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...

Garment District Grooves Concert Series Starts Fifth Season

The Garment District Grooves Series has tuned up for another season, returning at a time its namesake park at Eighth and Broadway is receiving...

NFL Draft Showtime at Union Station Brings Civic Pride

 By Kevin Collison It's showtime at Union Station with the upcoming NFL Draft and its top executive George Guastello is ecstatic millions of television viewers...

UMKC Considers Arena as Part of Streetcar Stop Redevelopment

By Kevin Collison UMKC may build a small arena for events, concerts and athletics as part of a redevelopment project it's planning near the south...

Two South Loop Link Concepts Presented, Each Close Street

By Kevin Collison Two alternative concepts for the proposed four-block park above the South Loop freeway, one calling for the closure of Baltimore Avenue, the...

Tin Roof Expands to Old Riot Room Space, Site of Westport Tragedy

By Kevin Collison The Westport building heavily damaged in the December 2021 tragedy where three people died in an accident has been rebuilt to house...

Beer Garden to Join Streetcar and Soccer at Downtown Riverfront

By Kevin Collison First it was the streetcar extension, then the new KC Current professional soccer stadium and now a big beer garden is in...

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,...

H&R Block Contributes $10M to South Loop Link Plan; Cost Now $200M

em>By Kevin Collison Backers of the proposed South Loop Link downtown park hope a $10 million donation from H&R Block and affiliated foundations will spark...