Kevin Collison
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Flatland contributor Kevin Collison is the founder of CityScene KC, an online source for downtown news and issues.
Stories by Kevin Collison
Affordable Apartment Project Proposed for Downtown Riverfront
By Kevin Collison An Omaha developer is proposing a 60-unit apartment project near Berkley Riverfront Park that’s intended to help meet the demand for affordable housing downtown. Cornerstone Associates, which recently opened the 531 Grand market-rate apartment project in the River Market, is requesting federal tax credits administered by the Missouri Housing Development Commission to…
Spring Urban Homes Tour Includes Three New Downtown Projects
The Downtown Neighborhood Association is sponsoring its Spring Urban Homes Tour Saturday (June 9), and this year’s event will include three just-completed apartment projects: Two Light, The Union and 531 Grand. Jared Campbell, the president of the DNA, said this is the second year his group has sponsored the event, which he described as a…
Boulevardia Celebrates Fifth Year in Bottoms with Bou Lou and Tech N9ne Too
Boulevardia is back for a fifth year in the West Bottoms June 15-16 and this year’s festival includes a performance by Tech N9ne paired with a new collaborative beer he’s created with Boulevard Brewery. The event, located in the Stockyards District of the Bottoms, has grown to become a huge Father’s Day weekend attraction. It includes…
Pending Sale of Crossroads Building Housing YJ’s Stirs ‘Hate Mail’
By Kevin Collison The pending sale of the building housing longtime Crossroads favorite YJ’s Snack Bar has stirred up strong passions, prompting the expected buyer and current owner of the property to speak out. “There’s so much misinformation out there,” said Spencer Sight, whose father Dan Sight has a contract to buy the building on…
Big Apartment Plan for Armour and Troost Wins City Plan Commission Endorsement
By Kevin Collison A “transformational” plan that would add hundreds of apartments and new businesses to the rundown intersection of Troost and Armour has been unanimously endorsed by the City Plan Commission. Chicago-based MAC Properties, which has developed more than 1,500 apartments along Armour Boulevard over the last decade, wants to invest $78 million in…
Roasterie Opening Cafe in H&R Block Headquarters
The Roasterie is heralding the arrival later this summer of its new cafe inside the H&R Block headquarters Wednesday with a “Block Party” offering free food and coffee. The event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the H&R Block lobby, will give people a taste of what to expect when The Roasterie…
Resurrection Opens First New Downtown Church Built in Over a Century
By Kevin Collison If you’re looking for a symbol of how downtown Kansas City has revived in recent years, search no further than the new Church of the Resurrection which opens this weekend at 1601 Grand. “When I moved here from Detroit in 2009, the Downtown Council’s slogan was ‘live, work and play,’” observed the…
Downtown Stanford Comedy Club Struggles to Recover from ‘Incident’
By Kevin Collison General Manager Richard Montano is upfront about how a shooting incident Feb. 25 has hurt business at the Stanford 813 comedy club, which had been open just a couple months. “We were doing better before the incident,” he said. “We stopped the dance club and we’re now strictly a comedy club and…
Proposed Office Project Would ‘Fill Out’ Block Facing Barney Allis Plaza
By Kevin Collison A development agency got an early look last week at a proposed $114 million project that includes renovating two historic buildings and building a combination garage and office building in the heart of downtown. Platform Ventures plans to seek tax incentives for a redevelopment plan that includes renovating the former Kansas City…