Archive For The “Kansas City” Category
When you think about Kansas City, the first thing you think about isn’t the mafia. In fact, it probably isn’t the second, third or even the 10th. But now that CBS has come out with a new hit show called “Vegas”, the interest has definitely peaked people’s growing look into the city’s thrilling and dangerous [...]
Chef Celina Tio, the proud winner of a prestigious James Beard Award, is in the mid-negotiation period with investors to open up a brand new Crossroads Restaurant. Currently Tio is the head of management of the famous Kansas City Café. Started in 2007 by Monitca Alexander, the restaurant was started with the theme of fresh [...]
Kansas City is not the same city it was 50 years ago. With the changing decades comes a shift in the economy, both national and local. The dawn of the entrepreneur is here. Blair Stover has more on this story below. It is said that Kansas City holds the world’s best barbecue. In fact, Oklahoma [...]
Finally, Kansas City is going to have the money necessary to send a streetcar on a two-mile route through downtown. Blair Stover has more information on this story below. Voters approved tax hikes early this year, which will fund $100 million worth of public rail system in downtown Kansas City. It’s the first of many [...]
Menard Inc., the famous home improvement chain, has announced that they are postponing their plans to enter Kansas City’s retail market. Blair Stover has more on this story below. Jeff Abbott, a company spokesman for Menard, said in a statement made last week that Menard decided to postpone their plans to open a store in [...]
Just a few days before Christmas, someone made their Christmas a little brighter by picking the correct numbers on the Powerball. Blair Stover has all the details below. Hitting the Powerball is every lottery player’s dream and to do it right before the holidays must have been the greatest gift from Santa one could ever [...]
People wouldn’t think of Kansas City as a central source of government jobs…but they should. Blair Stover looks into the story a little more below. For over six decades, the city has been a vital place for providing jobs to the federal base and it continues to do so today. In fact, the U.S. government [...]
The winter holidays have officially arrived and there is no more of a festive place in the world than Independence, Missouri. The smell of gingerbread in the air and chasing it down with eggnog is on everyone’s mind as people walk from door to door caroling every chilly night. Memories stack up and new traditions [...]
“The Nutcracker”, performed by Kansas City’s own professional Ballet group, has reached the 40-year mark. However, the one thing that you will notice is that the version is like a fine wine—it seems to never lose its great taste. The drama, the beauty, the added tidbits of humor and nostalgic favorites have stood ballet’s test [...]