West Side

The new Pennway Point entertainment district, which makes use of space that sat empty for years as industrial storage, is already making some neighbors in the Westside neighborhood uneasy. Developers are building the project without using tax money, but say they plan to seek incentives for the years ahead.

Marissa Gencarelli says that winning the national James Beard Award for Outstanding Bakery speaks to Mexican diversity and the importance of the "humble tortilla."

What started as a point of pride for many people in one of the city’s historic Mexican American neighborhoods, now includes car shops all over the metro, and builders and riders from every background.

Just west of downtown, this neighborhood blends Victorian architecture and Mayan design, community gathering spaces, family homes, fine dining, manufacturing, and unparalleled views of the Kansas City skyline.

Después de que Westside experimentara el mayor aumento en los impuestos de propiedad de cualquier barrio del Condado de Jackson, un nuevo plan aprobado por el Consejo de la Ciudad ofrecerá drásticos recortes de impuestos para los propietarios de viviendas.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has identified 188 clergy suspected of committing crimes — including sodomy, rape and child rape — and documented how the church covered up the abuse. Plus: Homeowners in Kansas City's Westside may get some relief for sky-high property tax increases.

Cuando Irma Hernández alquiló un escritorio dentro de una tienda de música en Southwest Boulevard, nunca soñó que un día todo ese espacio le pertenecería, ni tampoco que su hija lo convertiría en una cafetería mexicana.

When Irma Hernandez rented a desk inside a music store on Southwest Boulevard, she never dreamed the entire space would one day belong to her — or that her daughter would turn it into a Mexican coffee shop.

Cris Medina's impact on Kansas City's Latino community is difficult to overstate. He took over leadership of Guadalupe Centers in 1980, and oversaw the organization's tremendous growth.

Two men living on two separate continents went into the pandemic with plans to open two very different restaurants. When COVID upended those plans, fate — and technology — threw them together.

Two men living on two separate continents went into the pandemic with plans to open two very different restaurants. When COVID upended those plans, fate — and technology — threw them together.