WEEKLY/SEMANAL - KANSAS CITY, MO

A beleaguered and anxious but hopeful nation came together Wednesday to a new presidential administration, bringing with it a promise to unite a deeply divided country amid a global pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans and decimated the economy.

If you went to lunch at the Tenderloin Grill, you could be sure of two things – you’d eat an incredible meal, and you’d get a smile and friendly chatter with Javier “Javi” Arroyo.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas—in consultation with Kansas City Health Department Director Rex Archer, M.D. and Emergency Medical Services Medical Director Erica Carney, M.D.—today extended Kansas City’s State of Emergency and announced updated COVID-19 safety guidelines as our community continues its work to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, provided details on Kansas City’s work to vaccinate our community, announced additional small business assistance by extending deadlines for certain business fees, and announced housing assistance for those experiencing homelessness.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas’ recent announcement allowing local bars and restaurants to keep their doors open until midnight is welcome news for a beleaguered industry, but at least one local restaurant owner says Kansas City eateries still have a long way to go to come back financially from the effects of COVID-19.

Like political leaders in every state, Kansas State Rep. Louis Ruiz and his staff spent days preparing for the possibility of more demonstrations and violence ahead of the Jan. 20 Biden-Harris inauguration.

The Kansas City Chiefs took the field this past weekend with the intent of answering some serious questions that have lingered the past couple of months. The most important one - Is this team bored and going through the motions, or are they ready to defend the title they so valiantly won last year with some convincing come-from-behind performances?