Waldo

Local queer couple Joan and Harper Rose opened Goofball Sk8boards last year in the Waldo neighborhood after feeling tired of the judgment that often comes with the skate scene. The shop and indoor park, where the Roses teach lessons, is a place to learn — and be goofy — in a safe and sober environment.

More apartments are being built in the long-established community, along with restaurants, breweries, coffee shops, a charcuterie, a piano bar, an arcade and retail shops. Waldo boosters believe the area could be entering something of a post-pandemic boom.

All of the workers, except for the general manager, quit Thursday. They say they had no other choice but to leave Second Best after multiple conversations with ownership and management went unaddressed.

Friends and family say Jon Paul was loved by all who knew him. After a car hit and injured him while he was riding his scooter on Aug. 8, Paul succumbed to his injuries in the hospital Saturday.

A main criticism of Kansas City's various tax incentive programs is that developers are able to shop around agencies for a deal. That appeared to be the case when a Waldo housing development applied for tax incentives from the Port Authority after being rejected for incentives by the Ride KC Development Corp.

It's practically a rite of spring for Kansas City drivers: swerving to avoid perilous potholes that pockmark the pavement. This year, the city is spending more than ever to resurface streets after the winter weather, with the hopes of minimizing damage to drivers. But will it be enough?

Once prairie and then a major transportation hub, Waldo has transformed into a funky southern Kansas City neighborhood with a growing restaurant scene and a lot of local pride.

A Weston, Missouri, cattle farm sells cuts of meat from a vending machine outside Front Range Coffee and Provisions in Waldo.

Under a plan approved by RKCDC, the transportation authority's economic development arm, the Waldo74Broadway project would receive a 75% tax exemption for 20 years. Local residents say they're frustrated about why the plan includes no units set aside as affordable.

Wild Rose Bistro will open in the same space as Classic Cookie, a restaurant and bakery in Waldo. A grand opening is scheduled for Sept. 1.

Hop on a bike for your next Kansas City adventure, from North Kansas City down through Brookside and into Overland Park.

The coronavirus outbreak finally spread to the Kansas City region last month, but local Asian American residents say they were feeling the global…