During August and September of this year, downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and its surrounding areas were subject to new plans for improvement of security and…
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Election Preview: KC mayoral race
Election season is upon us, and The Hilltop Monitor is going to have a series of articles previewing local elections for this year and next…
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Queer Eye comes to Kansas City
Yaaaaas, Queens! The Emmy-winning reality TV series “Queer Eye” is filming its third season in none other than Kansas City, Missouri. For those uncultured swines…
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Troostapalooza addresses Kansas City’s internal economic and racial divisions
Saturday, Sept. 22, vendors selling homemade soap, original clothing items and baked goods lined the street as residents sped by on motorized scooters, danced to…
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Kansas City embraces hispanic culture and heritage at Fiesta Hispana
Kansas City’s Fiesta Hispana was held Sept. 14 through 16 in the Barney Allis Plaza at the Kansas City Convention Center. The festival is the…
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East coast eatery shakes up KC’s burger scene
Shake Shack has officially been open since Sept. 6 and is located in the Country Club Plaza. People of all ages lined the street opening…
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Photo Feature: Prideful Power
Photos taken by Mykala Crews.
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Operation: Ceasefire KC raises awareness of violent crime and homicide through attempted murder-free weekend
Local grassroots organization Operation: Ceasefire KC’s attempt for a murder-free weekend in Kansas City this July was spoiled for the third consecutive year as violent…
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Kansas City ranked second nationwide in cell performance
Kansas City ranked second out of 125 metropolitan markets for overall cellphone service performance, according to a Rootmetrics Report published Jan. 31, 2018. The results…
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