Housing

Overland Park commission backs 47-unit multifamily project on old SMSD office site

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Revised plans to build a mix of different multifamily housing options at a site formerly used as a Shawnee Mission School District office building in Overland Park are moving forward. That’s at 7235 Antioch Road, which was previously identified for redevelopment as a skilled nursing facility for AdventHealth about a...

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FOOD & DRINK

Co-owner of Leawood eatery Rye will unveil new sweets shop this week

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Açai bowl shop targeting new shop at Overland Park’s Bluhawk

Mi Ranchito’s owner now pouring his heart into new cantina in Prairie Village

LOCAL BUSINESS

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L.L. Bean returning to Johnson County with new store planned in Overland Park

J. Higgins, longtime Lenexa bagpipe and kilt shop, moves into new Old Town storefront

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OVERLAND PARK NEWS

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SHAWNEE NEWS

Shawnee fixes zoning for a site planned for a shopping center that was never built

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LENEXA NEWS

Lenexa city manager announces retirement after nearly 30 years of service to the city

Lenexa OKS incentive package for $200 million Solera project off K-7 and Prairie Star

Lenexa’s old city hall fountain — once dyed for local festivals — broke down and is being torn out

OLATHE NEWS

Olathe OKs townhomes intended to address the ‘missing middle’ housing gap

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LEAWOOD NEWS

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PRAIRIE VILLAGE NEWS

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