Does Kansas City Have Any Streets Named After Women?
Does Kansas City Have Any Streets Named After Women?
Sponsored Post: Booming Nashville Skyline Offers Lessons for Downtown Kansas City
Editor’s note: In April, the Downtown Council invited CityScene KC to attend an Urban Land Institute Conference in Nashville, Tennessee with a leadership delegation from the Council. They had heard downtown Nashville’s speculative office development market was robust, and wanted to learn the reasons why and determine if there were any lessons for Kansas City….
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…
The Biggest Picnic in KC, the Amelia Earhart Festival, & Other Weekend Possibilities
Kansas City’s Big Picnic is here.
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…
Grand Theft ‘Not-O’
First, the stomach sinks. Then, the dread sets in. Sure enough, thieves have made off with your car. Most victims would report the theft to the police and hope for the best. But that’s not the way Danielle Reno rolls. When the Mission, Kansas, woman’s car was stolen from a QuikTrip near North Oak Trafficway…
‘Kate’ Joins Delaware Street Revival
By Kevin Collison The Delaware Street retail renaissance in the River Market is greeting a fresh face, a stylish women’s boutique called “Kate.” Abby Flores, the owner of COCO and Lady Bye in Brookside, is combining the best of both “sister” stores in a boutique named after a strong woman she admires, actress Katharine Hepburn….
Learn About The Kansas Monkey That Helped Pave The Way To Space
Fifty years ago today, Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy in Florida en route to the historic moon landing. It would not be much of a stretch to say the three astronauts on board owed their good fortune, in part, to a furry mammal that hailed from a town only about 160 miles southwest…
Tap List | A Prohibition-Era Brew Returns to KC Taps
J. Rieger & Co. has revived its 132-year-old brand in the span of five years. It revived something else too – a Prohibition-era brew, Heim beer, which was lost to Prohibition. Now after more than a century, it is back exclusively on tap at J. Rieger & Co. and will be brewed by KC Bier…
Holding a Balance of Unity Within Diversity
Jo Shryrock likes living in Tonganoxie, Kansas. It’s a small town, with a population of little more than 5,000. The people are friendly, and it’s a great place to raise children. But she wishes there were more diversity, particularly religious diversity, in her town. She looks at Kansas City, Missouri, and sees how the varied…
Charlotte Street Foundation Finds Permanent Home Near Downtown
The Charlotte Street Foundation has found a permanent home at last and plans to renovate a building at 3333 Wyoming St. into a center for its extensive arts programs thanks in part to a $10 million capital drive. The new headquarters will include a gallery space; black box theatre; studio space for more than 30…
Have Questions About Why Census 2020 Matters to KC?
Counting yourself in the 2020 census may be more important than you think.