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
Tailleur, French-Style Brasserie, Opens on Main Near Future Streetcar Stop
By Kevin Collison Tailleur, the new restaurant concept by the creators of The Russell, feels like a refreshing culinary oasis à la Parisian brasserie, especially if you enter off Main, past all the streetcar-related construction. “I wanted a bistro and bakery with a New York and European feeling,” said co-owner Heather White. “It felt like…
Streetcar Authority Looks to Extend Line Over River to Booming North KC
By Kevin Collison The KC Streetcar Authority is pursuing a long-sought extension over the river into North Kansas City, seeking proposals that would result in a detailed plan by mid-2022 about its design and financing. The agency has released a request for proposals that’s due later this month. It would use as a starting point…
Streetcar Authority Looks to Extend Line Over Missouri River to North Kansas City
The Kansas City Streetcar Authority is exploring plans to extend the streetcar route across the Missouri River into North Kansas City.
New Developers Take Over Jazz Hill Affordable Housing Plan
By Kevin Collison A new development team is taking on the previously approved Jazz Hill Apartment plan and intends to invest more renovating the grand, but moribund, old apartment buildings near downtown into affordable housing. Indianapolis-based Flaherty & Collins and the Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corp. plan to renovate the 11 apartment buildings on the…
‘Ruthelle’s’ Returning to 18th & Vine
By Kevin Collison Adam Jones, who’s redevelopment portfolio include the Westside and West Bottoms, is going east to the 18th & Vine District with an artsy project featuring barbecue and soul food along with a dollop of local jazz culture. He’s renovating a small two-story building at 1819 Vine into a restaurant and night club…
Transit Coffee Opens Near Future Streetcar Stop at Westport Road
By Kevin Collison The new Transit Coffee shop at Westport Road and Main is all about motion, whether it’s the region’s place as a transportation crossroads or the streetcar stop that’s opening nearby in a couple years. “The idea is, Kansas City is this central hub for all kinds of different supply lines and transportation…
Three Dog Bakery Adds Treats to Bar K
By Kevin Collison It’s the kind of place any dog would like to spend their day. Three Dog Bakery has opened its fifth location in the Kansas City area in its own space at the Bark K café and dog park, and with all the pups romping around, it’s great for drop-in business. “It’s a…
Mac Proposes Multi-Tower Residential Project at Streetcar Stop
By Kevin Collison Most of the city block southwest of Main and Armour would be transformed into a major streetcar-oriented residential project that would include several eight-to 10-story apartment buildings in a plan being pursued by Mac Properties. The $110 million proposal also would renovate the old New Yorker apartment building at 3521 Baltimore, adapt…
Mac Properties Proposes Multi-Tower Residential Project at Streetcar Stop
Most of the city block southwest of Main Street and Armour Boulevard would be transformed into a major streetcar-oriented residential project that would include several eight- to 10-story apartment buildings developed by Mac Properties.
Game On for College Basketball Experience–Coaches Group, Too
By Kevin Collison The College Basketball Experience adjoining the T-Mobile Center is reopening Thursday with plenty of hoopla after going dark 17 months due to Covid and other challenges to getting its game back on. The CBE, which opened in 2007, features two floors dedicated to fully physical interactive exhibits and the history of men’s…