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Tap List | Hoisting a Toast to American Craft Beer Week

Tap List celebrates American Craft Beer Week.

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City Market Gains Bold Icon with Reconnected Walnut

By Kevin Collison Downtown has a great, new photo op, patrons have new places to relax and merchants have improved their visibility courtesy of the return of Walnut Street to the City Market after a 30-year absence. An informal dedication is expected this week for the city project which in addition to reconnecting Walnut between…

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks: Reopening Just in Time for a Summer Like No Other

The Kansas City area is reopening for a summer like no other during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Downtown Dish Debuts, Weekly Zoom Event Promotes Food and Drink

By Kevin Collison What started as a way to promote the City Market during construction is expanding via Zoom to boost restaurants and bars throughout greater downtown struggling with Covid restrictions in what’s being billed as Downtown Dish. The 45-minute, weekly virtual conversation beginning today at noon is the creation of the KC Streetcar Authority,…

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FBI Downtown HQ in Play, Northland Site Pitched

By Kevin Collison The Kansas City regional FBI office, a downtown fixture since at least 1920, is investigating a new home and is being pitched on a Northland site, although other location offers are expected including the downtown riverfront. The agency, which is currently housed in a fortress-like setting at 1300 Summit, is seeking what…

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