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Clubhouse Experience to Tee Off at Wallstreet Tower Plaza in September
By Kevin Collison A new “e-tainment” concept called The Clubhouse Experience featuring Topgolf Swing Suites, shuffleboard courts and bistro dining is scheduled to open next month at the WallStreet Tower condo building. The entertainment and food and beverage concept is planned for the sunken plaza level of the WallStreet, a former 1970s office tower at…
South Dakota Developer Plans Six-Story Hotel in Garment District
By Kevin Collison A 149-room hotel is planned for a parking lot at Ninth and Wyandotte, next door to the historic Savoy Hotel which reopened last year as a 21C Museum Hotel. Lloyd Cos. of Sioux Falls, SD, is planning the $28 million, six-story project, its first venture into the Kansas City market. Luke Jessen,…
Rochester Brewing Serving Coffee, Beer on Tap Later This Month
By Kevin Collison Rochester Brewing and Coffee Roasting has the coffee part of its name going at 2129 Washington St. and plans to start pouring beer by the end of the month. The latest addition to the downtown microbrewery and coffee house scene opened July 10 in the West Crossroads serving coffee drinks and is…
Homeroom Health Adds Pediatric Care to Troost Revival
By Kevin Collison The historic Wonder building at 30th and Troost is rounding out its revival with a pediatric clinic aimed at providing comprehensive health care to families and young people with or without insurance. Homeroom Health will provide medical, dental and psychological care to clients ranging from infants to young adults in a 5,500…
In Memoriam: Erin Langhofer
Three young men, one with a loaded 9 mm handgun shoved in his sweatpants pocket, came to First Friday to “meet friends and hang out”, according to police. A young woman from Overland Park, a therapist working with victims of domestic violence at the Rose Brooks Center, visited First Friday to enjoy an event that…