Hall Family Foundation Donates $15M for UMKC Hospital Hill Project

The Hall Family Foundation is donating $15 million toward the construction of the planned medical and dentistry building in the UMKC Health Sciences District...

Goodwill Considers $50M ‘Opportunity Campus’ in East Crossroads

By Kevin Collison Goodwill Industries has decided to hold onto its former building at 18th and Charlotte in the East Crossroads and is considering demolishing...

Fire By Downtown Freeway Latest Flare-up in MoDOT’s Trash Problem

By Kevin Collison The Crossroad district's frustration with MoDOT's inability to care for its property, including a recent fire, is the latest flashpoint over the...

City Spending $3M for NFL Draft, Big Economic Payoff Expected

(UPDATED Feb. 10 with more details from an NFL press release:) "In partnership with the Kansas City Sports Commission and the Kansas City Chiefs, the...

Plaza Area Council Now Official, Plans to Boost District’s Next Century

By Kevin Collison A new civic effort to shepherd the Country Club Plaza and environs into its second 100 years has organized as a nonprofit,...

North Kansas City Streetcar Plan Hits $222M Roadblock

By Kevin Collison A proposal to extend the streetcar to North Kansas City has hit a hard fiscal reality; it's far too expensive to build...

Pedestrian Plaza Plan to Enliven 18th and Vine District

By Kevin Collison The 18th and Vine District is looking forward to transforming its main drag into a more pedestrian-friendly corridor that can be closed...

Opinion: Twenty Years Later, Our Downtown Heart is Healthier to Live and Play, More...

(Editor's note: This column was published Oct. 31, but the review of the "Mending Our Broken Heart' series also is a good way to...

Oracle Pulls Former Cerner Health Conference from KC, Big Convention Loss

By Kevin Collison Oracle is moving the former Cerner Health Conference from Kansas City to Las Vegas next year, a more than $18 million blow...

Royals’ First Hearing on Downtown Ballpark: ‘Our Conclusion is Clear’

By Kevin Collison The Royals believe a new downtown ballpark is the best move for the team's future, telling the audience at their first "listening...