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Made Urban Apparel Wears Its Hometown Pride at Flagship Retail Space in Downtown x KC x
Kansas City has picked up some swagger since the Royals won the World Series two years ago and Made Urban Apparel is providing the look to go with it. Launched by several friends with a shared passion for style as an online retail outlet four years ago, it’s chill caps with the simple KC lettering…
Ambassador Hotel Gets Incentive Nod for $14.9 Million Expansion, Work to Begin Soon
By Kevin Collison The owner of the Ambassador Hotel at 1111 Grand plans to break ground on a nine-story addition this fall after receiving approval for tax incentives last week. The $14.9 million project will add 70 rooms to the 43-room boutique hotel that opened in the historic Gate City National Bank Building in 2012….
Joe’s Kansas City Teams with Back Napkin to Open ‘County Line Ice House’ in Power & Light District
By Kevin Collison Kansas City’s top-ranked barbecue joint, Joe’s Kansas City, is collaborating with the creators of the Westport Ale House to open an all-star, Southern-style “ice house” food and beer joint in the downtown Power & Light District. Just two weeks after Gordon Biersch, a national brewpub chain, pulled out of its 8,500 square-foot…
‘Bird’ Celebration Takes Wing This Week in Downtown Kansas City, Elsewhere
By Kevin Collison The Fourth Annual Charlie Parker Celebration, an event that honors both the music legend and boosts Kansas City’s current jazz scene, begins today (Thursday) with a reception at the American Jazz Museum at 6 p.m. in the 18th & Vine District. It’s the start of a 12-day festival, described as the largest…
City Club Apartments Begins Marketing Its New $76.8 Million Crossroads Project
By Kevin Collison City Club Apartments has begun a marketing campaign for a $76.8 million development that’s expected to transform a desolate block along the streetcar line in the Crossroads District into a dynamic mixed-use project. The suburban Detroit-based developer is planning to renovate the historic Midwest Hotel at 1925 Main St. and combine it…