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North Kansas City Plays Potential Backstop for Royals
By Kevin Collison North Kansas City has emerged as the backup for a proposed Royals ballpark should a deal strike out at the East Village downtown site, according to sources familiar with both locations. While North Kansas City was considered an outlier when it was listed among 14 potential ballpark locations in and around downtown…
Garment District Grooves Concert Series Starts Fifth Season
The Garment District Grooves Series has tuned up for another season, returning at a time its namesake park at Eighth and Broadway is receiving renewed attention. The lunchtime music series is presented the third Wednesday of each month through October by the Kansas City Parks & Recreation Department, the Downtown Council, Downtown Neighborhood Association and…
Afterword Starts New Chapter with Cheffed Up
By Kevin Collison Mia Morrow of Cheffed Up grew up in the world of food with a strong entrepreneurial bent. So when Afterword Tavern & Shelves put out the word last year it was seeking an entrepreneurial chef to team with, she was ready and excited to respond. “We really gelled,” Morrow said. “It’s been…
NFL Draft Showtime at Union Station Brings Civic Pride
By Kevin Collison It’s showtime at Union Station with the upcoming NFL Draft and its top executive George Guastello is ecstatic millions of television viewers from around the nation will see Kansas City’s most beloved landmark. “When you talk to the NFL, they have never done a draft this size in front of a historic…
Developers Look Up at Broadway Site Across from Kauffman Center
By Kevin Collison A 40-story apartment and hotel tower on Broadway across from the Kauffman Center? That’s what a development group has in mind for the first phase of a big proposal that eventually could include a second high-rise building. But first, the developers–EPC Real Estate Group and Dan Carr–have to persuade the Federal Aviation…