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Riverfront Hotel and Apartment Projects Take First Steps Forward
By Kevin Collison A proposed $29 million boutique hotel that would be the first big commercial project on the downtown riverfront during its recent revival won preliminary support Monday from the Port KC board. The 118-room Origin hotel proposed by The Thrash Group of Hattiesburg, MS would be located across from Berkley Riverfront Park. It…
Tap List | New Breweries Officially Open Doors
River Bluff Brewing and Tall Trellis Brew Co. are open to the public in the River Market and Olathe.
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Fighting for Ukraine’s Independence Here in the Heartland
The Ukrainian Club of Kansas City moves away from cultural activities as members search for ways to support the war effort in their home country.
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…
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.
Boutique Hotel, Condos Planned for ‘Skinny’ Lot in River Market
By Kevin Collison A developer is planning to nestle a five-story boutique hotel and condo building amidst the “prettiest block” of 19th Century buildings in Kansas City. Attorney Gino Serra and partners Mike Heitmann and Scott Hallier are planning the project for a narrow, vacant tract at 413 Delaware. Serra said the “skinny” lot had…
Womontown: How 12 City Blocks in Kansas City Became a Radical Enclave By and For Women
Fed up with harassment and housing discrimination, lesbians in 1990s Kansas City dreamed of a place where they could “walk hand in hand, freely down the streets.” So they created Womontown. The radical enclave encompassed 12 city blocks and attracted women from all over the U.S.
Weekend Possibilities | First Friday Fun, Jurassic Quest and Trevor Wallace
Dinosaurs in the West Bottoms, Wine Fest at Union Station, plus the Polar Plunge at Lake Olathe.
Tap List | Kansas Breweries To Gather in Lawrence
The Kansas Craft Brewers Exposition, which was canceled last year due to the pandemic, returns to Lawrence on March 12.