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MLK in Kansas City
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. visited Kansas City at least six times between 1957 and 1968.
Downtown Resident Survey Seeks Ideas to Improve Quality of Life
Downtown residents have their first opportunity since 2013 to voice their opinions on what they like and dislike about downtown living, and what they want to see in the future in a new online survey underway. The Downtown Council is seeking answers about everything from the quality of sidewalks and landscaping to what is missing…
East Village Chosen for ULI International Student Design Competition
By Kevin Collison The East Village, the biggest undeveloped tract inside the Downtown Loop, is the testing ground for hundreds of graduate students from around the world competing in this year’s ULI/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The Urban Land Institute, the nation’s premier land planning and development association, selected Kansas City for the…
Free (Steamboat) Willie: How Walt Disney’s Original Mouse Could be Entering the Public Domain
Steamboat Willie, the original version of Mickey Mouse, could enter the public domain in 2024.
Big Development Site Along Planned Streetcar Extension Hits Market
By Kevin Collison A 5.4-acre site that includes the former Conklin Fangman car dealership has hit the market, a huge development opportunity along the planned Main Street extension of the streetcar from downtown to UMKC. “It’s an incredibly valuable piece of property,” said Kevin Klinkenberg, executive director of Midtown KC Now. “For the right developer,…