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
‘Dine Your Way’ KC Restaurant Week Starts Friday
For the second consecutive year, Kansas City Restaurant Week is opening this Friday in the shadow of the Covid pandemic and supporters say it’s just as vital now for people to support the local dining scene. “We’re encouraging people to ‘dine your way,’” said Jenny Wilson, director of partnerships and events for Visit KC. “If…
Proposed City Market Apartment Tower Hailed as Future Development Model
By Kevin Collison A 13-story, 300-unit apartment development planned for just west of the City Market was endorsed by a Port KC committee Monday after being hailed by the city manager as a model for future downtown development. The $75 million project proposed for what’s now a city-owned parking lot would occupy a one-acre…
Proposed City Market Apartment Tower Hailed as Future Development Model
A 13-story, 300-unit apartment development planned for just west of the City Market was endorsed by a Port KC committee Monday after being hailed by the city manager as a model for future downtown development.
Upscale Diner and a Wine Bar Opening in Crossroads Late Spring
Two new culinary concepts by Howard Hanna, the former co-owner and chef at The Rieger, are scheduled to open late this spring in the Crossroads as part of the City Club apartment development. Small Axe, an upscale diner-style restaurant, is planned for the corner of 20th and Main. it will feature breakfast, lunch and dinner,…
Streetcar to Stretch Farther Toward New Riverfront Soccer Stadium
By Kevin Collison The planned riverfront streetcar extension will be almost three soccer fields longer than originally planned to bring riders closer to the new KC Current stadium to be built east of Berkley Park. Streetcar chief Tom Gerend said a revised plan for the half-mile streetcar extension now brings the line to the middle…
Plan for Keystone Innovation Campus on East 18th Street Collapses
By Kevin Collison An ambitious proposal for a Keystone Innovation District campus on East 18th Street has experienced a major setback with a planned new office building and renovated warehouse no longer in the works. Keystone Community Corp., a strategic economic development initiative backed by the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City, had been working…
Cathedral Pursuing $14M Campaign for New Parish Center, Homeless Facility
By Kevin Collison The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, a landmark church that pre-dates downtown, has launched a $14 million campaign to build a new parish hall and renovate space for its breakfast program for the homeless. The brick Cathedral at 11th and Broadway with its striking gold dome steeple traces its roots to a…
Cathedral Pursuing $14 Million Campaign for New Parish Center, Homeless Facility
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, a landmark church that pre-dates downtown, has launched a $14 million campaign to build a new parish hall and renovate space for its breakfast program for the homeless.
Commentary: Looking Ahead to 2022
COMMENTARY By Kevin Collison A Tweet from Mayor Lucas over the New Year weekend inviting thoughts and questions about 2022 pushed my ambivalence off the fence about writing a beginning of the year opinion column. We hear plenty this time of year from pundits musing about the nation and the world, but since hyper-local greater…
Oak Tower may be Restored to Original 1920s Grandeur
By Kevin Collison A towering downtown architectural treasure that’s been hidden by cement stucco since 1974 may be restored to its Gothic glory by a Lawrence developer. The 28-story Oak Tower near City Hall was bought by Bill Schultheis a year ago, and he’s pursuing a renovation plan that would restore its original terra cotta exterior…