News & Issues
Quixotic Bringing Extended Cabaret Run to Crown Center This Fall
By Kevin Collison Quixotic, the dazzling Kansas City-based troupe best known for its singular performances, is staying put for two months this fall at Crown Center for an extended “cirque-style” cabaret run. The new show is called “Sensatia” and it’s billed as a “multi-sensory experience that tells the tale of two uninspired artists–a mechanical ballerina…
Streetcar Grille Plans ‘Cheers’ Vibe at 16th and Main
(Editor’s note: this story originally appeared August 20, 2019, it’s part of an occasional reminder of businesses that have opened along the streetcar line. (Streetcar Grille recently posted this press release: “Streetcar Grille & Tavern added eight new dishes and six new cocktails to its menu as it welcomes guests back in the doors this…
New Playground Coming to West Terrace Park
By Kevin Collison West Terrace Park is getting a new $260,000 playground that will include the first “Bamboo Jungle” climbing posts installed in the city by KC Parks. Work is expected to begin this week on the new playground that serves not just the Quality Hill downtown neighborhood, but kids on recess at the nearby…
New AT&T Building Owner Plans $63M Overhaul to Premium Office Space
By Kevin Collison The new owner of the former AT&T building at 500 E. Eighth St. is proposing to completely overhaul the 1973 office tower and reopen it as premium office space at an estimated cost of $63 million. Gene Rerat told the board of the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority it will cost $43 million…
The Flavor of Art
Learn how a chef and an artist collaborated for a new dinner series at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. First up, Virginia Jaramillo.