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Posts Tagged ‘Development’

Iconic Katz Drug Store Sign Finds New Life

By | August 31, 2022 | 0
The new Katz Drug Store sign was unveiled recently at Fossil Forge in Lee's Summit.

The Katz Drug Store sign, an iconic Kansas City streetscape fixture with its happy cat sporting a bow tie, has a new home at the LUMI neon sign museum.

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Barney Allis Plaza Rebuild Proposal Includes Apartment Tower

By | August 19, 2022 | 1
A rendering of the proposed 10-story, 226-unit apartment project proposed by Development Collaborative. with a redeveloped Barney Allis Plaza in the foreground.

Kansas City’s plan for rebuilding a crumbling Barney Allis Plaza now includes a privately developed 10-story apartment building that would offer some affordable housing.

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KC Public Schools Frustrated by KCATA Silence on Tax Incentives

By | August 17, 2022 | 0
Artists' renderings for two upcoming RideKC Development Corp. projects

Kansas City Public Schools has criticized the KCTA’s development arm for focusing on projects west of Troost and failing to brief the school district on tax break proposals.

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Union Station Named Among ‘Most Beautiful Train Stations’ in the World

By | August 9, 2022 | 0
Union Station at night with the downtown skyline in the background.

Kansas City’s Union Station has been named one of the 37 most beautiful train stations in the world by Architectural Digest.

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Passion Project: 2000 Vine Street’s ‘Cultural Inheritance’

By | July 22, 2022 | 0
2000 Vine Street.

The revitalization of the two oldest public works buildings in Kansas City, abandoned since 1978, is nearly complete, according to the leaders of the 2000 Vine Street project.

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