AltWeeklies Wire
Questions About Minority Participation in the Redevelopment of Downtown Kansas Citynew
A lawsuit makes a strong case that J.E. Dunn Construction Company rebuilt downtown Kansas City with little help from minority businesses.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
03-24-2009 |
Housing & Development
Home Sweet Parking Lotnew
When a workingman doesn't have a home in Johnson County, a Wal-Mart parking lot is the next best thing.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
09-09-2008 |
Housing & Development
Deutsche Bank Lets Kansas City Rotnew
Deutsche Bank is the largest owner of foreclosed properties in Greater Kansas City. In Jackson County, the bank holds titles to 350 foreclosures. Some of their properties are sickly enough to depress an entire block.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
08-26-2008 |
Housing & Development
In Kansas City, Tax Breaks Don't Cure Blight -- They Create Sprawlnew
TIF is a tool that cities can use to spur development in distressed areas. But in Kansas City, TIF is often used to make sprawl.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
05-21-2008 |
Housing & Development
Bob Berkebile is the Godfather of Green Buildingnew
In the past 25 years, Berkebile has moved from notoriety as the man in the middle of a deadly skywalk collapse to international respect as a key figure in making his industry more Earth-friendly.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
04-15-2008 |
Housing & Development
Economic Development Projects Failing to Employnew
Kansas City hands out tax breaks to developers who promise lots of good jobs, but the payrolls are looking mighty slim.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
08-21-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Housing Authoritynew
Kansas City's public housing officials want you to think everything's great -- Miss Lizzie Brown knows otherwise.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
07-03-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Cruiser Controlnew
Downtown Kansas City's developers get cops on demand -- why don't the rest of us?
The Pitch |
David Martin |
03-06-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
K.C. To Shell Out for Practice Facility?new
The idea could cost millions and contradict promises that the city was done paying to lure a Sprint Center tenant.
The Pitch |
Eric Barton |
01-17-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A Holiday Catalog of Bummingnew
'Tis the season for these street-corner regulars to go to work.
The Pitch |
Ben Paynter |
12-19-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Blight Kingnew
Richard Tolbert claims to be an east-side champion, but he's a no-good neighbor.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
08-22-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Fore!new
The legendary Kenneth Smith built golf clubs for the rich and famous -- but now a developer wants to build over Smith's historic greens.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
08-01-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Merry Xmas From the Dead Mallsnew
Once kings of the retail jungle, malls have lost customers to the Internet and big-box retailers. But malls can't slink off into a cave and die. They just stand there, huge and vacant.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
12-20-2005 |
Housing & Development
