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ARTerra Apartment Project in Crossroads District Expected to Set New Bar for Downtown Rents
By Kevin Collison It was only a few years ago that apartment developers in downtown Kansas City dreamed of getting $1.50 per square foot in rent. Last week at the groundbreaking for the ARTerra project, developer Jon Copaken said its units will go for $2.30 per square foot, the same rate as Two Light, the…
Mayor Hosting Rock the Block Celebration Saturday at Washington Square Park
The sixth annual “Sly’s Rock the Block” celebration, a free, family-oriented event, will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Washington Square Park. The event is held to recognize the end of city summer programs and the beginning of a new school year. It will feature live music, cultural performances and other…
Mission Taco Joint Opening in East Crossroads Next Week, Taste of San Francisco MexiCali Street Food
You can thank the U.S. Coast Guard for the new Mission Taco Joint that’s scheduled to open this Monday at 409 E. 18th St. in the East Crossroads. Jason and Adam Tilford, the brothers who founded the St. Louis-based chain, grew up moving up and down the California coast following their dad’s Coast Guard career….
Despite Election Setback, Kansas City Streetcar Authority Continues Planning for Proposed Extension to UMKC
By Kevin Collison The Kansas City Streetcar Authority is moving ahead with the next phase of planning for an proposed extension of the line from downtown to UMKC despite Tuesday’s election setback. The authority has approved spending $1 million to hire a team led by HDR Engineering to begin work on what’s called the Streetcar…
Denver Investor has Discovered his Development ‘Play’ in River Market
By Kevin Collison Craig Slawson knows a lot about oil exploration, a business his family has been in for 60 years. In that industry, when you find a ‘play,’ you’ve identified a geological region where conditions are ripe for discovering oil fields, lots of them. Now that he’s expanded into real estate, the Denver-based founder…
Crossroads Crooks with Appetite for Apple Computers Nabbed by Kansas City Police
By Kevin Collison Kansas City police have arrested two men in connection with a series of smash-and-grab business burglaries in the Crossroads Arts District in recent months that mostly targeted Apple computers. Det. Tim Mountz said Tuesday the men were arrested Monday in connection with at least five of the more than dozen burglaries in…
Crossroads Arts District Celebrating the Eclipse with Solanoir Street-Art Festival
The Crossroads Arts District is living up to cosmic form with a five-day, street-art celebration of the upcoming total eclipse called Solanoir. Thirty street artists from around the country and the world have been invited to paint murals on two dozen buildings around the downtown district. The festival begins Wednesday and its celestial culmination occurs…
Downtown Treat: Free Scoop of Ice Cream to Serve a Good Cause
Here’s a sweet downtown challenge. Denali Flavors will donate $10,000 to the Salvation Army of Kansas City if it can attract enough ice cream lovers to the Power & Light District to eat 10,000 free scoops of its Hiland Moose Tracks Ice Cream between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday). All you have to…
Plan to Tame Crossroads Stretch of Oak Street with Diagonal Parking Delayed Until Spring
By Kevin Collison Oak Street through the Crossroads District of downtown sometimes can be a speedway, the worse incident perhaps occurring in late 2014 when a car plowed into a building at the corner of 18th Street during a police chase. The East Crossroads area it serves also has attracted a host of new bars,…
Crossroads First Friday to Include Kids Scavenger Hunt, Rooftop Party, Sporting KC Flip Cup and Yes, Art
By Kevin Collison Today’s First Friday in the downtown Kansas City Crossroads Arts District continues a growing trend of not just being a festive place for adults to congregate but families as well. From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., “C is for Crossroads,” an event promoting literacy for younger kids, will kickoff this month’s First…