Sale of Historic Kansas City Star Building Completed, New Owner Weighing Options for Redevelopment
By Kevin Collison
The sale of The Kansas City Star building was completed last week although the new owner has no immediate plans to redevelop...
Former St. Louis Mayor Tells Downtown Council New Coalition Forming to Defend Historic Tax...
By Kevin Collison
Threats to the Missouri Historic Tax Credit program are prompting preservationists to forge a coalition between cities and towns to lobby legislators...
New Power & Light District Mural a Sky-High Tribute to Kansas City’s African-American Cultural...
By Kevin Collison
Alexander Austin has worked on some big canvasses as one of the city's preeminent street muralists, but the new assignment he's executing...
Grand Boulevard Finally Gets New Stripes, but Bicyclists Believe Much More Needed
By Kevin Collison
Several years after it was proposed, Grand Boulevard is finally going on a "road diet" promised to bicyclists who now hope it's...
City Takes Another Swing at Eventually Wooing Royals Downtown
By Kevin Collison
Downtown baseball is back in the game with the city joining the Downtown Council and developer Jon Copaken in funding a $120,000...
Sprint Center Celebrates 10 Years as Downtown Anchor, Result of Bold Mayoral Push with...
By Kevin Collison
It was a huge gamble when it was first proposed, but 10 years later, the Sprint Center has yielded an equally huge...
Kansas City Star Owner Scraps Deal to Sell Massive Press Pavilion Overlooking Downtown—for Now
By Kevin Collison
The owner of The Kansas City Star has decided not to sell the newspaper’s massive green-glass production plant overlooking downtown after all.
McClatchy...
Loews Now Majority Owner of Planned Downtown Convention Hotel, Preliminary Construction Expected to Begin...
By Kevin Collison
New York-based hotel giant Loews has increased its investment stake to become majority owner of the planned 800-room downtown convention hotel and...
Downtown Council Picks Hall Family for Annual Phil Kirk Award
The Hall family is being recognized by the Downtown Council for its commitment to downtown Kansas City through Hallmark Cards and Crown Center.
The Hall...
Downtown Council Names 2017 Urban Heroes, Elects New Chairman
The Downtown Council of Kansas City has elected attorney Nate Orr, a partner at the Spencer Fane law firm, to be its new chairman...
