Congress has sent a $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations package to President Joe Biden’s desk that includes $500,000 in federal funding for a design and analysis project to remove downtown Merriam

Construction of a new Ross Dress for Less, a national discount clothing retailer, is underway at Merriam Town Center. Why it matters: The department store chain is taking over half

The city of Merriam could become the third city in Johnson County to adopt a conversion therapy ban ordinance. Why it matters: Conversion therapy is the discredited practice that attempts

A redevelopment proposal for the long-vacant former Kmart site in Merriam now appears to be off the table. Last month, Overland Park-based Drake Development submitted a tax increment financing proposal

The Merriam City Council on Monday approved a nearly $450,000 design contract with Overland Park-based BHC Engineering for Merriam Drive improvements. Why it matters: The design scope includes the portion

Indigo Rose Salon has moved down the street, from one Johnson Drive address to another. Formerly located at 5420 Johnson Drive in downtown Mission next to Sully’s, the salon is

Overland Park-based Drake Development recently submitted a tax increment financing application for the former Kmart site in Merriam near Shawnee Mission Parkway and Interstate 35. The application, obtained by the

The Merriam City Council has unanimously approved public tax incentives for the redevelopment of a former Taco Bell on Shawnee Mission Parkway. Merriam North Bell LLC, an affiliate of Kansas

A new hangout, Blondie’s Corner Club Bar and Grill, is moving into downtown Merriam. Blondie’s will take over the space occupied for decades by Bilski’s, which closed earlier this year

Merriam city councilmembers this week questioned Kansas City-based developer Block and Co. about more than $100,000 in unpaid taxes on the long-vacant Kmart property the company manages. That discussion came

The long-vacant, former Kmart site off Shawnee Mission Parkway in Merriam could see movement soon. Matt Pennington, president of Overland Park-based Drake Development, said an application for a mixed-use redevelopment

The former Taco Bell at 8800 Shawnee Mission Parkway in Merriam could become a Chipotle with a drive-thru. Merriam’s planning commission on Monday took the first step in moving the

When The Hydrant closed in the early 2000s, Chad Dupree and his friends joked about him buying the bar’s space at 5831 Merriam Drive. The joke became reality on Nov.

Merriam business owner Andy Wiltz recently launched a new side hustle to his doggy daycare business: picking up pets’ poop in northern Johnson County and Olathe. Wiltz launched a franchise

After 40 years of serving the city of Merriam, Mayor Ken Sissom is retiring at the end of this month. Sissom was first elected as mayor of Merriam in April