Kansas City Dress: Local Zoning, Celeb Life & Iran From Compromise

We start this week by telling all of our readers:  

May The 4th Be With You!!!

And then we offer a bit of tribute to former Playboy hottie Sara who now builds artisanal cabins as we share pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Kansas City Feeds Less Fortunate

Kansas City's top restaurants rally to fight food insecurity at Harvesters' Feastival

More than 30 of Kansas City's top restaurants, breweries and coffeehouses showed up over the weekend to fight food insecurity - one bite at a time.

Life Lesson In The Dotte

KCKPS special education director fired, document shows

A KCKPS public document shows the district's executive director of special education, Dr. Ja'Kyta Lawrie was fired.

Golden Ghetto Moment Of Truth

Overland Park council considers rezoning for Black & Veatch's billion-dollar redevelopment plan

Overland Park leaders weigh a rezoning request for Black & Veatch's billion-dollar campus redevelopment plan.

Kangaroo Village Crumbles

UMKC-owned properties on Holmes Street that house university groups are in poor condition

Many UMKC-owned houses on Holmes and East 53rd St. are in different states of disrepair due to their old age. The university owns several houses in neighborhoods near its Volker campus. Some properties on Holmes and East 53rd St. are used as offices for groups like the UMKC Institute for Human Development and Roo...

Home Team Springs Forward

Kansas City Royals news: No longer in last place!

The Royals are out of the cellar.

Sara Builds On Hottie Legacy

Inside Cabinland, the Pacific Northwest's Newest Off-the-grid Paradise

Jacob Witzling and Sara Underwood are building a self-sufficient cluster of artisan cabins in a secret spot in the Pacific Northwest rainforest.

MAGA Seems Frustrated

"He wants action": Trump's frustration with Iran stalemate sparked Hormuz gambit

"If the Iranians do something they will be the bad guys and we will have the legitimacy to act."

Progressively Bad Strategy?!?

Democrats are counting on Trump's unpopularity to save them. It won't | Osita Nwanevu

Yes, Trump might carry them to victory in the midterms. But he can't carry them much longer - especially not in the 2028 elections

Iran From Narrative

U.S.-led task force tells ships to reroute on first day of new effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

The United States is launching an effort to guide stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz.

Elder Millennials For Realz

The oldest millennials are 45! This tool helps plan for longevity

The oldest millennials are turning 45 this year. The oldest Gen Xers are now 60. So how prepared will they be to thrive in the decades ahead? A new tool helps people assess beyond just savings.

Celeb Life Can Be Cruel

Olivia Wilde laughs off comparisons to Gollum in 'Lord of the Rings' Gollum after viral interview

Olivia Wilde has responded to comparisons of her to the iconic 'Lord of the Rings' character Gollum after an on-camera interview captured her at an unflattering angle: 'Was that my best-ever look? No.'

Oldest Profession Insight

A Sex Worker Says Her Industry's Been Reduced to 'Trauma Porn.' So She Told Her Story 'On Her Own Terms' (Exclusive)

Andrea Werhun, a Canadian sex worker, is asked the same question by her clients: What traumatic incident occurred during her childhood that forced her into the industry? Sick of the question, Werhun is telling her story on her own terms in the documentary 'Modern Whore', out May 1.

Local Puppers Inspire Drama

Of Mice and Men and Puppies at the Lyric - KC STUDIO

The Lyric's season concludes with "Of Mice and Men," adapted by Carlisle Floyd from John Steinbeck's classic tale of migrant farm workers in rural California.

Katie Predicts Spring Flux

Warm today, before cold and rain moves in

Today is a First Alert Weather Impact Day

Kevin Morby - Javelin is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.