Westport

Holy Brunch KC, which began as a food truck before ending up in Westport, is now scheduled to expand this summer into the Westport Ale House building. The pub closed in 2024, two years after a deadly shooting.

Kansas City’s new streetcar has spurred the construction of more than 1,400 new apartment units along Main Street since 2017. These are some of the highlights, including historic renovations and new buildings.

From clubs to tournaments, classes to casual play, you can find chess games for any level of skill around Kansas City.

Grinning Bull BBQ is expected to take over one of two open spaces in the building that houses Atomic Cowboy, Denver Biscuit Co. and other shops. Pitmaster Kevin Bulgerin grew up in Texas, and previously run his barbecue trailer at pop-ups and farmers markets.

The Mediterranean and Greek family-owned restaurant softly opened a stand inside World Fresh Market in Overland Park. It's planning to open a Mission location this spring.

After eight years of running "Queer Bar Takeover," which would pop up in a different location each month, Lance Pierce is helping to open the two-floor venue Q Kansas City in the former location of Johnny Kaw’s.

After 18 months of renovations, the historic Westport home will serve again as a center for stories from the old western frontier. 'We need to tell the story of enslavement and the Native American tribes that were affected by the settlement,' one historian says.

An arbitrator decided Dominic Biscari could only be suspended for three days after he ran a red light in fire truck and crashed into a car, killing the driver, passenger and a bystander. Biscari pleaded guilty to three felony counts of involuntary manslaughter.

An anchor of the Westport neighborhood since 1952, Dave's Stagecoach Inn closed its doors Wednesday. Across generations, recessions, and more than one location, the late-night hangout kept its character and sense of community.

Midtown is home to many of Kansas City’s best-known restaurants and bars, but it has its fair share of hidden treasures to offer, including cool coffee shops, neighborhood dives and family businesses.

Laura Norris opened the Italian comfort food joint in 2013 with recipes handed down from her mother. After surviving through the pandemic on carryout-only, Norris expanded last year with Enzo, a Mediterranean bistro, in the River Market.

The restaurant Tailleur, cocktail bar Cheval and bakery Enchanté have come to define this constantly-under-construction intersection of Main Street and Westport Road, located right on the KC Streetcar line.