched down in Kansas City, Tim Kelly of Raytown sat waiting at 8 a.m. for the streetcar...
