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City Club Apartments Open

By Kevin Collison The City Club Apartments, a sprawling development that revived much of a key Crossroads block, is beginning to accept residents and plans to announce its new restaurant tenant soon. The $76.8 million project by Detroit-based City Club is opening its 283 apartments in phases with the first 17 units delivered a couple…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Watching College Campus COVID Closures, Marking Labor Day

Surging COVID-19 outbreaks are raising questions about whether college campuses in the area can remain open for in-person classes.

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Morgan Cooper and Will Smith

KC Filmmaker Offers Fresh Take on the Fresh Prince

Kansas City filmmaker Morgan Cooper discusses his inspiration for the dramatic reboot of the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and his artistic motivations.

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Port KC Pursuing Beer Garden and More for Berkley Riverfront Park

By Kevin Collison Port KC is contemplating a beer garden and cafe at Berkley Riverfront Park to help satisfy thousands of volleyball players and create a fixed venue for other events. With hundreds of new apartments opening or in the works on the riverfront and six sand volleyball courts that attract 2,000 players weekly, Port…

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Three Light Dims a Notch

By Kevin Collison The Three Light luxury apartment tower has been downsized slightly from its original scope from 321 apartments to 288, and from 32 stories tall to 26, according to new bid documents. The fresh information on the Bidclerk trade publication website indicates the luxury apartment tower, which had been expected to break ground earlier…

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