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For two years, business owners on Troost Avenue have campaigned for Kansas City to rename the street. That effort is now stalled in the city council.

With a renewed effort underway, Kansas City could soon rename a street in honor of the civil rights icon that showcases an area targeted for economic development.

How do we honor America's most recognized Civil Rights leader, and what does it say about us?Kansas City has spent the last year in conversation and…

Segment 1: Voters will next month determine the fate of the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard name.Residents displeased with the process of renaming The…

Updated, 11:15 a.m. Thursday: On Wednesday, the Kansas City council's finance and governance committee recommended that the the street name restoration…

This spring marks 25 years since 23rd Street in the Westside neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, was named after civil rights leader Cesar Chavez.The…

Winding 10 miles north and south through the heart of Kansas City, Paseo Boulevard, or "The Paseo," is the longest and one of the oldest boulevards in the…

Why is the Paseo Boulevard named after a street in Mexico? And how did this road help shape our city? We explore the history of what some people consider…

When Paul Dorrell opened an art gallery 25 years ago, people told him he was crazy for representing only Missouri and Kansas artists."Everybody thought I…

The 18 employees of Snyder’s grocery store at 2620 Independence Avenue in Kansas City's Historic Northeast got paychecks this week, even though they…

Stacy Lafontant is nervous. The 16-year-old junior at The Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts is about to step up to the podium to do something…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-926101.mp3Kansas City, MO – You should be able to make an unimpeded trip across the…