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Goodwill Selling Strategic East Crossroads Property on 18th Street
By Kevin Collison Goodwill is selling its former office, training and warehouse facility at 18th and Campbell, opening a strategic redevelopment opportunity between the East Crossroads and 18th & Vine Jazz District. The agency board has decided to sell the building its occupied for 80 years after recently relocating to new space nearby at 800…
River Market West II Apartments Welcomes First Residents
By Kevin Collison The River Market West II Apartments project on Fourth Street is expected to be completed by early April, about 2 1/2 years after the 120-unit development was granted tax incentives by the city. Work on the clubhouse, garage and first phase of the apartments is done, and residents are scheduled to begin…
Council Committee Wants Mayor to Appoint Panel to Study Local Police Control
By Kevin Collison The controversial issue of whether the Kansas City Police Department should be returned to local control got an hour-long hearing Wednesday at City Hall, but a recommendation was postponed until next week. The majority of the Council Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee appeared to support a resolution by Councilwoman Melissa Robinson…
Seven Swans Crêperie Lands on Downtown’s Westside
By Kevin Collison Seven Swans Crêperie has landed at 17th and Washington, and owner Kate Bryan is thrilled to bring her café named after a Russian folk tale to life. “It’s just a dream,” she said. “I don’t have a culinary background, I was a home cook all my life. My work life and home…
Phikul Thai Bistro Taking Former Cascone’s Space in River Market
The owners of Baramee Thai Bistro in the Crossroads have discovered downtown has such a great appetite for their food that they’re opening a second place in the River Market. The new Phikul Thai Bistro is locating in the space where Cascone’s Grill occupied for more than 15 years at 15 E. Fifth St. next…