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Ludo’s Shuffleboard Bar

By Tommy Felts / February 29, 2024
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KC Tech Council

By Tommy Felts / February 29, 2024
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Chiefs tease 16 Arrowhead upgrades coming to KC stadium if voters pass April 2 sales tax

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2024

With early voting already under way in Jackson County, the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday released a trove of renderings and new details on plans to upgrade Arrowhead Stadium if the April 2 ballot question passes.  “(Arrowhead) is among the most iconic stadiums in professional sports, and it has become a bucket list destination for…

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Arrowhead of the future? Chiefs reveal $800M vision for sports complex (without Royals)

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2024

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. The renderings were released as Jackson County residents prepare to vote on a proposed sales tax extension that would help fund…

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Troost entrepreneurs laying cornerstones of east side’s emerging restaurant row

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2024

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Kansas City PBS/Flatland, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, The Kansas City Beacon, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story. Chris Goode took a chance on his old neighborhood. He opened Ruby Jean’s Kitchen &…

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Bryce Holt and Kyle Holt at the Zhou B Art Center KC; photo by Nikki Overfelt Chifalu, Startland News

Brothers behind new show at Zhou B Art Center KC paint space as gift to creatives, community

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2024

The Zhou B Art Center KC is going to be the next hub for great art, Bryce Holt shared, and he’s thrilled to be a part of it. The Overland Park-based artist’s “The Bible in Art” is on display at the new art center, located in the former Crispus Attucks School — which underwent a…

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Planned serendipity: Endeavor Heartland’s launch aims to put founders in the right place at the right time

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2024

A global nonprofit that supports high-impact entrepreneurs is gearing up for its March 6 regional selection panel in Kansas City — the organization’s next big step in establishing a KC footprint, said Shawn Morris. “This will double as our launch into the Kansas City market and our commitment to our office expanding there,” said Morris,…

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Why this KC social entrepreneur pivoted from drilling wells with Matt Damon to tapping micro-loans for water projects

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2024

Identifying unmet needs is just as critical for social entrepreneurs as their counterparts at more traditional for-profit ventures, said Gary White, explaining how Water.org needed to find its missing piece to truly tap the non-profit’s potential. “Go after those unique insights at the intersection of a great social gain and a market,” said White, offering…

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Newly relaunched PR platform connects small brands to freelance journalists eager to tell their stories

By Tommy Felts / February 27, 2024

Blish Mize Connor and Allison Hogan are working to change the landscape of the public relations game, they shared, starting with firing themselves. The PR veterans — with a combined 35 years of experience — have launched DeskSides, a dual-sided digital hub to connect brands with journalists/freelancers. “We were tired of traveling and schlepping goods…

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US company lands on the moon: Here’s how a KC firm helped boost its flames of innovation

By Tommy Felts / February 23, 2024

For the first time ever, a commercial spacecraft has touched down on the moon and Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell provided innovation that helped to make it possible for Intuitive Machines and its Odysseus IM-1 lander, shared Brittney Swartz. The local engineering, construction and architecture firm served as the designer and builder of Intuitive Machines’…

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