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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Updated, 11:15 a.m. Thursday: On Wednesday, the Kansas City council's finance and governance committee recommended that the the street name restoration…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-926101.mp3Kansas City, MO – You should be able to make an unimpeded trip across the…