1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (711+ words) We've talked about the astronomical ticket prices. The fragile geopolitics that almost made Iran withdraw. And the summer heat posing a risk across host cities. Now, it's finally time to talk about (and watch) the games. The first matches of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1491+ words) It's April 1st, and after waiting hours in an online queue, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of soccer fans taking their "last chance" to get World Cup tickets at face value were booted back to the start of the line....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (244+ words) After a year and a half of construction, huge crowds of shoppers arrived at the Overland Park Farmers Market this past weekend to buy products from its vendors for the first time in its new space. On Wednesdays and Saturdays…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (275+ words) More stops for Kansas City's streetcar system could be in the works. Weeks after it opened its most recent extension, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority continues to plan to elongate the line again " across the Missouri River to North Kansas…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (596+ words) The inventory at Kansas City grocery stores recently has featured a new addition alongside the expected assortment of fresh produce, meat and canned goods. At supermarkets across the metro area, a selection of FIFA World Cup apparel greets customers " U. S. A. World…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (864+ words) As convenience store owner Debbie Hart puts it, her community in northern Wisconsin seems like it's "in the middle of nowhere." Exeland is 30 to 40 minutes away from the closest cities with grocery stores, where she said many people stock up…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (406+ words) The bus stops seem quieter than usual on Troost Avenue and 39th Street at midday on Monday. At a stop that's typically one of the city's busiest, fewer than half a dozen people waited in the sticky, early summer sun. Dario…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1739+ words) For around a century, heavy metals from one of the world's top lead and zinc mining regions pummeled the Spring River. By the mid-20th century, the wildlife had taken a beating in this waterway that flows from the Missouri Ozarks into…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (747+ words) A massive restaurant and brewery is the first tenant to open in the redeveloped Macy's building in Prairie Village, with more tenants coming soon to the complex, as well as The Shops of Prairie Village. Big Grove Brewery is kicking…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (371+ words) What's a student to do when you're trying to welcome a soccer team to your city, and you have only a day to put together a video? Do as the Lawrence High School video production team did May 14. They got…...