Get your neighborhood history into our book

A Valentine family in the 1940s. If you have old photographs of your family or your neighborhood, we might want to include them in our book on Midtown neighborhood history. The Midtown KC Post is getting ready to publish a book on Midtown Kansas ...

Recap: Last week in Midtown Kansas City (Aug. 11-Aug.17)

Last week we brought you Midtown Kansas City stories about new charters schools coming to Midtown, the future of Westport High School, and the history of the Southmoreland neighborhood. If you find any of that Midtown Kansas City news interesting, ...

Neighbors ask district to reconsider Westport High redevelopment options

School Board President Jon Hile said the board will consider new community comments about the future of Westport High School. The future of Westport High School is no clearer after a meeting to discuss changing redevelopment options last night. But ...

Could bicycles be a low-income commuting option for Midtown?

Bike sharing stations are popping up across the country, and they’ll soon be coming to Midtown. But  how can we ensure they are located so they are the most useful to people who need access to affordable transportation? Neighborhoods are ...

Help the Midtown KC Post uncover history

Credit: Midtown KC Post Uncovering History Collection. At the Midtown KC Post, we cover daily news and bring you information about the community. But we’re also interested in the past and how Midtown got to be the place it is today. That’s ...

Recap: Last week in Midtown Kansas City (June 2-June 8)

Last week we brought you Midtown Kansas City stories about a controversial proposal on feeding homeless people, results of our bike sharing poll, and a band that will be featured at West Plaza’s Porchfest this month. If you find any of that ...

Bike share poll shows most interest in Valentine and Broadway, so far

Our poll on future bike sharing in Midtown is getting some interesting results. So far, the most responses have come from the Southmoreland neighborhood, followed by Roanoke, South Hyde Park and Volker. And the site most requested for bike ...

Stage set for summer and Shakespeare

Psychotic jealousy, tragedy, comedy and “Exit: pursued by bear” – Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” is coming to Midtown. It will be the this year’s presentation in the 22nd season of the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. Performances ...

School district to consider sale of Westport High to Foutch Brothers

Steve Foutch presenting his firm’s vision for redevelopment of Westport High School at a public meeting in 2012. After considering four proposals for the reuse of Westport High School, the board of education will vote next week on a recommendation ...

Sale of Westport Middle School closed, public meetings planned

The school district says the sale of Westport Middle School is complete. “The district closed yesterday on the sale of Westport Middle to Kansas City Sustainable Development Partners for reuse as a mixed-use development. KCSDP is a locally ...