Leawood News

It’s been nearly 15 years since Megan and Colby Garrelts opened their popular restaurant, Rye — and even longer since Megan started baking. As a child in the suburbs of Chicago, she often baked with her mother, picking cherries off...

A revised development plan that reconfigures some buildings planned for the One35 development in Leawood got a nod of approval Tuesday from the city’s planning commission. The Leawood Planning Commission OK'ed a part of the development that calls for a...

After roughly two years in business, an upscale seafood eatery has pulled up its anchor in Leawood. On Saturday, seafood restaurant Aqua Penny’s, which is owned by the same husband-and-wife team behind popular Thai eatery Bamboo Penny’s, had its last...

In a Leawood space that once served fried chicken, eggs are frying and mimosas are pouring. Popular brunch spot AR's has officially celebrated its grand opening at the former Mother Clucker space at Leawood’s Park Place. AR’s opened at 11635 Ash...

In a former coffee cakery space in Leawood, things look quite different than they did last year. Customers who step into the former Frannie Franks shop will now find a carefully curated space filled with suit jackets, fabric books and...

After years of wrangling and indecision, the Leawood City Council on Monday approved a master plan for what will become a park and gathering space at the site of the city’s first fire station and city hall. The plan includes...

A criminal affidavit alleges that Father Richard Storey, the former priest at Curé of Ars Catholic Church in Leawood, stole more than $150,000 from the parish between 2021 and 2025. Storey is accused of using church funds to pay for...

The FBI has arrested a Leawood man and two California men for allegedly conspiring to provide material support to ISIS over the last 16 months. In a news release, the U.S. Department of Justice said Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood,...

It’s been a few months since hot chicken eatery Mother Clucker closed its doors in Leawood. The restaurant’s former space at the Park Place shopping center has been quiet since then, amidst other openings and closings at the shopping center. But...

After roughly eight months, a Mexican restaurant has closed its doors in Leawood. Upscale Mexican eatery LaPez Mod Mex has closed at the Park Place shopping center. LaPez Mod Mex was at 11563 Ash St. The restaurant occupied a space on...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly celebrated Lockton’s new headquarters Thursday as a “monumental” public/private partnership that keeps a major company within the Kansas City region. “By 2030, this open field will be transformed into a modern, cutting edge business environment,” she...

Revised plans for a park at the site of the 1950s-era fire station and city hall on Lee Boulevard moved forward Tuesday with a unanimous vote of the Leawood Planning Commission. City leaders have been debating what to do with...