News & Issues
High-Rise Apartments and Hotel Proposed Near Kauffman Center
Mashburn Development is proposing an ambitious $100 million hotel and apartment project across Broadway from the Kauffman Center.
Downtown Toasts Holiday Spirit(s) with Pop-up Bars
By Kevin Collison The Crossroads Hotel is celebrating the end of its first full year of operation by joining the downtown holiday pop-up bar trend pioneered by Rockhill Grille last year. “We were looking for something to do to create a ton of energy and fun,” said Jeremy Bennett, the hotel lifestyle director. “We wanted…
Finding Refuge in KC | Lidia Bastianich
Lidia Bastianich is one of the foremost figures in Kansas City food culture. What is less known is her backstory as a refugee from post-World War II Europe.
Waddell & Reed Chooses 14th and Baltimore for $140M HQ Project
(Updated Dec. 10: A preliminary development review plan filed last Friday with the City Planning Department by Burns & McDonnell indicates the proposed Waddell & Reed headquarters building would be 18 stories tall. The plan states the building would consist of eight stories of office on top of a 10-story, 951-space garage. The garage also…
Kansas City Activists Rally Against Climate Change
**EDIT: The text at :11 in our feature video declares the deadline needed for the elimination greenhouse gas emissions is 2012. This is an error and the correct year is 2030** Kansas City-area activists are staging a “Climate Strike” at noon Friday on the steps of City Hall. Led by Sunrise Movement KC, tomorrow’s action…