Downtown

Union Station and the Kansas City skyline lit up at night.

curiousKC: Who Lights Up the Kansas City Skyline?

An intrigued curiousKC reader wanted to know more about downtown’s lights, which are often coordinated depending on the holiday or in support of local sports teams.

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Rendering of the planned 26-story Three Light Tower looking north.ering of the planned 26-story Three Light Tower looking north.

Three Light Construction to Start in May, Midland Renovation This Fall

The Cordish Co. has confirmed construction of the $140 million Three Light luxury apartment tower will begin in May, adding the renovation of the historic Midland building into affordable apartments is expected to begin this fall.

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Webster House

KC Symphony Moving to Webster House, New Movement for Old School

The historic Webster House will be the new headquarters of the Kansas City Symphony, returning music and life to the building closed by philanthropist Shirley Helzberg last summer because of the COVID pandemic.

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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Kansas City

B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

B&B Theatres of Liberty, which operates 429 screens in nine states, would like to take over the downtown theater that’s been entertaining Kansas City audiences since 1921 now that Alamo has called it quits.

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The University of California Berkley team included a new ballpark for the Royals as part of their redevelopment proposal for the East Village.

Finalists Named in ULI East Village Design Competition, Ballpark in Mix

Four teams from top North American universities are finalists in a design competition targeting redevelopment of the East Village area of downtown.

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