Business
No Vacancy Offers Cozy Stay in the Crossroads
By Kevin Collison The Crossroads is home to some unique, eclectic businesses, and Spencer Sight’s new hotel venture at 1717 Wyandotte certainly qualifies. It has only eight rooms. “It’s quaint enough to be furnished like a well-appointed loft, while offering the comfort and consistency of a boutique hotel,” he said. “Each guest room has a…
Verdant Blooms in Crossroads
(Editor’s note: This story originally was posted Feb. 21 2019. Verdant is now open and in addition to the services and goods mentioned in the original article, it also offers flower bouquets starting at $3.50 per bundle preferably raised by local growers. Hours are Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m….
Plaza Nordstrom Resumes Work Next Summer, Completion Fall 2022
(Updated Nov. 30: Nordstrom has now pushed back the anticipated opening of its Country Club Plaza store to Fall 2023, according to the company website) By Kevin Collison Construction is expected to resume next summer on the Nordstrom store planned for the Country Club Plaza with an opening anticipated in Fall 2022, a year later…
Spark KC Co-Working Space Opening Soon at Two Light
Spark Kansas City, the Cordish Companies long-planned co-working space at the Two Light apartment building, will be opening Aug. 17. The 15,000 square-foot, two-level space located at the southwest corner of Two Light at Truman Road and Walnut will be the latest addition to the co-working office scene downtown. The Spark KC plan was first…
Historic Webster House Holding Unique Closing Sale
By Kevin Collison The Webster House is having a going out of business sale, but one that’s as unique as the inventory of fine antiques, art and other goods sold at the Crossroads landmark that closed permanently last spring, a casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic. The two-part closing sale includes an online auction of the…