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KC cannabis dispensary workers win union to gain leverage in a growing industry

By Tommy Felts / November 7, 2023

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Kansas City Beacon, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story from The Kansas City Beacon, an online news outlet focused on local, in-depth journalism…

Squirrel dinner: Families turn to bushy-tailed mammals for nutritious, sustainable meat

By Tommy Felts / November 4, 2023

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. LAWRENCE, Kansas — A line formed around a conference table as folks helped themselves to bowls…

Worlds of Fun owner, Six Flags to merge into ‘largest amusement park operator’ in US

By Tommy Felts / November 4, 2023

Editor’s note: The following story was previously 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. Cedar Fair — the parent company of Worlds of Fun in Kansas City — and Six Flags plan a merger…

Sneak peek: Plaza’s two-floor, chef-driven food hall and late-night hangout opening Monday 

By Tommy Felts / November 4, 2023

With the Strang Chef Collective’s third location set to open Monday on the Country Club Plaza, the food hall concept is expected to help serve transformation within Kansas City’s iconic shopping and entertainment district, said Shawn Craft.  “To get in on the ground floor and to be a part of that is exciting for us,”…

How Rock Island Bridge is turning 3 million pounds of steel into KC’s next entertainment hub

By Tommy Felts / November 4, 2023

When the in-the-works Rock Island Bridge opens in 2024, the hulking infrastructure renewal project will become Kansas City’s — and America’s — first “destination landmark bridge,” said Mike Zeller. And the effort pointedly capitalizes on one of the metro’s most overlooked assets: its rivers. “We’re maybe the biggest river town in America that hasn’t really…