News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Sweet Scoop: Betty Rae’s Ice Cream Coming to River Market
By Kevin Collison Betty Rae’s Ice Cream, an instant success when it opened in Waldo in March 2016, is opening a second location in the River Market this summer. The neighborhood ice cream parlor with a national reputation plans to take the space formerly occupied by Cafe al Dente restaurant at 412 Delaware St. It…
Switzer Lofts
1829 Madison Ave. | 114 apartments in five buildings | Cost $24 million | HarenLaughlin Construction | Opened in 2016
Three Light Apartments
Truman Rd. and Main St. | 300 apartments | Cost $130 million | Completion projected in early 2021
Ashland at River Market
Third St. and Grand Ave. | 93 apartments, 3,344 square foot fitness center and 5,150 square feet retail | Cost undisclosed | Completion tentatively projected for August 2019
Milhaus East Crossroads project
Oak and Cherry from 19th to 20th streets | 350 apartments, 15,000 square feet retail, 40,000 square foot commercial office, 350-space garage | Cost undisclosed | construction schedule not announced
Oggi Lofts
600 Central St | 25 apartments in four-story building | $5.7 million | Homoly Construction | Completion August 2018
The Art of Weightlifting Arriving in East Crossroads
By Kevin Collison Jay Ashman is a Philly-born weightlifter with the heart of an artist and he’s bringing that unique blend to a neighborhood he feels right at home, the East Crossroads. Next month, Ashman plans to open Kansas City Barbell at 1714 Holmes St. He intends to teach people how to increase their strength…
What’s In Our Tap Water?
By Lauren Langdon As the “Big Muddy” winds its way through Kansas City, it might be hard to believe that approximately 660,000 residents rely on the Missouri River for their drinking water — after it has been treated, of course. But, did you know that the treatment process itself can introduce potentially hazardous contaminants to…
Oggi Lofts Expects to Open in Garment District This Summer
By Kevin Collison A former building at 600 Central St. previously known for housing a modern furniture store is in the middle of $5.7 million conversion into 25 apartments. The four-story Oggi Lofts project is expected to be completed by August and will include two studios, 20 one-bedroom and three, two-bedroom apartments. It’s named after…
Freestyle Poke Joins Emerging Delaware Street Food Scene
By Kevin Collison The Delaware storefront scene in the River Market continues to blossom, the latest addition being Freestyle Poke, a Hawaiian comfort food place that plans to open in June. Poke (pronounced POH-keh) is big in its native Hawaii and even bigger in Southern California, and Jeremiah Dupin, a Kansas City native, is bringing…