Merriam

Merriam City Council members on Monday approved a new public art project by a close vote of 5-4.The sculpture, "Hmmm..." is designed by Colorado-based…

This Saturday, Antioch Park in Johnson County, Kansas, will reopen its western-themed playground named "Dodge Town."Complete with a general store, smithy…

Kansas City only has a handful of South American restaurants, but South American food has been appearing on menus all over town."You don't have to just be…

OK, so we're not Hershey, Pennsylvania.But Kansas City has a respectable history of candy-making. We all know about Russell Stover, but several other…

Why is comfort food so … well … comforting?“Carbohydrates,” said KCUR Food Critic Charles Ferruzza.“I think comfort food is heavy, filling, fattening food…

Kansas City entrepreneur Davyeon Ross just got the endorsement of a lifetime — from NBA legend Magic Johnson. Ross is the co-founder of ShotTracker, a…

You hear the term “placemaking” a lot these days. It's about taking what already exists in a neighborhood and building on it — or reinventing a public…