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Cordish Objections Prompt Vote Delay on Downtown Office Tower Proposal
By Kevin Collison Objections by the Cordish Co. claiming the proposed Strata office tower at 13th and Main would violate the firm’s 2004 development agreement with the city prompted the developer to obtain a delay from the City Council Thursday. The $132 million speculative office project is being pursued by a development team that includes…
Collective EX Adds Creative Collaboration to East Crossroads
By Kevin Collison Johnny Dawbarn learned the value of creative collaboration during his time in the corporate world at Hallmark and now he’s established a more grassroots version in the East Crossroads called Collective EX. The founder of the new honeycomb of creativity at 519 E. 18th St., which includes a reboot of Thou Mayest…
Great Car Show Returns to Liberty Memorial This Sunday
This Sunday, the grounds of Liberty Memorial will be the place to kick tires downtown when the National World I Museum and Memorial co-hosts its third annual “Great Car Show” along with the Kansas City Automotive Museum. More than 400 vehicles are expected in a unique car show with no judgement. Anyone who wants to…
Platte County High Offers Varied Experiences in Technology Class
A computer help desk, where students fix other students’ laptops. A documentary-film crew. Virtual reality creations. Those are all facets of the technology class at Platte County High School in Platte City, Missouri. Students say these technical experiences are also teaching them the soft skills that are in such demand within today’s workplace. This resource…
Isle of Capri Casino Sale Renews Hope for Streetcar Connection
(Updated July 21, 2020. Twin River Worldwide Holdings completed the acquisition of the Isle of Capri casino on July 2 and has renamed it “Casino KC.” “The company expects to substantially reposition the casino with a transformational redevelopment plan,” according to a release from the Rhode Island-based firm. “Most of the related capital expenditures are…