Business
Cycle City Rolling Into River Market with Second Location
By Kevin Collison Cycle City, a popular Parkville bicycle shop for 18 years, plans to open a second location in the River Market this October in the historic Water Building at 201 Main St. Owner Joe Fox and his partner Derek Braun decided a second operation made sense in one of downtown’s most dynamic neighborhoods.…
Read MoreShop Local KC Opening Along Streetcar Route in Midtown
By Kevin Collison Katie Mabry van Dieren is bringing Strawberry Swing’s flair for helping makers of all kinds prosper to a permanent location, opening Friday (June 25) at 3630 Main along the planned streetcar route. “This location is amazing,” said van Dieren, founder of Shop Local KC and the Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair. “It’ll…
Read MoreWilloughby Design Leaves Westport for West Bottoms
By Kevin Collison Willoughby Design, a Westport stalwart since the Seventies, is relocating to office space in The Yards apartment development in the West Bottoms later this summer. “As we started exploring our options in the city, we were drawn to the up-and-coming creative energy in the Stockyards District,” said Megan Stephens, managing principal. “It’s…
Read MoreRenovated Lightwell Tower Brightens Downtown Office Market
By Kevin Collison The wall of live plants is flourishing, the tired 90s interior look gone, the contemporary art from the Haw Gallery is hung and the old pool table from the St. Louis Playboy club is racked and ready. lightwell, the $85 million overhaul of the former City Center Square office tower, is pitching…
Read More‘From the Earth’ Marijuana Dispensary Sprouts Near T-Mobile Center
By Kevin Collison Downtown’s first medical marijuana dispensary, From the Earth, is scheduled to open at the beginning of June at 1222 McGee, near the T-Mobile Center and Power & Light District. Tyler Diltz, a From the Earth employee, said the new downtown dispensary is a relocation from a previous site on Independence Avenue in…
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