The KC Star Relocating Offices to Crown Center
By Kevin Collison The Kansas City Star is leasing 8,500 square-feet for its new offices in the 2405 Grand building at Crown Center, a steep decline from its peak when the paper owned 659,000 square feet of downtown real estate. The relocation to about a half floor in an upper level of the office tower…
Weekend Possibilities | Dim Sum Brewery Pop-Up, NCAA Basketball Watch Party, Brookside’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Weekend options range from leftover St. Patrick’s Day parties to World of Wheels at Kansas City Convention Center.
The Post-Pandemic Health Care (Staffing) Crisis
KC health care workers tell all about the toll recurring COVID-19 surges took on them. And what they need.
‘Womyn’s Land’: A Rural Version of ‘Womontown’
Like Womontown, Womyn’s Land was created as a place for lesbians who wanted to withdraw from an oppressive “mainstream world” to feel safe and empowered.
Pennway Point Proposal Would Add Ferris Wheel to Downtown
By Kevin Collison An entertainment district at the south end of the Broadway viaduct that would include a 170-foot Ferris wheel, neon sign museum and food is the latest downtown proposal from developer Vince Bryant. The “Pennway Point” proposal is in the early stage of planning and would include the renovation of the former Carter…
Pennway Point Proposal Would Add Ferris Wheel to Downtown
An entertainment district at the south end of the Broadway viaduct that would include a 170-foot Ferris wheel, neon sign museum and food is the latest downtown proposal from developer Vince Bryant.
Sláinte! Browne’s Irish Marketplace Turns 135
A longtime landmark in Kansas City’s Irish community is set to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with even more joy than usual this year.
Samuel Rodgers Planning $15M Pediatric Wing at Health Campus
By Kevin Collison Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center is planning to build a four-story pediatrics wing at Seventh and Euclid, the latest project in the works for its campus near downtown. The health center’s plan for a what’s described as a two-level, 32,000 square-foot medical office building atop a 382-space, two-level garage is scheduled to…
Tap List | J. Rieger and KU Collaborate On New Rye
J. Rieger & Co. has teamed up with the University of Kansas for a new collaboration, Rock Chalk Straight Rye Whiskey.
curiousKC | What Help Is There for Unhoused Pet Owners?
In Kansas City, more and more folks find themselves unhoused with pets. Many in the charitable sector are seeing the need for more pet friendly options.
Puttery, ‘Uniquely Themed’ Miniature Golf, Rolling into Plaza
By Kevin Collison Puttery, an “immersive” entertainment concept that adds cocktails, technology and food to the classic miniature golf game is coming to the Country Club Plaza, a much-needed addition to the Plaza lineup, according to its developer. The Dallas-based chain will occupy 23,600 square feet in the Jack Henry building at 4641 Jefferson being…
Nick’s Picks | Spring Break, St. Patrick’s Day and NCAA Tournament
Spring break, St. Patrick’s Day and the NCAA Basketball Tournament offer plenty of distractions this news week in Kansas City.
Two Kansas City Artists Bring Elders’ Words to Life
In a new exhibit in a Crossroads gallery, older Americans’ wishes have been transformed into artwork that fill two rooms. Artists Marn Jensen and Andy Newcom interviewed over 200 people to learn what they wish for the world.
The Tamale Kitchen Reboots for Post-Pandemic Success
The Tamale Kitchen, originally established to provide employment in a working class neighborhood, is using a recent capital infusion to convert from a nonprofit to a “profit-for-a-purpose” enterprise.
Plaza Development Conflict Erupts, 1940s Church Likely Casualty
By Kevin Collison The Country Club Plaza is at a development flash point again over the likely demolition of an attractive, but unprotected, old church and a developer’s plan to replace it with a three-level restaurant project. Drake Development intends to raze the Seventh Church of Christ, Scientists at 47th and Pennsylvania and build a…