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Green Dirt Farm Bringing Café and Cheese to East Crossroads
By Kevin Collison It’s a big transition from the gentle hills outside Weston to the post-industrial vibe of the East Crossroads, but Sarah Hoffman believes her hospitality and green approach to making cheese will find a great second home there. It also helps to have a lot of microbreweries and craft distillers in the new…
Fundraising for Hospital Hill Project Gets $30M Boost from Sunderland Foundation
A planned new teaching facility for UMKC medical and dental students on Hospital Hill has taken a big stride forward with a $30 million gift from the Sunderland Foundation. The donation for the $120 million project was announced last week at an event attended by Gov. Mike Parson. Earlier this year, the state approved $40…
Mending Our Broken Heart: Can We Fix It? Downtown Needs Triad of Support for Revival
“Downtown KC: Mending Our Broken Heart,” was a groundbreaking series originally published by The Kansas City Star 20 years ago this month. It was written by former staffers Jeffrey Spivak, Kevin Collison and Steve Paul, with photographs by Rich Suggs. It was edited by former deputy national editor Keith Chrostowski. CityScene KC thanks The Kansas City…
Developers Envision Possible High-Rise Project on Broadway
By Kevin Collison A development group has acquired a 3.2-acre site on Broadway across from the Kauffman Center, including the former Denny’s site, and is contemplating a mixed-use project that could include a high-rise building. GDC Financial along with B16 Capital and EPC Real Estate Group has assembled a roughly two-block stretch of properties on…
KCUR Public Radio Plans New Facility at 53rd and Troost
By Kevin Collison KCUR 89.3 has a clear signal from the Missouri Board of Curators to pursue building a new facility for the public radio station at the southwest corner of 53rd and Troost across from Rockhurst University. The project is in its early stages, according to a record of a neighborhood meeting hosted last…