Waddell & Reed Coming Downtown, Two Sites Considered HQ Finalists
Editor’s note: The Enhanced Enterprise Zone Board endorsed the property tax abatement recommended for the Waddell & Reed development Wednesday, the recommendation will now go to the Kansas City Council for consideration. During a presentation, attorney David Frantze, who represents the firm, said the total project value is $140 million and 250,000 square feet of…
Trove of Historical Records Comin’ To Kansas City
The State Historical Society of Missouri has announced receipt of a $250,000 lead gift from the Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation toward relocating and expanding a research center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Mexican Artist Returned to the U.S.-Mexico Border He Crossed as a Child
It took Israel Alejandro Garcia Garcia 30 years to take a trip back to the border where his family crossed into the U.S. Two exhibits show what he found.
Fog of Vaping Crisis Engulfs Teen Lives
Kansas City-area teens and school districts are closely monitoring developments in the vaping-related lung injury outbreak.
Tap List | Gravy Boats and Beer
Flatland’s Tap List features Kansas City-area beers for the upcoming holiday season.
Small(er) Westside Historic Rehab Apartment Project Moves Forward
By Kevin Collison Two years after first being proposed, the developer of a former power substation building at 2645 Madison near the Boulevard Brewery has been approved for tax incentives to convert it into a six-unit apartment project. The Planned Industrial Expansion Authority approved a development contract last week that includes a 10-year, 100 percent…
Taco Bell’s Seven Layers of Mystery
Flatland’s curiousKC team explores whether Kansas City is home of the first enclosed Taco Bell restaurant.
Tivoli’s Jerry Harrington Reflects on a Life in Film
Six months after the Tivoli Cinemas closed its longtime Westport location, Kansas City’s cornerstone of independent film exhibition re-opens in the 500-seat Atkins Auditorium at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
City Market Sandwich Shop Fuses Differing Cuisines
The Bite isn’t just another sandwich shop. It might be the only one of its kind in Kansas City, serving up Mexican and Korean flavors between two pieces of bread.
Kansas City-Area Historic Sites Look to Halloween for Haunting Revenue
Nonprofits that own or maintain historic structures across Kansas City are hosting their own ghost tours and paranormal investigations.
Mayor Stays Close to City Hall with TIF Commission Nominees
In his first important round of appointments, Mayor Quinton Lucas has stayed close to City Hall in nominating members for the city’s most high-profile economic development agency, the Kansas City Tax Increment Financing Commission. Three Kansas City Council members and one former member are among the six appointments the mayor is making to serve on…
Bob Dylan and Me: A Kansas City Fan’s “Never Ending Tour” Odyssey
“The circus is coming to town.”
That, in a nutshell, is reason enough for Kansas City actor and comedian John Mulvey to lay his money down for a Bob Dylan ticket. It’s a passion Mulvey has pursued since he and his future wife first saw Dylan in a torrential downpour at the former Sandstone Amphitheater in 1989.
Diane Burnette Leaves a Resurgent Main Street for Washington
By Kevin Collison Diane Burnette has one big regret leaving Midtown KC Now, formerly MainCor, for a new job with the Urban Land Institute in Washington D.C. after leading the key Main Street organization 16 years. “The one thing that bums me out,” she said, “I worked hard to get to this point and I’m…
Weekend Possibilities | Brew at the Zoo & Wine Too, KC Mac & Cheese Fest, A Brand New Chicago-style Pizza Joint, and Bob Dylan
From Brew at the Zoo to Bob Dylan, there’s no shortage of things to do this weekend in and around Kansas City.
“American Graduate: Getting to Work” Sees Many Opportunities in Homebuilding
A strong economy and tight labor market are creating opportunities for workers willing to swing a hammer, and perhaps much more. As part of the “American Graduate: Getting to Work” series, we followed a group of students from the Kearney School District as they toured home construction sites. “We’re sending a lot of kids straight…