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Downtown Council Drops Homeless Camp Idea, Welcomes Donations to Community Center
By Kevin Collison The Downtown Council’s efforts to help the homeless population got some good news this Thanksgiving week, tempering the collapse of its proposal to establish a temporary camp for emergency shelter this winter. A fundraiser led by engineering firm Burns & McDonnell raised $105,000 in cash and in-kind contributions to build a new…
Union Station Completes Family Scrapbook with Holiday Reflections
By Kevin Collison Faced with the prospect of the Covid Grinch stealing its most popular season, Union Station has improvised a holiday experience it hopes will provide families with festive memories after a tumultuous year. “We didn’t want to cancel the holidays,” said George Guastello, president and CEO of Union Station. “We don’t want kids…
Border Brewing Relocating to Bigger Crossroads Digs This Spring
By Kevin Collison Border Brewing, the pioneering brewer that launched the East Crossroads craft beer scene in 2015, is relocating to a new space this spring more than double the size of its current digs at 406 E. 18th St. Proprietor Eric Martens said his decision to lease a 3,200 square-foot building a block away…
Rival Plans to Develop Apartments by City Market Include 12-Story Tower
By Kevin Collison Two rival apartment plans are being pitched for a public parking lot next to the City Market, one a 12-story tower proposed by an Indianapolis developer, the other a five-story project submitted by a local group. The two developers, Flaherty & Collins of Indy and locally-based RM Housing Partners LLC, responded to…
Mercury Room Lifts Downtown Cocktail Scene to New Level
By Kevin Collison The Mercury Room cocktail lounge has opened its glamorous perch atop the new 14-story REVERB apartment building in the Crossroads with sky-high views of downtown and lofty drink prices to match. The latest creation from the team that brought The Monarch at the Plaza and Verdigris in Leawood’s Park Place is a…