4+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (330+ words) Kansas City's Open Doors program is connecting small businesses with empty storefronts along high-visibility corridors, and one Midtown entrepreneur says it is changing her plans - and potentially the neighborhood. The program is run by the Economic Development Corporation in partnership…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (227+ words) “We are closed,” reads the sign outside an Overland Park Wendy’s. It’s one of a few Wendy’s locations that have recently closed in the Kansas City area. Legacy Restaurant Group, a Wendy’s franchise based in Lenexa, told The Star on…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (187+ words) Kansas City, Missouri, will start enforcing transit-only lanes on Sunday, Feb. 1, ending a months-long grace period that began when the streetcar's Main Street extension opened in October. Drivers who violate the transit-only lane rules now face penalties of up to…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (502+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, streetcar riders gave the new Main Street extension glowing reviews on its opening day, with most passengers awarding the long-awaited transit addition straight A's. I collected rider report cards to let passengers grade the…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (40+ words) The Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension is set to open Friday after three and a half years of construction. The Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension is set to open Friday after three and a half years of construction....

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (413+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Downtown Council is leading a new effort to revitalize Grand Boulevard, the three-mile corridor that has hosted some of Kansas City’s greatest celebrations. The stretch through the heart of the city is now a shell…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (387+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The newest KC Streetcar wrap to hit the line is hot to go. Midwest Princess Chappell Roan is coming to town Oct. 3-4, so her team decided to wrap a streetcar in honor of her “Visions of Damsels…...