News & Issues
City’s Development Agency Relocates to River Market
By Kevin Collison The New York-based owner of the 3Y building in the River Market has landed an influential tenant, the Economic Development Corp. of Kansas City, a deal that means the building at 300 Wyandotte is now fully leased. “We’re excited to welcome the EDC to the 3Y Building,” Basel Bataineh, vice president of…
Digging Up The Truth About Kansas City Tunnels
curiousKC fielded a question about tunnels in the Historic Northeast neighborhood, between Ward Parkway homes, and underneath Eighth Street. Here’s what we found.
Crossroads Office Project Planned; More Riverfront Apartments Possible
By Kevin Collison A development plan that would demolish a century-old former bank at 1822 Main in the Crossroads and replace it with a $25 million office building was endorsed by a Port KC committee Monday. The development committee also was briefed on a proposed 300- to 350-unit apartment project that would be located between…
KC Live! and Downtown Score Big Time with World Cup Fans
By Kevin Collison Kansas City Live! cemented its reputation as being the place to gather in the metro to watch big sporting events with more than 10,000 people screaming their patriotic hearts out for the U.S. women’s soccer team Sunday. It was where Rob and Andrea Gladson traveled from Olathe to share the excitement and…
Space Anniversary Rocks The Region
Fifty years ago, American Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. He took his “one small step for man” on July 20, 1969. PBS is using that historic event as a hopping off point — so to speak — for its “Summer of Space,” which begins tonight. While astronauts have hurtled…