Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Apartment-Hotel Tower Plan at 14th & Wyandotte Clears First Hurdle
By Kevin Collison A proposal to build a 27-story hotel and apartment building at 14th and Wyandotte took its first official step forward Tuesday on a preparation journey that’s expected to last at least into next year. The City Plan Commission unanimously endorsed the development plan being pursued by Lux Living for what’s now vacant…
No Place Like Home? The Wizard of Oz Still Shapes the World’s View of Kansas for Better and Worse
The Wizard of Oz and Kansas have been inseparable since farm girl Dorothy Gale first skipped down the yellow brick road. But having an enduring image from the Dust Bowl 1930s might also hold Kansas back from what it wants to be today.
Barrio Taqueria Opening at Martini Corner This June with Rooftop Patio
By Kevin Collison Barrio is adding a fourth outlet at Martini Corners in the former Sol Cantina space, this one with serving a more streamlined menu and a modified name, Barrio Taqueria. Chris Ridler, a partner in Barrio Taqueria, says the new restaurant will include a rooftop patio that can accommodate 75 people, more television…
Super-Green River Market Apartment Project For Sale
By Kevin Collison Second + Delaware, Kansas City’s greenest apartment project, is up for sale less than three years after opening in the River Market. The $71 million project was built to “passive house” standards that included 16-inch concrete walls with a layer of foam in the middle. It uses 90 percent less energy than…
Spend a Day at the NFL Draft
Flatland attended the first day of the NFL Draft in Kansas City to capture the fan experience in pictures. Here is a pictorial gallery.
Milhaus Teams with UC-B on 100-Unit Apartment Plan on Troost
By Kevin Collison A familiar team is working together again to develop a 100-unit apartment project at the southeast corner of Linwood and Troost. UC-B Properties and Milhaus have formed a partnership for the project. It would join another 89-unit development proposed by Indianapolis-based Milhaus for the southwest corner of the same intersection. “We realized…
Weekend Possibilities | NFL Draft, Kelce Jam, Kicks and Couture
Beside NFL Draft mania, there’s live music, a new bookstore opening in Kansas City, Kansas, and The Great Wind Festival this weekend.
A Love Story: Football, the NFL, the Chiefs and Kansas City
The history of football in Kansas City stretches back to the late 1800s, long before Lamar Hunt brought the Chiefs to town, let alone the NFL Draft.
Afterword Starts New Chapter with Cheffed Up
By Kevin Collison Mia Morrow of Cheffed Up grew up in the world of food with a strong entrepreneurial bent. So when Afterword Tavern & Shelves put out the word last year it was seeking an entrepreneurial chef to team with, she was ready and excited to respond. “We really gelled,” Morrow said. “It’s been…
Weekend Possibilities | Earth Day, Brunch Walk and a Kite Festival
There are plenty of ways to celebrate the planet this Earth Day, some of which include beer. Other options include Don Bosco’s Block Party, kite-flying and the start of Westport’s International Food Week. Friday, April 21 5 – 9 p.m. Don Bosco Centers is throwing a Block Party Friday outside of its Columbus Park Community…