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The proposed Fidelity Security Life Insurance tower looking south from Grand Boulevard.

KC Council Committee Supports Crown Center Office Tower Near Streetcar Stop

Fidelity Security Life’s proposed 11-story headquarters project at 27th and Main streets had its incentive request endorsed unanimously Wednesday by a City Council committee over the objections of the nearby Union Hill neighborhood.

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Union Station and the Kansas City skyline lit up at night.

Union Station Shines With $5 Million Donation From Sunderland Foundation

Union Station has hit the donor jackpot with a $5 million gift from the Sunderland Foundation, a windfall that will greatly enhance the grand building restored with the help of area voters in 1999.

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A preliminary rendering of a proposed office tower at 27th and Main.

Office Tower Proposed Near Planned 27th and Main Streetcar Stop

An $83.4 million office tower is in the works for vacant property owned by Crown Center near the planned 27th and Main streetcar stop in Kansas City.

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Irish Fest crowd gathers below the Kansas City skyline.

KC Irish Fest Making Big Changes Due to Pandemic

Kansas City Irish Fest, which traditionally welcomes more than 100,000 weekend visitors to Crown Center, will take place in a series of smaller, “locally focused” community experiences in 2020.

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Boulevardia's Taps & Tastes

Boulevardia Leaving West Bottoms for Crown Center in 2020

Boulevardia has announced plans to move from the West Bottoms to Crown Center in 2020.

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A basketball coach and player bump fists

Weekend Possibilities | A Plethora of Holiday Season Festivities

Flatland’s weekend possibilities offers a plethora of holiday season festivities.

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Danielle Nicole plays the guitar and sings into a mic.

Weekend Possibilities | Danielle Nicole’s Thanksgiving Blues, Lighting Ceremonies and Raiders Week

Weekend possibilities in Kansas City include Danielle Nicole’s Thanksgiving eve blues show, Christmas lighting ceremonies and Raiders week.

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A woman poses in full calavera face paint.

Weekend Possibilities | Day of the Dead, Free Film Fest, and Beers of the Kaw

Weekend possibilities include Day of the Dead celebrations, a free film fest at Crown Center and beers of the Kansas River.

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Kansas Citians mingle and taste wines in Union Station.

Weekend Possibilities | Uncorked: KC Wine Festival, the Gay Softball World Series, And Art Westport

A few food and drink festivals, the Gay Softball World Series, and Art Westport highlight September’s first non-holiday weekend in KC.

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Families gather at Crown Center's WeekEnder Series to watch a show.

Crown Center’s WeekEnder, A Trio of Unique Brunch Options, and Other Weekend Possibilities

Crown Center’s WeekEnder Series, a trio of brunch options, and First Fridays events are just a few of this weekend’s possibilities in Kansas City.

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