𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬! 🔥

Today we’re talking about legalized sports betting 💸, a potential new affordable housing-friendly apartment complex 🏢, and a beloved local business celebrating its 50th anniversary 📚

1️⃣ 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲! Now all of our KC sports fans on that side of the state line can enjoy putting your money where your mouth is when it comes to your favorite teams. If you have any tips for us, we’d sure appreciate it! Have fun and of course, please be responsible 😉

2️⃣ 𝐀 $𝟑𝟒 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭-𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲. The Ascent, a 144 unit mixed-income apartment complex, sits on 1.6 acres of city-owned land southwest of 25th and Campbell streets. It will reserve 20% of tthe units as affordable for renters earning up to 60% of the area's median family income (MFI) — or $1,338 a month for a one-bedroom under 2025 federal standards.

3️⃣ 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐊𝐒 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡! The shop has been a staple in the community since Vivien Jennings opened it in 1975 with paperback stock foraged from friends and garage sales. In 2022 she and her business partner sold the store to a group that includes the owners of Made in KC, who saw the store’s value and intend to keep it alive and well for another 50 years. If you still have holiday shopping left to do, we hope you consider supporting small local businesses like this.