5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (657+ words) A Japanese-style pub in Kansas City is a finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s 2026 Best New Restaurant award. Anjin, created by chef and owner Nick Goellner and his sommelier wife, Leslie Newsam Goellner, was inspired by the lively spirit of…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (287+ words) When Kansas City voters head to the polls next month, they’ll weigh in on a variety of municipal issues: school board trustees and directors, bond issues and more. But they’ll also vote whether to extend the city’s 1% earnings tax for…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1366+ words) Kansas City has a long history with speakeasies, going back to before Prohibition. Our Adventure! about local distilleries gives a great history of the liquor trade and how, at one point, the West Bottoms had 25 different saloons. And those are…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (629+ words) A new all-abilities playground designed to center accessibility, dignity, and shared play is swinging forward in Overland Park — with a push from one of Kansas City’s most successful startup founders. Leaders from Variety KC, Blue Valley Recreation, and the Michael…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (868+ words) Mr D’s Donuts is continuing a steady expansion across the Kansas City metro, with a new south Overland Park location now in development along with a mid-summer Kansas City, Missouri, storefront. The two projects mark the next phase of growth…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (612+ words) Kansas lawmakers wrapped up the majority of their work at the end of March, including passing a number of bills related to schools. Here’s an update on some of those key bills ahead of lawmakers’ return to Topeka for the…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (641+ words) Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved renewing the city’s 1% earnings tax. The tax is Kansas City’s single largest revenue source: It brings in about $373 million annually, which makes up about 45% of the city’s general fund. A failed vote would…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (952+ words) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the main property tax bill passed by the Kansas Legislature, meaning no substantial property tax reform was passed this session. Lawmakers have gone home for the year, so they can’t come back and override the…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (258+ words) A New York City-based nonprofit has launched a billboard campaign to support trans Kansans with information about how to access gender-affirming care. Mayday Health plans to reach 1.2 million people over the course of four weeks with three billboards in the…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (380+ words) House and Senate Republicans overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto Thursday to preserve a bill they say will protect free speech in the name of slain activist Charlie Kirk. Both chambers voted by a two-thirds majority to put House Bill 2333, or…...