Openings & ClosingsA 10-year-old dive bar in West Bottoms has closed: ‘Nothing lasts forever’Lucky Boys, located at 1615 Genessee St., was known for its dive drinks and menu of scratch-made bar food.Updated June 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
LocalRestaurants filling KC stores for World Cup see big opportunity — and challengesJune 2, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Openings & ClosingsJohnson County bar opens. It aims to be perfect spot for girls’ night outMay 29, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Openings & ClosingsThis massive Johnson County brewery is opening soon. Here’s an inside lookUpdated May 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Eat & DrinkWith Town Topic no longer 24 hours, where will Kansas City nosh at night?Updated May 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Openings & ClosingsKC-area restaurant closing after more than 60 years. ‘We have no choice’Updated May 7, 2026 at 9:43 AM
LocalMake tipping automatic for the World Cup? Many KC restaurants say they ‘have to’Updated May 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Openings & ClosingsThat’s not Bruce Wayne’s mansion. It’s Kansas City’s newest downtown barUpdated April 22, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Openings & ClosingsIconic Kansas City restaurant, a Northland favorite, is reopening soonUpdated April 17, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Openings & ClosingsNew Korean BBQ restaurant is open in former Kansas City-area Applebee’sUpdated April 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Openings & ClosingsSomething new is moving into this former Kansas City coffee shopApril 3, 2026 at 5:00 AM
LocalNew Kansas City restaurant snags finalist spot in bid for prestigious awardMarch 31, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Openings & ClosingsNew cocktail bar opens in KC’s Crossroads: ‘Affordable and approachable’March 20, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Openings & ClosingsJoe’s BBQ will open fifth KC location with new menu ahead of the World CupMarch 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Local160-pound tuna cutting in Overland Park turns dinner into a cultural experienceUpdated March 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Openings & ClosingsThis ‘swanky’ new cocktail lounge is coming to downtown OlatheFebruary 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Openings & ClosingsOhio-based smoothie chain to open first Kansas location in Johnson CountyUpdated February 20, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Openings & ClosingsThis Kansas City grocery store is set to close at the end of the monthFebruary 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
LocalAfter less than a year, Kansas City’s Chuck E. Cheese for adults closesJanuary 22, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Local‘Pillar’ in Kansas City’s Mexican restaurant community dies. ‘He loved people’Updated January 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Openings & ClosingsThese are 30 new KC restaurants we’re looking forward to in 2026December 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Openings & ClosingsPopular Kansas City bar chain opening new location in Johnson CountyUpdated December 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Openings & ClosingsMexican-style bar and restaurant opens in Kansas City with ‘great margaritas’Updated December 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Openings & ClosingsIce cream brand loved by Oprah opening 2 more locations in the KC areaNovember 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Openings & ClosingsTravis Kelce-approved Kansas City restaurant opening bakery, coffee shopNovember 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM