Last May, Kansas City eased some of the requirements to make it easier for local businesses to apply for a permit to create an outdoor dining space on the street, sidewalk or a parking lot. The initiative was a success — since the restrictions were lifted, over 100 permit applications were approved for a street […]
Here’s a list of Kansas City’s outdoor dining spots.
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Outdoor dining took off in KC during the pandemic. Is it here to stay?
The increase in al fresco dining comes after the City Council cut some of the red tape around creating an outdoor dining space on streets, sidewalks, parklets and even parking lots.
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Medicaid expansion in Missouri: Why people should still apply and what’s next
Bridget Hughes can’t afford to treat her cervical cancer and diabetes. Richard Eiker cuts his prescription pills in half. Kenya Banks can’t afford an operation for her fibroid tumors. Bill Thompson can’t afford to go to a doctor following a heart attack — he already had $10,000 in medical debt. These are all uninsured Missourians […]
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Dangerous and disinvested: The complicated business of transforming blighted buildings
The city’s process to take dangerous buildings off the list, either through renovation or demolition, can take years, leaving these dilapidated properties at risk of descending further into decay.
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Missouri and Kansas colleges grapple with the politics of COVID vaccine requirements
The American College Health Association noted that most colleges and universities already require immunizations for diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella and meningitis.
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What you need to know about Missouri’s black bear hunt
With the rebound of the black bear population, hunters are excited about the chance to hunt them.
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The new federal program that can help Kansas City families pay for internet
The $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, overseen by the Federal Communications Commission, will begin accepting applications May 12.
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When it comes to the air we breathe, experts say Kansas City is a ‘good place’
There may have been a slight dip in pollution when shutdowns kept people home, but the more important story is the steady improvement in Kansas City’s overall air quality.
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Why do people take drinking to the extreme? Mizzou researchers are finding out.
Fights, meltdowns, breakups, arrests and people puking across the bar. In his seven years of bartending in Kansas City at Union Station, the Power & Light District, Westport and Ameristar Casino, bartender Eli Zajac has seen it all. For some people, it might happen a few times a year. For others, it’s every weekend. “I […]
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A year later, pandemic ‘victory gardens’ are still blooming in KC
From urban community gardeners to suburban hobbyists, interest in gardening has exploded across Kansas City since the pandemic began.