The Unified Government Board of Commissioners spent nearly all of its June 4 meeting weighing the question of how to pay the workers who deliver county and city services in 2027 without forcing deep cuts or a property tax increase. With Mayor Christal Watson and Commissioners Melissa Bynum (At-Large District […]
PNC Broadway in Kansas City has brought the musical Mrs. Doubtfire to the Kauffman Center as part of its continuing series. Yes, it’s the movie you remembered. No, it’s not the same. The show traveled a long road to get here. 20th Century Studios released the film in 1993. The […]
Piper’s Pollard sweeps the hurdles and Clark wins the javelin as WYCO schools collect four state titles With the Class 5A girls’ 4×100-meter relay final minutes away, the Bonner Springs relay team was in a panic. The team tore through the equipment bag and scoured the stadium but came up […]
The Unified Government Board of Commissioners worked through a fiscal-heavy agenda on May 21, setting solid waste fees, authorizing $66.9 million in new bonds, and clearing two land bank housing projects, all before the gavel fell ahead of 6:30 p.m. Three members were absent with memos, commissioners Jermaine Howard (District […]
Calvin Harris scored his second goal of the year in Sporting Kansas City’s second-half comeback attempt, but the boys in blue could not draw level, dropping a 2-1 loss to Red Bull New York on Saturday night at Sporting Park. The loss spoiled Star Wars night in front of a […]
When the FIFA World Cup leaves Kansas City this summer, the renovated futsal courts unveiled by the Unified Government Parks & Recreation Department this weekend will stay. That, officials said Saturday, is the point. Parks & Rec combined Kids to Park Day at Welborn Park with the unveiling, the centerpiece […]
Thursday night, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County Municipal Office Building joins Niagara Falls, the Mayo Clinic, Baltimore Ravens’ stadium, and many other landmarks in shining blue this week as part of a 60-landmark push spanning 33 states and Canada to raise visibility for MEF2C Related Syndrome, a rare neurological […]
Forward Temwa Chawinga scored three times Sunday at CPKC Stadium, leading the Kansas City Current to a 3-0 win over the Chicago Stars and giving the club its first hat trick in regular season play. A sellout Mother’s Day crowd watched Chawinga, who opened the season on the injury list, […]
A KCK family’s testimony about how they have maintained a vacant lot behind their home for seven years led the developer who applied to build there to voluntarily withdraw her bid Monday night, exposing a gap in Unified Government Land Bank policy. Mariah Caldwell told the Neighborhood and Community Development […]
The Unified Government Economic Development and Finance Standing Committee voted 6 to 1 Monday night to recommend allowing 23-hour alcohol sales during the FIFA World Cup, but only at bars and restaurants. The committee carved gas stations, convenience stores, and liquor stores out of the ordinance after extended debate over […]