Port KC Issues Creative Challenge for Derelict Riverfront Wharf
By Kevin Collison
When things got tough for artists during the Depression, Washington hired many to paint murals and take photographs through the New Deal's...
Ambassador Hotel Opens 1930s Style Jazz and Supper Club
Kansas City jazz great Lonnie McFadden has opened a club beneath the Ambassador Hotel that includes an option for patrons to enjoy a three-course...
Downtown Council Seeks Federal Grant to Advance South Loop Deck Plan
By Kevin Collison
The Downtown Council is applying for a federal grant to continue planning an estimated $160 million South Loop Link that would create...
Mayor Invites Kevin Strickland to Light Tree at Crown Center
Today's lighting of the Mayor's Christmas Tree at Crown Center will have a special guest, recently-freed prisoner Kevin Strickland.
"We are honored to have Kevin...
Pennway Point Entertainment Plan Gains Access to Vital Parking
By Kevin Collison
The developer of the proposed Pennway Point entertainment district, a project near Union Station that includes a 170-foot Ferris wheel, won critical...
Puttery, ‘Uniquely Themed’ Miniature Golf, Rolling into Plaza
(Editor's note: This article originally was published March 14, 2022. Construction has begun on the project and a Fall opening is anticipated.)
By Kevin Collison
Puttery,...
New Bookstore Cafe Promises a Bit of Paris on Delaware Street
By Kevin Collison
Two attorneys are hoping to bring a little bit of Paris to Delaware Street this summer with a new bookstore, cafe and...
Just in Time for Dog Days, Bar K Opening Soon on Riverfront
By Kevin Collison
Brooke Laws and her pal Gatsby had been at a loss since July 22.
Their favorite hangout, Bar K, had closed its West...
Bar + Rec Plans Lively Entertainment Center in Old KC Star Building
By Kevin Collison
Bar + Rec, the first tenant announced for the ongoing redevelopment of the old Kansas City Star building, has a year-old pile...
New Playground Opens at West Terrace Park
By Kevin Collison
Downtown boosters like to say it's becoming a place where people can live, work and play, and last week a couple hundred...
