Return of the Royals & What’s Up in Downtown

The American League Champion Kansas City Royals make their first official 2015 public debut this weekend in Downtown. Make plans now for the Royals Fan Fest on Friday and Saturday at Bartle Hall. Royals Mania leads the list of what's…

‘Game-changer’: DTC issues 2014 Annual Report

The Downtown Council released its 2014 Annual Report at its to a record audience of more than 1,000 guests at our Annual Luncheon on Friday, Jan. 9. Click here to download the report...or check out this excerpt: Letter from the Chairman…

Gigabit Summit attracts tech leaders to KC

"Kansas City has been a lot of hubs over the years: cattle hub, railroad hub, greeting card hub, college hoops hub. And now … tech hub? "We’re not there yet, but last week brought the city closer to being a place recognized for its…

Downtown Council Annual Luncheon – highlight reel

More than 900 business and community leaders came out to support Downtown Kansas City last Friday at the 2015 Downtown Council’s Annual Luncheon.  Keynote speaker Leigh Gallagher, a managing editor of Fortune Magazine, shared some interesting…

Lunch Bunch to dine in Crossroads on Wednesday

Downtown's new Lunch Bunch has its sights set on dining in the Crossroads Arts District this Wednesday. And, you are invited to join in the tasty fun. The mission is the weekly Lunch Bunch is to get out and support restaurants along…

KC lands prestigious Techweek conference

A fashion show for wearable technology, like this one from a previous Techweek, will be one item on the KC agenda in September. Techweek, the nation’s leading technology conference and festival showcasing and enabling innovation ecosystems,…

LaunchKC takes flight in KC’s thriving tech scene

LaunchKC, a business model competition for tech startup firms, will be introduced at noon Friday, Jan. 9, by the Downtown Council (DTC) before a record 1,000 stakeholders at its Annual Luncheon in the Kansas City Convention Center. LaunchKC…

Crossroads Academy to cut ribbon on middle school

The Crossroads Academy charter school in Downtown will christen its new middle school facility at 1011 Central on Wednesday morning, and you are invited to the ceremony. The Crossroads Academy will officially open its new Middle School building…