Armour Crossing Development Increases Parking But Some Neighbors Want More
By Kevin Collison MAC Properties has expanded the development site of its planned $78 million Armour Crossing apartment to provide more parking, but is still facing pushback from some neighbors on the issue. The Chicago-based developer plans to build 340 apartments and 27,000 square feet of retail in several structures on the four corners of…
A Burger State of Mind & Other Weekend Possibilities
Football season is wing season. Since the football season has ended in Kansas City (sorry), perhaps you’d consider a different kind of wing? VegLife Kansas City is putting on the third annual plant-based Wing Bowl from 6 to 9 p.m. at the City Market. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance. They include…
Alma Mader Brewing Brings Taste of Pacific Northwest to Kansas City
(Editor’s note: Alma Mader opened for business in mid-April 2019) By Kevin Collison With a place called Alma Mader Brewing, it’s appropriate that Nick Mader may be the best educated new microbrewer to join KC’s booming craft beer scene. Mader not only has the academic chops, he received his master’s in brewing from Heriot Watt…
The Death of Cursive
Heather Kincaid remembers learning to write cursive at Raymore Elementary School back in the ‘90s. The curlicue method of shorthand excited her — it was something grownups could do. Through the repetitive classroom exercises, complete with wide-ruled paper resembling newsprint and perfectly sharpened pencils, Kincaid became fluent in the style of handwriting that is sparingly…
9 Droolworthy Dishes From Downtown Lawrence Restaurant Week
With duck fat fries and flights of cocktails, the fifth annual Downtown Lawrence Restaurant Week is willing to push your culinary boundaries. Eateries on and off Massachusetts Street are offering unique specials, prix fixe (fixed-priced) menus and CBD cocktails through this Saturday, Jan. 26. We set Cody Boston, a contributor to Flatland, loose for a weekend in…
When’s the Last Time You Failed?
Anne, who works at the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired in Kansas City, is a mom of two boys and says it’s easy for moms to feel like they fail everyday. When her boys, one of whom has special needs and is non-verbal, have a bad day, she said she worries she’s failed them….
Tap List | Chocolate Ale and Chili Are Your Winter Warmers
There’s a whole new kind of chocolate fountain in town. Chocolate Ale (8.7% alcohol by volume) is back. The collaboration brew between Boulevard Brewing Co. and Christopher Elbow, which debuted in 2011, has inspired folks to stalk delivery trucks, led to a recall and had a brief dalliance with raspberry as an additive. [FLEX-CONTENT] This…
Copaken Brooks Starts Work on Crossroads Apartment Tower
Construction of a 14-story apartment tower called REVERB at 18th and Walnut kicked off Monday, according to a release from Copaken Brooks. The $40 million project, first reported last June by CityScene KC, is expected to be completed in the summer of 2020. Copaken Brooks said local engineering firm Burns & McDonnell will partner to…
6 Kansas City places with surprising ties to the civil rights movement
Today is a chance to reflect not just on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and the history of civil rights in the United States but also the sometimes-forgotten role played by important places right here in Kansas City. Below are a few places to consider checking out to commemorate how far we’ve come…
Power & Light District Hosts Big Downtown Chiefs Rally Today
Editor’s note: This information provided courtesy of the KC Power & Light District. Sports Radio 810, Heartland Coca-Cola and The Kansas City Power & Light District invite Chiefs fans to a free pre-game celebration in Kansas City Live! today. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. and include giveaways, contests and appearances by KC Wolf, Chiefs Cheerleaders and Chiefs…
AT&T Leaving Downtown, Selling Building; Prospective New Owner Plans Major Renovation
By Kevin Collison AT&T is shutting down operations at its 13-story downtown headquarters at 500 E. Eighth St., and has an agreement to sell it to a new owner who plans to redevelop the property. Maxus Properties of North Kansas City anticipates closing its purchase next month on the 362,000 square-foot building that opened in…
Local Pig & Pigwich Bring Home Bacon to City Market
By Kevin Collison The Local Pig and Pigwich have opened in the former Winslow’s space in the City Market, and owner Alex Pope is thrilled to be back where his life began in Kansas City. “I love the City Market,” he said. “We lived in the River Market when we first moved here in 2006….
How Has Your World Changed?
Becky says we’re a “throwaway society,” and she worries this trend in replacing broken things instead of fixing them is only getting worse. She thinks her neighbors in Kansas City and elsewhere are becoming too reliant on a quick fix, instead of learning to do it themselves. Every Tuesday and Thursday through spring of 2019, Flatland will share…
The Elements of Sandwiching & Other Weekend Possibilities
Your restaurant week journey doesn’t have to end Sunday. It’s the final weekend for Kansas City Restaurant Week, but after Sunday, you won’t have to go back to ordering things a la carte. Friday kicks off the first weekend of the fifth annual Downtown Lawrence Restaurant Week. [FLEX-CONTENT] Restaurant week works a bit differently in Lawrence,…
Historic 909 Walnut Building in New Hands, Second Spokes Rolling In
By Kevin Collison The historic 909 Walnut apartment building has a new owner, and one of the first changes will be the opening of a second downtown outlet for Spokes in the former Scooters coffee shop space. The 35-story tower at Ninth and Walnut, the tallest residential building in the Midwest outside Chicago, has been…