David Hudnall

5 days ago | kansascity.com | David Hudnall

Fights, shoplifting, drug use, public sex: The Sun Fresh grocery store at 31st Street and Prospect Avenue has been battling these issues to the brink of crisis over the past few years. Now, it seems Sun Fresh is running out of food. On Thursday morning, the shelves across wide swaths of the store - the snacks aisle, the soup aisle, entire walls of refrigerated meats - were almost completely bare.

6 days ago | kansascity.com | David Hudnall

Charisse has closed in downtown Kansas City. "After many wonderful years of serving our amazing guests, we are closing the door on this chapter of our lives," reads a note posted Thursday to the door at 1006 Walnut St. "It has been an honor to serve you, and we will miss you all. Sorry for the temporary inconvenience while a new spot is envisioned." The restaurant's signage has also been removed from the black dome awning out front. Chef-owner Jason Craine did not respond to a request for comment.

1 week ago | kansascity.com | David Hudnall

For a few years now, the Crossroads bar and distillery Tom's Town has hosted seasonal pop-ups in its basement space: a Halloween-themed party called The Cloven Hoof, a Christmas bash called Tinsel Town. As of Friday, Tom's Town is launching a more permanent concept downstairs at 1701 Main St. called The Vault. "Pre-pandemic, it could get to be kind of a madhouse upstairs," said Tony Pulford, Tom's Town's marketing manager. "Since then, things are a little calmer. It's more sophisticated.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | David Hudnall

For a few years now, the Crossroads bar and distillery Tom’s Town has hosted seasonal pop-ups in its basement space: a Halloween-themed party called The Cloven Hoof, a Christmas bash called Tinsel Town. As of Friday, Tom’s Town is launching a more permanent concept downstairs at 1701 Main St. called The Vault. “Pre-pandemic, it could get to be kind of a madhouse upstairs,” said Tony Pulford, Tom’s Town’s marketing manager. “Since then, things are a little calmer. It’s more sophisticated.

1 week ago | kansascity.com | David Hudnall

Former KCUR radio host Hartzell Gray, photographed in 2022, accuses Mayor Quinton Lucas, seen in 2024, of trying to get him fired in a new lawsuit. A former KCUR employee says in a new lawsuit that Mayor Quinton Lucas and a high-level aide attempted to have him fired after he participated in a protest at City Hall.