Overview
- Town Topic, which announced Wednesday, will now close at 8 p.m. until further notice at its 2021 Broadway location.
- A fatal shooting in the adjacent parking lot on April 26 left a 21-year-old man dead after an argument between groups.
- The restaurant cites unruly late-night crowds gathering in the unsecured lot next door as the key risk to overnight operations.
- Owners say repeated requests for more help from Kansas City police and Crossroads leaders have fallen short, and a Crossroads official called the nearby lot irresponsibly managed.
- During the pause, the diner is developing online ordering with all-night delivery to keep serving customers, and staff and regulars say the change is disheartening.