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Opus Remains Committed to Crossroads Apartment Project
A $52 million apartment project that would replace an industrial building on the northeast corner of 20th and Broadway remains on track despite delays, according to its developer. Opus Development won approval for the 228-unit apartment project a year ago from the city. It’s planned for the site currently occupied by the Faultless Health Care…
Powerful World War I Painting ‘Gassed’ to Debut New Gallery at National World War I Museum
By Kevin Collison “Gassed,” one of the most powerful works of art depicting the horrors of World War I or any war, will be the centerpiece of the new Wylie Gallery debut at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. The 21-foot long by nine-feet tall painting by renowned artist John Singer Sargent shows British…
Children’s Mercy Hospital Launches Construction of Nine-Story Research Building
Construction has begun on a nine-story research building at the Children’s Mercy Hospital downtown campus following record donations totaling $150 million from the Hall Family Foundation and the Sunderland Foundation. When completed in early 2020, employment at the Children’s Research Institute is projected to grow ten-fold, hospital spokeswoman Lisa Augustine said. “It’s hard to put a number…
KC Restaurant Week Starts Serving This Weekend, Includes Three Dozen Downtown Participants
By Kevin Collison The Ninth Annual Kansas City Restaurant Week starts serving today with a record 191 participating restaurants, three dozen in greater downtown alone. First hatched as way to stir up business during a traditionally sleepy period for restaurants, the event which covers two weekends from Jan. 12-21, has restaurants jamming with diners and…
Three Light, Convention Hotel Bond Sale Part of Big Downtown Pep Talk by City Manager
By Kevin Collison City Manager Troy Schulte led a downtown advocacy group on a wide-ranging review Wednesday that included big announcements and updates regarding several major projects. In a follow-up interview, Schulte said he told the KC Downtowners that an ordinance for Three Light, the latest high-rise apartment project planned by the Cordish Co., is…