UMKC Seeks Conservatory Proposals, Potential Downtown Site Survives Close Call
By Kevin Collison
UMKC officially has restarted its pursuit of a new combined Conservatory of Music and Dance and Theater Department facility, and has set...
Boulevardia Celebrates Fifth Year in Bottoms with Bou Lou and Tech N9ne Too
Boulevardia is back for a fifth year in the West Bottoms June 15-16 and this year's festival includes a performance by Tech N9ne paired with...
Pending Sale of Crossroads Building Housing YJ’s Stirs ‘Hate Mail’
By Kevin Collison
The pending sale of the building housing longtime Crossroads favorite YJ's Snack Bar has stirred up strong passions, prompting the expected buyer...
Monster and Music Greets Streetcar Riders Thanks to Art in the Loop
By Kim Mueller
Streetcar riders are discovering an extra surprise this summer: a Stranger on a Train riding a Party Car.
The soft sculpture monster created...
Two Light Art Evokes Kansas City Cool
By Kim Mueller
One hundred years after leaving Kansas City, Ernest Hemingway’s spirit returned when Two Light apartments opened its doors earlier this month.
Images of...
Downtown Stanford Comedy Club Struggles to Recover from ‘Incident’
By Kevin Collison
General Manager Richard Montano is upfront about how a shooting incident Feb. 25 has hurt business at the Stanford 813 comedy club,...
Building Housing Crossroad’s Favorites YJ’s, Birdies Sold
By Kevin Collison
The red-brick building at the corner of the Crossroad Arts District's funkiest retail scene has been sold, leaving unclear the future of...
Kansas City Jazz Swings Across Downtown
By Kim Mueller
Lonnie McFadden stood smiling beside the piano inspecting his trumpet before beginning his regular gig at The Phoenix where he entertains the...
Downtown UMKC Arts Campus Idea Revived, Barney Allis Plaza in the Mix
By Kevin Collison
The possibility of a UMKC arts campus in downtown Kansas City is being floated again and this time Barney Allis Plaza is...
Tech N9ne Gets Down with Boulevard on New Brew
Take Boulevard Wheat, improvise with some pineapple and coconut flavors and throw down some Tech N9ne and you've got a new collaboration from two...
