Developer Plans to Shake-Up Martini Corner
By Kevin Collison A core stretch of the Martini Corner entertainment strip has been purchased by a developer who plans to invest $3 million in renovation and new construction, including literally lifting its bars and restaurants to a new level. Exact Partners, along with other investors, has purchased all the properties on the north side…
Weekend Possibilities | ‘The Office! A Musical Parody,’ KC Brew Festival and an Oscars Watch Party
Kansas City’s weekend possibilities include ‘The Office! A Musical Parody,’ KC Brew Festival and an Oscars watch party.
Plan Commission Endorses Waddell & Reed Design, Urges Revision to Ground Floor
By Kevin Collison The design of Waddell & Reed’s new headquarters was unanimously endorsed by the City Plan Commission Tuesday after a surprisingly brief hearing that drew no public comment despite ongoing social media angst over the building’s lack of pedestrian appeal. The 18-story building planned for the southwest corner of 14th and Baltimore is…
Climate Impact Index Turns Up Heat on Kansas City
Kansas City ranks as one of the worst cities in the country in a new transportation climate impact index.
Time to Vote on the Food Question You Like Best
February it’s all about food. Pick your favorite curiousKC query. Our team will report.
Couple Open Dream Tex-Mex Place on West Ninth Street
By Kevin Collison The former City Center Square’s loss is a tasty gain to the Ninth and Baltimore food scene with the opening of Wrap IT Up Tex Mex Grill at 104 W. Ninth St. Veronica Garcia and her husband Roberto Vidal had to relocate when the food court at City Center was closed as…
Tap List | Super Bowl Celebration Libations
Tap List explores beers to extend your celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs victory in the Super Bowl.
A New Era Dawns in Chiefs Kingdom
Social media exploded with posts following the Kansas City Chiefs victory in the Super Bowl over the San Francisco 49ers.
Taming the Mighty Mo
Port KC President and CEO Jon Stephens provides a brief curiousKC history of the channeling of the Missouri River.
Getting to Know Rashida Phillips, KC Jazz Museum’s New Director
Meet American Jazz Museum’s new director, Rashida Phillips.
Nationally-Renowned Ballpark Author Says Timing Right to Bring Royals Downtown
By Kevin Collison Kansas City was “lucky” 15 years ago not to build a downtown ballpark when the Royals lease was last up, but that’s all changed now, according to Paul Goldberger, author of the new book “Ballpark: Baseball in the American City.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic who wrote for the New York Times, the…
Behind the Scenes at the Super Bowl
Flatland’s Clarence Dennis covered a Super Bowl team just last year. With the Chiefs on the brink of football glory, he shared an inside look.
Downtown Ballpark for Kansas City Royals Now Makes Sense, Speaker Says
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Paul Goldberger says that now is a good time for Kansas City to consider a downtown ballpark for the Kansas City Royals.
‘Truman Torah’ Reunited With Rabbi in Philadelphia
The famous “Truman Torah” given to Harry S. Truman after he recognized the founding of Israel has been reunited with the son of the rabbi who provided the gift.