The appointment comes as voters will decide in August whether to abandon the nominating commission model and elect judges instead.

The Country Club Plaza's $1.5 billion redevelopment is back before Port KC with a modified 30-year incentive package, nearly seven months after Gillon Property Group's last request drew heated reaction from public school parents and staff.

The World Cup drove much of the jump, though three-fourths of trips had destinations outside the Fan Fest area as monthly streetcar ridership crossed 600,000 for the first time.

Children International serves children in four countries that played in the World Cup. The Kansas City-based nonprofit launched a campaign to capture the tournament's energy.

Developer Homefield LLC intends to reinvest proceeds from any sale of the eight-field baseball complex off 90th Street back into the $838 million master plan to fuel future growth.

The $27.3 million, 84-room boutique hotel would also include a high-end restaurant at Third and Green streets near City Hall.