River Market Townhomes
Wyandotte Street between 4th and 5th | Six townhouses | Cost: undisclosed | Construction begins early 2018
Gallerie–phase 1
27th and McGee St (Union Hill) | 361 apartments and townhouses, parking garage, 7,500 retail (new construction) | Cost: $68 million | Architect: HOK and Dwell Design Studios (Atlanta) | Under construction
The Abbott
1901 Cherry Street (East Crossroads) | 15,000 square foot building renovation for event space | Cost $3 million | Under construction The ballroom at The Abbott will be able to accommodate up to 1,100 guests. (Image provided by The Abbott).
Hotel Indigo and Fairfax Lofts
Renovation of 12-story Fairfax (then Brookfield) building | 11th St and Baltimore Ave | Cost: $33 million | Architect: Rosemann & Associaties (Kansas City) | General contractor: Rau Construction | Opened December 2017
Boulevard Brewery Visitor Center
2534 Madison Ave | Three-story building renovation of former Skelly Oil Building | Cost: $2.3 million | Opened July 2016
Loews Hotel
16th St and 17th St, Baltimore Ave and Wyandotte Ave | 24-story, 800 room hotel | $322.7 million | Construction begins January 2018, completion March 2020.
Downtown Urban Homes Tour Draws Big Weekend Crowd
By Kevin Collison A pleasant Saturday afternoon coupled with the growing buzz about urban living brought throngs of people downtown to check out open houses at 20 residential projects. This year’s Urban Homes Tour, part of the Downtown Dazzle holiday event, reached its limit of 1,250 pre-registered visitors several days in advance, and many more…
Wide Racial Gap Exists Between Teachers and Students in Jackson County Schools
By Lauren Langdon, Humera Lodhi and Tess Vrbil Janely Griffith Gonzalez realized the disconnect when she chaperoned field trips at Meadow Lane Elementary School in Lee’s Summit. Her 8-year-old daughter was in a class of mostly minority students, but the school had very few minority teachers. On one trip, a student started yelling on the…
Is The Tide Of Antibiotic Use On Farms Now Turning?
For the first time, government statistics show America’s pigs, cattle, and poultry are getting fewer antibiotic drugs. Public health advocates call the new figures encouraging.
Crossroads Pizza Smackdown
By Kevin Collison As far as Philippe Lechevin is concerned, his new Papa Keno Pizzeria at 1815 Wyandotte is bringing New York-style pizza to a hungry Crossroads. But to Shari Boles, owner of Pizzabella at 1810 Baltimore, it’s more like New York-style chutzpah. In mid-November, a Papa Keno’s billboard went up next to her restaurant…
Creating Public Art with Phil Shafer AKA Sike Style
Muralist Phil Shafer, AKA Sike Style, is part of a revolution that is turning graffiti into a public art form. Forget the image of an artist in the dead of night attacking a building with spray paint. While Shafer does paint with spray can in hand, he also taps into his background of art history and…
Developer Hopes to Raise Money to Finish Renovating Eyesore Building at 10th and Oak
By Kevin Collison Nicholas Abnos readily acknowledges he’s allowed a vacant five-story building at the prominent corner of 10th and Oak to fester for well over a decade. He feels the same shame for the even longer time it’s taken to complete the redevelopment of the empty former Brandsmart building at 211 W. Gregory Blvd….
Origin Story: Music Edition | Ha Ha Tonka
[FLEX-CONTENT] [FLEX-CONTENT] [FLEX-CONTENT] [FLEX-CONTENT] [FLEX-CONTENT] Our popular series Origin Story gets a musical twist each Thursday in December here on Flatland. Got an idea for an Origin Story? Drop us a line on Facebook or Twitter @FlatlandKC.
SantaCon Lawrence & Other Weekend Possibilities
All the Santas will descend on Lawrence this weekend. SantaCon Lawrence is from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday. The Saint Nick-themed pub crawl kicks off at The Sandbar (17 E 8th St., Lawrence, Kansas) and a $5 contribution for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Douglas County is recommended. You have another coffee option for…
Downtown Council Holiday Drive Collects Clothing and Toys for Homeless Families
The Downtown Council of Kansas City is rolling out the holiday barrels again to collect coats, clothing and toys for homeless families who use the services of ReStart. Sean O’Byrne, vice president of the downtown owners and property association, said this is the 15th year the council has collected donations for the individuals and families…