Westport Museum invites you to a Jefferson party and launches a new award

1855 Harris-Kearney House Museum in Westport. If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Thomas Jefferson’s birth, check out the events at the 1855 Harris-Kearney House Museum. And the Westport Historical Society will launch a new historical ...

Second Westport schools repurposing meeting April 6

Westport High School, closed June 3, 2010, may soon have a new life. The public has a second chance to hear from the two developers short-listed for possible redevelopment of Westport High School and Westport Middle schools. The two schools ...

Photo gallery: St. Patrick’s Day run

As runners started down the small hill on Pennsylvania heading toward the finish line Saturday, they were greeted by signs and cheering neighbors urging them on for the final few blocks. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 ...

Westport Library history series explores Madam Annie Chambers

One of the most colorful slices of Kansas City history is the story of the Madam Annie Chambers. Saturday at the Westport library, you can learn more about her and the times in which she lived. Here are details from the library’s website. The ...

Westport Cooperative Services, Shepherd’s Center merge to help baby boomers age

Since a fire destroyed its long-time home in the Westport Presbyterian Church, Westport Cooperative Services has been operating out of the Central Presbyterian Church at 35th and Campbell. The organization that was founded in 1968 to serve the ...

Iconic Westport eatery, the Corner, to reopen this spring

On Sunday mornings in the 1980s, lines formed in front of the Corner Restaurant as people waited for tables at the popular Midtown breakfast place. New owners Michael Pfeifer and Dawn Slaughter are bringing back the Corner with a “farm to ...

Beaumont Club may be closing in Westport

The Star’s Back to Rockville blog is reporting that the Beaumont Club, a Westport mainstay, may be closing. The club hasn’t made an official announcement, but its next scheduled concert has been moved to another venue. Tim Finn has details ...

New diner opens at Nichols Lunch location

The permanent sign isn’t up yet, but the former Nichols Lunch location at 39th and Southwest Trafficway is coming back to life. The establishment will reopen next week as Sosa’s 39th Street Diner, serving comfort food and breakfast to Midtown ...

Westport Presbyterian looks back, ahead one year after fire

Almost a year after a fire destroyed much of the Westport Presbyterian Church, its members are both looking back to the fire and ahead to a renewed commitment to church activities. The congregation of the Westport Presbyterian Church plans to ...

Breakfast anytime at new Westport eatery

Westport has a new all-night diner. Huddle House will open at 3957 Broadway Monday at 6 a.m. and once the doors open, they’ll stay open 24 hours a day. Huddle House is a franchise with something of a southern flavor, according to general manager ...