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Vacant Lots, Absentee Owners, Little Accountability. What’s Going on With the Kansas City Land Bank?

Federal Pandemic Program Became a ‘Godsend’ to Kansas City Venues

48 businesses in Kansas City received grants from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program.

‘They Need to Make Changes Now’: Local Housing Advocates Demand Improvements to KC’s Rental Assistance Program

Kansas City has $4.7 million in federal funds available — KC Tenants wants the city to distribute that money faster.

‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’: Absentee Owners Allow Properties to Become Dangerous Buildings in Kansas City

About 21% of dangerous buildings in Kansas City have owners who live outside of Missouri

In Kansas City, Restaurant Revitalization Funds Flowed to Whiter, More Affluent Areas

Local businesses received a total of $53 million from the fund. But few of those dollars flowed east of Troost.

‘I’m Gonna Lose it All’: Tenants Left in the Dark as KC’s Rental Assistance Program Closes to New Applicants

Tenants who already applied for assistance are still waiting for help, and local nonprofits face challenges in processing applications quickly

How One Kansas City Neighborhood Is Transforming Its Dangerous And Abandoned Buildings

In northeast Kansas City, the Lykins Neighborhood Association has used Missouri’s Abandoned Housing Act to reclaim dilapidated homes and turn them over for renovation.

Kansas City’s Pandemic Housing Market is Increasingly Pricing Out Millennials

A new study found Kansas City is one of the housing markets where affordability has declined the most

Tax Breaks for Developers Cost Every KCPS Student $1,925 in 2019

New study shows just how much money Kansas City Public Schools lose when the city offers tax breaks to development projects

The KC Homeless Union met with Mayor Q for Four Days Straight. Here’s What They Agreed on.

Unhoused people are temporarily moving into hotels. Will the city commit to longer-term solutions?