Papu's Cafe in Waldo at 75th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue is located in the Shell gas station that Khalid Sirhandi owns and operates. About a year ago, Sirhandi decided to open his Middle…

Philanthropist Shirley Helzberg plans to restore and expand the old Vitagraph Film Exchange Building at 17th and Wyandotte for symphony offices and other tenants. Its close proximity to the Kauffman…

Photo and article about the June 2001 block party on South Oakley Street in the Indian Mound neighborhood, "the first [block] in Northeast to take advantage of the $100 grants available from the…

Article discusses rezoning and development of a neighborhood in the northland and how city council members work more closely with developers than with neighborhood groups.

Article about the conflict over the size of new houses and home additions in Mission Hills, one of the most "sought-after addresses since the 1980s and 1990s for the well-to-do" in the…

The Lykins Neighborhood Association was founded in 1978. The article gives the boundaries of the neighborhood as well as describes some of their current activities. Includes photo of some Lykins…

Photo and article about the "Meet Your Neighbors" theme at the North-East Branch Library for National Library Week in 2001. Description of its focus on educating residents and other…

Article announces that the Kansas City Council has approved the View II residential development in the West Bottoms. Details of the estimated $25 million project that will add nearly 250 new…

Article describes the opening of the City Ice Arts Center located in the old Kansas City Ice Building at 2029 Campbell Street in the Crossroads Arts District. Sean Kelley, owner, sees it as "a…

There is tension between the Rockhill neighborhood and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art concerning the fate of the Rockhill Tennis Club. The museum trustees own the tennis club at 46th Street and…

Article about the efforts being made in the Monarch Manor subdivision on the former site of old Municipal Stadium to attract home buyers. "Nearly $300,000 worth of trees, landscaping and a…

Article that covers the 14 year long renovation of the Kansas State Capitol building that was completed near the end of 2013. Details of the project as well as information related to tours of the…

Article profiles Ken and Cindy McClain who have poured their energies and their fortune into reviving the Independence square. Starting with Ophelia's restaurant, which they opened in the…

Discusses efforts to ensure property owners maintain their property in order to prevent neighborhood blight.

Series of eight articles about Kansas City neighborhoods. It is similar to one done on the suburbs in 2005. In the initial article, the author points out that on many scores Kansas City's…

The fourth in a series of articles discussing the effects of integration on black America. This installment focuses on black neighborhoods in Kansas City from the 1920s through the 1960s--especially…

Article containing information on the Lykins neighborhood in the Northeast area.

News of the denial of the "application for a 'sales by the drink' liquor license" by "the Regulated Industries Division of the city's Neighborhood and Community Service…

Brief profile of and interview with Elizabeth Rosin, founder of Rosin Preservation LLC in 2006. Through partnerships with additional firms, she has has helped to preserve more than $500 million…

Article tells the story of Alversia Brown Pettigrew who grew up in the African American neighborhood called "The Neck" in Independence. She was among the first children to attend…

Katie Allison tries to garner monetary support to save the crumbling brick and iron columns on the southwest and northwest corners of Meyer Boulevard and Wornall, the eastern entrance to Greenway…

Editorial promotes the passage of an ordinance recommended by a Kansas City Council committee that would allow city gardeners to sell homegrown produce at their properties. "Under the proposed…

Article about the Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance and its efforts to renovate and remodel homes for a higher quality neighborhood. The Alliance primarily works in three area communities: Vineyard…

Photos and captions about the construction of the Kansas City Athletic Club building, showing its steel skeleton and at near completion.

The former Gate City National Bank building at 1111 Grand Boulevard will undergo an $11 million renovation to become the 43-room Grand Hotel. From 2000 to 2006 the building housed Club Chemical,…