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Kansas City's Dragon Wagon started selling Labubus to 'feed the joy.' It quickly got crazy
22+ hour, 54+ min ago (1163+ words) Ling Vong's decision to sell Labubus alongside her Vietnamese street food wasn't random, the owner of Dragon Wagon KC and KC Monsters shared. It was a strategy rooted in serving culture, creating experiences, and building community, she said. "Food feeds…...
Two Kansas City charter schools didn't get permission to stay open. What happens now?
22+ hour, 54+ min ago (1780+ words) In January 2025, Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy got bad news from its charter school sponsor, the Missouri Charter Public School Commission. The Kansas City school " founded in 1999, named after a local minister and focused on "entrepreneurial leadership" " wasn't being invited to…...
Kansas utility regulators stop transmission line path through endangered grasslands | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
1+ week, 4+ day ago (552+ words) Numerous landowners testified against the proposed line, arguing it would destroy prairie grasslands and interfere with ranching, farming and oil and gas operations....
Kansas City restaurateurs along Independence Avenue fear being overlooked by World Cup fans | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
2+ week, 1+ day ago (944+ words) Historic Northeast Kansas City has undergone significant renovation featuring new shops and restaurants. But some small business owners don't think the city's promoting them " and World Cup visitors won't know they exist....
A Shawnee donut shop with an Asian emphasis is expanding across Kansas City
3+ week, 18+ hour 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…...
Across Kansas City's urban neighborhoods, lead lurks in the soil: "The dirt is contaminated"
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1780+ words) When people see the small rectangular plots cordoned off next to Vanessa and Kenneth Robinson's house, they sometimes ask what they are growing. But the sprouts of green aren't a garden. They are a laboratory for testing and treating soil....
Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes Kansas property tax relief plan as lawmakers" efforts falter again
3+ week, 4+ day 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…...
Getting to Kansas City's World Cup matches may require some travelers to trek across Missouri
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (807+ words) Kansas City has been working full throttle to prepare for the FIFA World Cup, which is less than two months away. KC2026, the group behind preparations for the games, has organized a transit plan with more bus routes, shuttle services and…...
How will Kansas City's Royals stadium plan work? Inside the finances of the $600 million bet
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1761+ words) Kansas City leaders are bidding to retain the Royals at a new downtown stadium two years after Jackson County voters overwhelmingly rejected a sales-tax-funded ballpark in the Crossroads. Not surprisingly, a familiar fight about taxpayer-subsidized stadiums has roared back to…...
An inclusive playground in Overland Park just broke ground. It's already got national attention
1+ mon, 6+ day 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…...