Now that the news of the Kansas City Chiefs’ move from Arrowhead Stadium to a new facility in Kansas has begun to sink in, many Kansans are reflecting on the tax incentive package used to get them here, say...
A nearly 20-year Fourth of July fireworks display put on annually by three northeastern Johnson County cities has come to an end.
The cities of Fairway, Roeland Park and Westwood announced on Wednesday that the long-standing show put on at...
On any given weekend, the Price Chopper grocery store at 151st Street and Metcalf Avenue is busy with shoppers.
But this coming weekend promises a particular type of buzz at the store, especially for those looking for sweet treats. That’s...
Despite vocal opposition from nearby residents, plans for a retail and apartment development at 151st Street and Mur-Len Road are set to move forward.
The Olathe City Council approved the mixed-use development 6-1 at a meeting last week.
Mayor John Bacon...
By Kevin Hardy
When Washington, D.C., agreed to hand over billions in land and tax breaks for a new Commanders football stadium, experts thought it would long remain an outlier in sweetheart deals for sports teams.
But just months later, attention...
Habitat for Humanity wants to buy land from the city of Lenexa to create a neighborhood of affordable houses.
In December 2025, Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City announced it had submitted a proposal to the city to purchase a...
Hey, Johnson County! Twice a month, the Post shares a collection of some of the good news that entered our inboxes or popped up on our social media pages.
How to tell us your good news:
If you have good news...
With the new year underway, the Post is keeping tabs on some big development projects in the central Overland Park area, primarily everything south of 135th Street.
From mixed-use development to ongoing large-scale development and more housing construction, here are...
When kids in Overland Park were climbing the walls during their holiday break from school in late December, parents had somewhere new to bring them.
Right after Christmas, the owners of Leawood-based Dozer quietly opened their second indoor play concept,...
By Chad Taylor, the Taylor-Made Team
The real estate books are officially closed on 2025. So where did we land, and where are we headed next? Let’s dig in.
For this column, I’m looking at Johnson County as a whole. And...
By Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga
The number of abortions provided in Kansas continues to drastically exceed those prior to the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
Nearly 20,000 women got abortions in the state in 2024, the most recent year for which data is...
By Stephen Koranda
As Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly starts the final session of her second term as governor, she’s hailing a deal to attract the Kansas City Chiefs and asking people to reject the growing divides and vitriol in...