News & Issues
The Future of the Country Club Plaza
The Kansas City PBS documentary “Nichols’ Folly: A Century of the Country Club Plaza” explores the complicated history behind the nation’s first planned suburban shopping center. This month, “Flatland in Focus” examines the future of the Country Club Plaza and what changes are in store as new ownership is poised to begin the next chapter for…
Streetcar, More Housing, May Offer Better Future for Country Club Plaza
By Kevin Collison More people coming to the Country Club Plaza, whether arriving on the new streetcar extension or walking from big apartment projects in the works, are considered critical to the district’s success moving forward. “We think we’ll be driving thousands of people to that district on a daily basis and someday maybe tens…
Streetcar, More Housing May Help the Country Club Plaza
The KC Streetcar extension and development of more high-rise housing are widely seen as keys for supporting the Country Club Plaza.
Bo’s Kitchen Opens in River Market
By Kevin Collison Bo Lings has returned to the City Market, opening a smaller version called Bo’s Kitchen with an emphasis on takeout and offering limited seating. The new operation at 108 E. Fifth St. is about one block east of the former location of its full-service restaurant at the Market which is now occupied…
Fearful of Crime on the Country Club Plaza? Check Your Car
Conversations about the Country Club Plaza often turn to perceptions of personal safety and crime. Those perceptions aren’t always accurate.