Grimm Tattoo Relocates to West Bottoms After Devastating Fire

By Yasmine Ferhat Flatland The West Bottoms has been booming in recent years after decades of being widely viewed by the public as a development dead...

Art in the Loop Kicks Off 10th Year in Downtown

The 2023 Art in the Loop program will kick-off Wednesday (June 21) at 5:30 p.m. with a special reception at the Kansas City Public...

Former Segregated School Opening Soon as Major Art Center

By Kevin Collison Kansas City's newest cultural institution, the Zhou B. Art Center, is expected to open before the end of the year, repurposing a...

South Loop Link Plan On Course for Lining Up $115M in Funding

(Editor's note: the full City Council approved the $10 million in funding Thursday) By Kevin Collison The city is poised to contribute $10 million to the...

Proposed Greenline Trail Price Tag $80M, Plan to Seek Federal Funding

(Editor's note: This article originally was posted July 12, 2022) By Kevin Collison The proposed Greenline recreational trail loop around downtown now has an estimated $80...

West Bottoms Revival Continues with Two More Historic Rehabs

By Kevin Collison The West Bottoms redevelopment surge continued last week with tax incentives approved for the renovation of two historic buildings, one a 77-unit...

Rock Island Bridge Project Gets $4M Boost from Kansas

By Kevin Collison Attendees at a ceremonial kickoff for the Rock Island Bridge project heard more than routine remarks from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly this...

UMKC Seeks 5,000-Seat Arena, Retail By Streetcar Stop

By Kevin Collison UMKC is pitching a development proposal that would anchor the south end of the new streetcar extension with a 4,000- 5,000 seat...

Negro Leagues Museum Swings for $25M Fundraising Fence

By Kevin Collison The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has launched an ambitious fundraising effort to develop a campus at 18th and The Paseo that would...

North Kansas City Plays Potential Backstop for Royals

By Kevin Collison North Kansas City has emerged as the backup for a proposed Royals ballpark should a deal strike out at the East Village...