The Kansas City Monday Morning Lookout

Quick collection of local stories worth a peek to start the work week:

Downtown Agenda This Week

West Side Story raises the bar for Downtown's A&E this week

From Ramsey Lewis to the Indigo Girls; from Ben Folds to Romeo Santos; and from the operatic West Side Story to The Second City ... Downtown Kansas City will be soaring all week long. Roll the highlight reel for the week in arts and entertainment - Monday to Sunday, Sept.

KCPD Sporting Chance
KCPD hopes PAL program connects community, creates bonds
The Forecast Today

Feels like fall for all your outdoor activities

Hide Transcript Show Transcript WEBVTT KATIE: I DID STEP OUT DURING THE LAST COMMERCIAL. YOU CAN SMELL THE BARBECUE. WE ARE NOT THAT FAR AWAY FROM ARROWHEAD. THE WIND IS BLOWING TOWARDS US. LOOK AT IT OUT THERE. IT IS WAFTING UP IN THE AIR ON THE GENTLE BREEZE COMING FROM THE EAST AND SOMEWHAT TO THE SOUTHEAST.

Celebrate KCMO Tech Scene Cash Prize

Not a high-growth startup? AltCap Your Biz $10K prize could be for you

A AltCap Your Biz $10,000 prize can mean a world of difference for the right entrepreneurial dream, said Davin Gordon. "There's not a ton of opportunities for small businesses to not only pitch their business and go through that process, but actually have an opportunity to win some money," he said.

KC Fanboy Hot Takes

Chiefs beat 49ers: 9 winners and 5 losers

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers, 38-27, Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium to improve to 3-0 on the 2018 season. These are the winners and losers. For the third week in a row, Chiefs starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes is our first Sunday winner after, for the second week in a row, making NFL history.

Old School Baseball Glory Daze

Here are your 1977 Kansas City Royals

One nice thing about compiling these historical pieces, is that it allows me to take a trip down memory lane to recall all the cool and exciting things that happened in a particular year. The bad thing about writing these pieces, is it allows me to take a trip down memory lane and reminisce about cool and exciting things gone by.

Kansas City Second Chance

StoryCorps In Kansas City - Forging A New Identity After Juvenile Incarceration

StoryCorps' MobileBooth came to Kansas City to collect the stories and memories of residents. This is one in a series of stories KCUR has chosen to highlight. Ashley Raines' childhood wasn't easy. "I wouldn't classify it as entirely ugly or unfortunate or anything, but it was a struggle," Raines told his wife Vanessa Aricco.

Becky G, Bad Bunny - Mayores is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now . . .