After eight months of renewed talks and work sessions, the Leawood City Council appears no closer to choosing a comprehensive master plan for the original City Hall and Fire Station buildings at 96th Street and Lee Boulevard.
Rather than choosing...
More than a decade ago, Ben Gervais made a discovery.
While training as a runner in Minnesota, his running coach advised him to get into strength training to improve his form.
As an athlete going back to his high school days,...
Something new is cooking at the site of a former taco shop in Leawood.
The Missouri-based owners of Session Taco closed the eatery’s only Johnson County location earlier this year. But the lights won’t be out in its former space...
Preserving Leawood's original City Hall building for some unspecified future use remains on the table as the city council gets closer to finalizing a master plan for the building as well as an old fire station at 96th Street...
The Leawood City Council on Monday approved a resolution designating the Johnson County Post's print edition as an official city newspaper, becoming the first local government in the county to do so.
The move comes just weeks after the Post's...
High construction costs, interest rates and difficulty finding financing with the right mix of tenants has caused a delay in the construction for the Oxford Promenade development in Leawood.
The apartment and retail project proposed for the southwest corner of...
A Missouri-based taco joint has officially closed its doors in Leawood.
As of last month, Session Taco — formerly Mission Taco Joint — no longer has a location in Johnson County.
Session Taco used to be at 11563 Ash St.
The...
Leawood Police say a suspect is in custody after multiple callers on Tuesday afternoon reported a "suspicious male" running through backyards and jumping fences in a residential area near State Line Road.
In a press release Tuesday night, Leawood Police...
A new entertainment experience for escape enthusiasts has officially arrived in Johnson County.
Escapology, a venue with themed escape rooms, opened its doors in Leawood earlier this month at Town Center Plaza.
Escapology opened at 5029 W. 117th St.
The facility...
Coffee cake maker Frannie Franks has closed its doors in Leawood, roughly five months after opening there.
The locally-owned company’s only Johnson County storefront served its last in-store customers on Saturday.
Frannie Franks opened in Leawood in October
The coffee cakery...
A new spa offering a “hot and cold” wellness experience has arrived in Johnson County.
Shaylee Griffin and Stephen Hopper celebrated the grand opening of their new venture, Sauna and Plunge, at the beginning of March.
Sauna and Plunge moved into...
With milestone planning items, a major floodplain project, decisions on the original fire station and city hall and preparation for the 2026 World Cup ahead, Leawood is standing at “a pivotal moment,” Mayor Marc Elkins said during his recent...
