Recap: Last week in Midtown Kansas City (May 24– May 31)

Interstate 49 is one of the bands playing at this year's Porchfest in the West Plaza neighborhood June 13.

Interstate 49 is one of the bands playing at this year’s Porchfest in the West Plaza neighborhood June 13.

Last week we brought you Midtown Kansas City stories about the upcoming city council races, the musicians playing at Porchfest, and the history of the Plaza Westport neighborhood.

If you find any of that Midtown Kansas City news interesting, you can read more on our website or Facebook or sign up on our website for a daily email news digest each weekday. You can also subscribe to our Twitter updates (@midtownkcposter).

Our readers and other Midtown residents are helping to shape the discussion for a candidate forum on June 17. So far, the issues people want to hear discussed are transit, education, and redevelopment.

The KCATA is offering a summer program that makes riding buses cheaper during ozone alert periods.

A second defendant in the 2013 murder of UMKC music student Aaron Markarian was sentenced.

As the West Plaza neighborhood prepares for Porchfest, we profiled one the bands that will be playing music on porches in the neighborhood on June 13. Interstate 49 plays a mixture of country, rock, and blues.

Our Monday history story featured the Plaza Westport neighborhood from 45th to 46th, from Madison to Belleview.

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