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Crossroads Developer Nate Accardo Tackles New Project
By Kevin Collison Nate Accardo, one of the Crossroads’ pioneer developers, is renovating a 90 year-old building at 108 W. 19th St. and plans to market it for office tenants, hopefully creative individuals and firms. The former owner of Custom Color, a photography processing and production company, began renovating properties in the Crossroads area in…
Wheat Neighborhood Table Now Serving the Crossroads
By Kim Mueller Jennifer Wheat took community building to a whole new level this month when she opened her café in the Crossroads as a way to feed her neighbors. “I literally named it Neighborhood Table because I wanted it to be a neighborhood project,” explained Jennifer Wheat who opened Wheat Neighborhood Table in the former…
Streetcar Authority Doesn’t Want Scooters to Wind Up in a Rut
By Kevin Collison They’re both electric, they’re both a cool way to get around downtown and they’re both on the same street. But when it comes to whizzing down Main, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority doesn’t want scooter riders to wind up in a rut–literally. That’s why the Authority is launching a campaign later this…
City Club Apartments Kick Off, First Residents Expected Next Fall
By Kevin Collison The City Club Apartments project at 20th and Main formally broke ground this week, and developers believe there’s a robust appetite for the kind of upscale units it will bring to the Crossroads area. “What’s got me excited is the renters are out there waiting for us,” said Jonathan Holtzman, CEO of…
Citywide Open Spaces Arts Festival Includes Works Downtown
By Kim Mueller The weekend rain didn’t dampen artist Ted Riederer’s spirit as he waited for people to record their songs on free vinyl albums at his mobile record store during Kansas City’s Open Spaces art festival. “I’ve cut some magical things, some unbelievable things here,” Riederer said as he stood in his temporary studio…