Westport

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.

Three people were killed in December 2021 when Kansas City firefighter Dominic Biscari sped through a red light at Westport Road and Broadway and crashed into an SUV, two pedestrians and a building. Biscari will avoid prison as part of a plea deal, but the Kansas City Fire Department said it will seek his termination.

Fans flooded into downtown streets spraying beer and cheering after the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, 38-35.

Three people were killed when Kansas City firefighter Dominic Biscari crashed into a car, two pedestrians and a building in Westport more than a year ago. Under a settlement with the city, each of their families receive nearly $500,000 in compensation.

KCFD engine driver Dominic Biscari sped through a red light in Westport at 50 mph, well above the speed limit, and did not brake before colliding with an SUV — killing two passengers and one pedestrian. An arbitrator found that Biscari then “made blatantly false statements” to police investigators.

You never know who you’ll run into when you walk into Kelly’s Westport Inn to watch a game or cheers the end of the work week. These 'Kelly's couples' avoided hungover walks of shame and stayed together.