A new restaurant serving Indian cuisine is on its way to Overland Park. Kushi Indian Restaurant is gearing up to open soon, in the former home of a caterer and charcuterie board maker in southern Overland Park. Kushi will operate at 14856 Metcalf Ave. The restaurant is moving into a space at the Heatherwood Village ..read more

Updated: Wednesday, 11 a.m. An Overland Park man has been charged in connection to a stabbing late Sunday night that left another man hospitalized in critical condition. Kevin Donovan, 46, made his first court appearance in Johnson County District Court on Tuesday and faces one felony count of aggravated battery/great bodily harm. He now faces ..read more

Aung Sung Oo has always dreamed of owning his own business. For the past several years, he’s put that entrepreneurial energy into multiple business endeavors — including working as a regional manager for sushi vendor Hissho Sushi Inc. But this spring, he pivoted into something he and his family can call their own. Earlier this ..read more

A fitness company specializing in “hi-tech” workouts is on its way to Johnson County. OHM Fitness intends to open a new studio soon at the Bluhawk shopping center, just off West 159th Street and U.S. Highway 69 in southern Overland Park. OHM Fitness will operate at 7951 W. 159th St. The fitness studio will occupy ..read more

Overland Park is developing a new program to support composting efforts at some apartment complexes in the city. The effort — modeled off of a similar glass recycling program with Ripple Glass at select Overland Park multifamily housing complexes — is part of the city’s wider efforts to divert solid waste from the landfill and ..read more

The growing Bluhawk mixed-use development in southern Overland Park has added its latest retail tenant — a shoe store. Rack Room Shoes opened its new store at the Bluhawk shopping center near U.S. Highway 69 and 159th Street this past week. Rack Room Shoes operates at 7921 W. 160th St. The store moved into a ..read more

A new fitness studio offering a “fiercely effective” pilates experience has arrived in Johnson County. Bodybar Pilates, a Texas-based fitness company with franchises across the U.S., recently opened a new studio in southern Overland Park. Bodybar Pilates operates at 13340 Metcalf Ave. The studio operates out of a space at the Deer Creek Woods shopping ..read more

The former home of Traditions Furniture, a historic building in downtown Overland Park with a distinctive stone facade, will soon become a place for celebration. More than a year after the furniture store’s closure, new owners Doug and Tacia Glade — along with their son Keegan and family friend Brooklen Lewis — plan to transform ..read more

A Kansas City man was sentenced to 100 months in prison for his role in a deadly drunk driving crash a couple of years ago. Alexander G. Kohrs accepted his sentence on Wednesday in Johnson County District Court. Back in February, he pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder related to a drunk driving ..read more

Overland Park is developing an economic development policy aimed at encouraging certain kinds of housing projects. The policy would dictate the development of new so-called reinvestment housing incentive districts, or RHIDs. The Overland Park City Council Finance, Administration and Economic Development Committee kicked off the drafting process on Wednesday, discussing possible target areas for the ..read more