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Bar + Rec Plans Lively Entertainment Center in Old KC Star Building
By Kevin Collison Bar + Rec, the first tenant announced for the ongoing redevelopment of the old Kansas City Star building, has a year-old pile of sand and months of work ahead before its planned opening at year’s end. Partners Mark Musselman and Luke Wade continue to push forward with their ambitious plan to create…
Broad Strokes: “We Make Artwork Too”
Blanca Herrada says she’s painting a space for more people of color in the art world—in and behind the canvas.
College Basketball Experience Refreshing Its Game
By Kevin Collison The College Basketball Experience next to the Sprint Center is replacing some dead wood, specifically its center basketball court which has gotten tired after 12 years of abundant bouncing. “We have 100,000 visitors annually and 100 basketball tournaments every year,” said CBE spokeswoman Celeste Lupercio. “It’s also our main space for corporate…
This is the Question We’ll Report About KC Streets
Read why four Kansas Citians sent in their questions, then vote.
River Market Lands New Office Tenant
WSP USA, an international engineering firm, has opened a 42-person office in the River Market, encouraging news at a time when downtown officials are striving to attract more private employers. The firm has leased space in the 3Y building at 300 Wyandotte, bringing it close to 90 percent occupancy. The former Populous building opened in…
How Did Trails West Influence The Growth of Westport?
Gary Jenkins, an expert on Kansas City’s mob history, lives near a sign that denotes the crossing of the Oregon and California trails. That piqued his interest, so he asked curiousKC to find out how the city developed along the early trails.
Mac Plans to Renovate Former Red Cross Building Into Apartments
By Kevin Collison Mac Properties plans to renovate the former American Red Cross building at 211 W. Armour Blvd. into 61 apartments, the latest installment in the firm’s ongoing transformation of the Armour corridor in midtown. The proposed $11.7 million project would expand the Chicago-based firm’s apartment portfolio along Armour. Over the past decade, Mac has…
Ambassador Hotel Opens Addition in Time for Big 12 Tournament
By Kevin Collison The Ambassador Hotel Kansas City at 1111 Grand is opening its $14.9 million addition today, just in time to welcome fans attending the Big 12 Men’s Tournament. The nine-story tower is adding 70 rooms to the 43-room boutique hotel that opened in the historic Gate City National Bank Building in 2012. Paul…
Not Quite a Hat Trick | Kansas City’s Two Seasons of Pro Hockey
Joe Lynch makes slow, easy circles on the Crown Center Ice Terrace testing the edge on his newly sharpened ice skates. A pair of sisters watch wide-eyed, waiting for help to tie the brown laces on their skates. I approach Lynch, an ice rink attendant, explaining that we might catch him in the background for a…
What Are the 3 Oldest Buildings in KC?
This is my first foray into answering a curiousKC question. I decided to answer (what I thought would be) a straightforward history question thrown our way by Kansas Citian Stacey McBride. “What are the top three oldest surviving buildings in Kansas City?” “How hard could it be?” I thought. It’s just math. A simple equation:…