A Public Performance
In Kansas City, we’re told the economic impact of the arts totals a quarter of a billion dollars. This four-part video series, Artconomy, evaluates what that number means: Where does that figure come from, and what’s counted in it? In Episode 3, get behind the numbers of public funding — how much comes from taxpayers, and…
Order Up | Popculture Cornfetti
Order Up is a regular series that takes a layered look at drinks and eats across Kansas City. Got a dish you think we should feature? Drop us a note below or on Twitter @FlatlandKC.
Downtown Council Picks Hall Family for Annual Phil Kirk Award
The Hall family is being recognized by the Downtown Council for its commitment to downtown Kansas City through Hallmark Cards and Crown Center. The Hall family and Hallmark will be receiving the 2017 J. Phillip Kirk Jr. Award at the Downtown Council’s annual luncheon on Jan. 26. The award honors leaders who’s vision and commitment…
Construction to Begin Early Next Year on Half-Dozen River Market Townhouses
By Kevin Collison Craig Slawson, the Denver developer who’s bought into the River Market real estate scene in a big way, plans to begin his first construction early next year, six townhouses along Wyandotte Street. The new residences will join two townhouses built by the late developer Tom Trabon on the east side of Wyandotte…
Tap List | Callsign Update & Beerded Man Kitchen Debut
Callsign Brewing (1447 Gentry St., North Kansas City, Missouri) plans to arrive in January or February of 2018, according to co-founders Steve Sirois and Morris Loncon. Sirois and Loncon signed a lease for their building, a former tire patch manufacturer, in May of this year. “We fell in love with the building as soon as we looked…
New York Developer has Found a Little Tribeca in Garment District
By Kevin Collison Andrew Bolton specializes in historic redevelopment projects and had worked in New Orleans and Washington D.C. before coming to Kansas City. He liked what he found so much he decided to relocate here from New York. “I came to Kansas City in the 1990s on business,” he said. “I didn’t know much…
My 5 | Chef Carlos Falcon
My 5 is a new series, wherein Flatland asks someone to show us five items from their life that help them do their job or tell their story. It’s a chance to learn more about the people in our community by getting a peek at what’s in their drawers, kitchens, briefcases, or desks. The series…
This Halloween: What Does It Mean To Call Something ‘Spooky’?
Scared, fine. Frightened, sure. But spooked? This week, we dive into the racial history behind one of Halloween’s most fraught descriptors.
Loews Now Majority Owner of Planned Downtown Convention Hotel, Preliminary Construction Expected to Begin Soon
By Kevin Collison New York-based hotel giant Loews has increased its investment stake to become majority owner of the planned 800-room downtown convention hotel and preliminary construction is expected to begin soon. The expanded role of Loews, which owns and operates 24 hotels in major cities across the U.S. and Canada, was approved this week…
Renowned East Crossroads Artist Studio Kicks Off International Sculpture Conference
By Kevin Collison The center of the sculpture world was at Studio Inc in the East Crossroads area of downtown this week for a kickoff event for the 2017 International Sculpture Conference. Three-hundred artists from across the United States and overseas are here through Saturday for the event, which is a celebration and educational program…
Hello Atelier | For the Love of Dance
Despite a late introduction to ballet, Devon Carney has spent his professional life as a dancer. Working with the Boston Ballet right out of high school, he was mentored by the great Rudolf Nureyev, from whom he learned the key to being a successful performer. Today, though retired from the stage, Carney is a choreographer…
Meshuggah Bagels Rolling Into Downtown this March
By Kevin Collison The bagel that ate 39th Street last spring is rolling into downtown Kansas City, hopefully in time for the Big 12 basketball tournament in March. Meshuggah Bagels plans to open its fourth metro outlet in a 1,400 square-foot space off the ground-floor lobby of One Light apartments at 13th and Walnut streets….
What If I Told You That Kansas City Is Not A Racist Community?
What if I told you that Kansas City is not a racist community? Instead, I tell you that Kansas City is a great city, with a lot of great people. It is also inhabited by a miniscule number of racially divisive people that come from all ethnic backgrounds. Terrelle Pryor, Sr., wide receiver for the…
Swiss Re Bringing 400 Jobs to Downtown Kansas City, Relocating from Overland Park
By Kevin Collison Swiss Re, a global reinsurance firm based in Switzerland, is relocating its Overland Park office to downtown Kansas City, a move that will bring 400 jobs. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced the move Wednesday, which follows a visit by the governor to the firm’s headquarters in Zurich. The firm will be moving…
Purge In Turkey Worries KC Emigres
The brutal, imperious reaction of Turkey’s dictatorial government to a failed coup attempt last year has turned life into a nightmare for most, if not all, Kansas City-area residents of Turkish nationality. “I don’t know of anyone here from Turkey who is not affected,” says Selahattin Aydin, executive director of the Dialogue Institute of the…