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Who signs off on changing a street name like Troost Avenue? Here’s a look at what it takes
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 12 months agoTroost Avenue was originally named after a slave-owner and now more than 1,600 residents want to see...
How new Kansas City grocery store on Troost aims to make healthy eating more accessible
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAt a new grocery store on the corner of Troost Avenue and Armour Boulevard, customers can buy just...
KC almost stripped a slave owner’s name off a street. Then Mayor Lucas got in the way | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 2 months agoKansas City had a rare opportunity to rename Troost Avenue. Then Mayor Quinton Lucas stepped in and...
Don’t stop with Troost Avenue. Johnson County needs to change its name, too | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 12 months agoNames matter Troost. As a Dutchwoman, I know the word. In Dutch it rhymes with “toast” — pronounced...
‘We don’t just have to live with it’: KC business owner pitches new name for Troost Avenue
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoChris Goode grew up near a Kansas City street that honors a slave owner and now owns a business...
They were searching KC for missing college student. They found a body, but no answers
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe hunt for T’Montez Hurt, a 19-year-old college student from St. Louis who went missing in Kansas...
Two people seriously injured after Saturday night crash on Troost Avenue in Kansas City
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoA Chevrolet traveling over 100 miles per hour collided with a Hyundai at Troost Avenue and East 77th...
Rename Troost as Truth Avenue? Not until all Kansas City has a chance to talk about it
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoWhat’s in a name? If it’s Troost Avenue, named after Benoist Troost, a Kansas City founding father...
Kansas City council launches survey for feedback on potential renaming of Troost Avenue
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 11 months agoThe Kansas City council launched a survey Tuesday to gather resident feedback as part of the process...
1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting late Tuesday on Troost Avenue: Kansas City police
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoThree people were shot, one fatally, late Tuesday in Kansas City, police said. Officers were called...