Connecting for Good launches fundraising for public housing project

Connecting for Good – a Midtown group trying to bridge the Internet digital divide – has turned to the Kansas City crowd funding site Neighbor.ly for help. Connecting for Good is looking for public contributions to finish installing a four-block-wide ...

Nonprofit fighting the digital divide opens Westport Road office

“I believe we are focusing on the next big issue in social justice,” Connecting for Good’s Michael Liimatta says, referring to the digital divide between internet haves and have nots. His group has just opened a facility on Westport Road, ...

Conference draws national leaders to “innovative urban Kansas City”

Participants from more than 70 cities began arriving this weekend at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. That’s where the first U.S. Summit on the New American City will be held Monday and Tuesday. Organizers call Kansas City a great ...

Imagining a future with high-speed Internet in every Kansas City classroom

At the Google Fiberspace recently, local educators, students and others discussed the opportunities offered by ultra-high-speed Internet in the Kansas City Public Schools. They imagined a future with Google Fiber in each classroom and brainstormed ...