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Gerald Dunn is director of entertainment at the American Jazz Museum, a jazz saxophonist, radio personality and now pitmaster. Although Dunn Deal BBQ in Grandview is the "new kid on the block" in the competitive barbecue scene, there's not a lot of close options in its corner of the metro.
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Jon Szajnuk, who sells bread on weekends at the Brookside Farmers Market, is quickly outgrowing his Kansas City home and looking to move into a full bakery. Szajnuk sources his flours from West Bottoms business Marion Milling, which works directly with local farms.
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Kansas City protesters call on Council to support Gaza ceasefire, as states block college divestmentAfter marching through the Country Club Plaza over the weekend, protesters will gather Thursday in the Kansas City Council chambers. They’re pressing for official recognition of the Palestinian American Medical Association and urging Mayor Quinton Lucas and the council to support a ceasefire.
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Kansas City Public Schools saw about an 80% increase this year in new students arriving from other countries. Several of the schools with the highest growth rates this year were at risk of closure about 18 months ago.
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After decades of pollution, redlining and disinvestment, Wyandotte County residents are demanding change and taking steps to make it happen.
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Kansas City’s central location and easy access to rail travel, along with Missouri’s simplified adoption laws favoring secrecy, attracted prospective parents from around the U.S. Over the first part of the 20th century, more than a dozen homes for unwed mothers flourished, the largest and most well-known of which was The Willows.
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In the 1970s and '80s, students at the universities of Kansas and Missouri protested on-campus to demand their institutions divest from a racist government in South Africa. Now, they’re asking schools to withdraw funds that support Israel's war in the Gaza Strip.
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With about 85 members, including individuals with just a single plant as well as those with acres of land, Kansas City Black Urban Growers, or KCBUGS, works to address obstacles faced by Black farmers and improve community health.
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The Kansas City housing market is tight. Lower-interest mortgages signed during the pandemic discourage homeowners from moving on and taking on higher rates, and new construction isn't keeping up with the demand.
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The Kansas Sky Energy Center is projected to supply enough energy to power 30,000 homes annually for 25 years. The proposal faces pushback from local landowners over the loss of prime farmland and an overloaded stormwater system.
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Missouri banned gender-affirming health care for minors, and Kansas could follow suit this spring. So families are forced to move to other states or travel hundreds of miles, sometimes with the help of a growing network of groups determined to make the care available.
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After the stadium sales tax extension was overwhelmingly rejected by voters, speculation is rampant about what the Royals and Chiefs might do next. Crossroads business owners say they're still open to future negotiations about a new stadium, but they want more transparency and respect from the teams.