News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Barney Allis Plaza Rebuild Estimate $61.7M, Anticipated Completion Fall 2022
By Kevin Collison The city review for rebuilding Barney Allis Plaza and its underground garage tentatively has chosen a $61.7 million option that would lower the plaza to street level and build a 400-space garage beneath it. William Crandall of CBC Real Estate Group, the managing principal hired by the city for the proposed reconstruction,…
State Of Emergency: Kansas City Goes Into Overdrive To Fix Potholes
Kansas City is responding to mounting complaints about potholes on city streets.
Biggest Apartment Project to Date in Troost Revival Now Pre-Leasing
The biggest apartment development to date in the Hospital Hill area of Troost Avenue, 2501 Beacon Hill, has begun pre-leasing and is expected to accept its first residents in July. The 249-unit apartment project occupies a full block southeast of 25th and Troost and is managed by NorthPoint Development. Work on the $40 million development…
Sinkers Lounge Putting Soon in P&L District
By Kevin Collison The founder of Blade & Timber has aimed his axe at the space next door in the Power & Light District and plans to open Sinker’s Lounge, a new mini-golf meets cocktail lounge concept, this summer. Matt Baysinger said his new Sinkers Lounge is a continuation of the entertainment formula that’s made…
Nick’s Picks: Missouri Primary, Big 12 Basketball and St. Patrick’s Parades
Nick’s Haines’ picks for news highlights for the coming week include the Missouri Primary, the Big 12 basketball tournament and St. Patrick’s Day parades.
curiousKC: Winning Access to Fairyland Park
Kansas City’s Fairyland Park was a focus of civil rights activists before voters approved a public accommodations ordinance in 1964.
Crossroads Landing DGX, Dollar General’s Urban Concept Store
By Kevin Collison DGX, Dollar General’s new urban store concept, is coming to the Crossroads as part of the City Club Apartment development at 20th and Main. A 4,800 square-foot store that will offer a variety of products including grab-and-go foods, home cleaning supplies, home decor, electronics, pet supplies, paper products, coffee and fresh fruits…
Kansas City Budget Prompts Debate on Art as Commerce
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas’ first budget proposal has sparked debate on city support for the arts.
Five-Chef Food Hall in the Works for Lightwell Lobby
A food hall featuring five chef-concepts is in the works for the lightwell office tower lobby by the developer of a similar project in the new Edison District building in downtown Overland Park. Tim Barton of Menlo Food Labs is in late-stage negotiations with SomeraRoad, the firm that purchased the former City Center Square building…
The ‘Other’ Opera Stars
The show can’t go on at the Lyric Opera without ‘supers,’ the extras that flesh out the on-stage production.