Commercial renewal driven partly by a new breed of center city-ish residents could remake Kansas City’s West Bottoms area. Reporter Diane Stafford joined the latest episode of The Star’s “Deep Background” podcast to discuss residential development trends. The podcast also looked at the lives of two men who changed the face of the Kansas City area, James B. Nutter Sr. and Neal Patterson. The podcast is free to download and comes ad-free. Consider subscribing and reviewing the show.  

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