For news media inquiries, contact Michael Hurd, Downtown Council director of marketing, at mike@downtownkc.org or 816-421-1539.
Downtown Kansas City in the News:
2012:
Revive the West Bottoms as KC’s recreation hub (2-6-12)
Florida lawmaker seeks to keep FAA facility out of KC (2-7-12)
Union Station ends another year in the black (2-8-12)
Power & Light District to add a nightclub (2-10-12)
2011:
KC should promote its attractions within the KC area (Kansas City Star, 2/28/11) PDF
KC pushing harder to keep AMC from moving to Kansas (Kansas City Star, 3/3/11) PDF
Time for the biggest week of the year for downtown KC Sports Scene (Kansas City Star, 3/6/11) PDF
The antidote to gray and gun-metal blue (Kansas City Star, 3/7/11) PDF
Catering firm transforms Union Station cafe into Harvey’s (Kansas City Star, 3/8/11) PDF
College Basketball tournaments bring $18M impact in Kansas City (Business Journal, 3/8/11) PDF
March Madness gives some financial sanity to Kansas City businesses (Business Journal, 3/10/11) PDF
Burger King’s Whopper Bar opens in KC’s Power & Light District (Kansas City Star, 3/11/11) PDF
Missouri wants truce on cross-border business poaching (Kansas City Star, 3/22/11) PDF
Local ownership in P&L (Kansas City Star, 3/22/11) PDF
Young actors are home, home on the KC stage (Kansas City Star, 3/25/11) PDF
Old building’s new mission for Catholic diocese is taking shape (Kansas City Star, 4/6/11) PDF
Kansas Citians give earnings tax a resounding ‘yes’ at ballot box (Kansas City Star, 4/6/11) PDF
YMCA to boost its urban presence (Kansas City Star, 4/8/11) PDF
Charlotte Street Foundation is a foundation for creativity in KC (Kansas City Star, 4/9/11) PDF
This time, reStart can use the public’s help (Kansas City Star, 4/11/11) PDF
Proposal for downtown convention hotel is being revamped (Kansas City Star, 4/28/11) PDF
Mexican restaurant Mama Tio’s opens Monday in downtown Kansas City (Business Journal, 4/29/11) PDF
Union Station is ground zero for royal wedding mania (Kansas City Star, 4/29/11) PDF
Less expensive to build, streetcars could be KC’s entry to light rail (Kansas City Star, 4/29/11) PDF
Dance center symbolizes power of historic tax credits (Kansas City Star, 5/2/11) PDF
Legoland Discovery Center is planned for Kansas City’s Crown Center (Business Journal, 5/9/11) PDF
Futurallia event serves as an international showcase for city (Kansas City Star, 5/11/11) PDF
In border business battle, Kansas City mayor fires back (Kansas City Star, 5/12/11) PDF
There’s still plenty of life in the venerable Folly Theater (Kansas City Star, 5/15/11) PDF
Futurallia connects international businesses in Kansas City (Business Journal, 5/19/11) PDF
Festival in Power & Light District brings art, families downtown (Kansas City Star, 5/22/11) PDF
New mayor pumps up KC fervor (Kansas City Star, 5/24/11) PDF
Summer brings a barrage of art at KC parking garages (Kansas City Star, 5/28/11) PDF
The Roasterie brews $5M expansion plans for factory, event space (The Business Journal, 6/3/11) PDF
One giant leap for the arts (Kansas City Star, 6/3/11) PDF
Ambassadors to provide directions, security at 18th and Vine (Kansas City Star, 6/5/11) PDF
Mother, son open shoe shop in Crossroads district (Kansas City Star, 6/6/11) PDF
New in the P&L District (Kansas City Star, 6/13/11) PDF
More than a hot dog (Kansas City Star, 6/13/11) PDF
A grand new heyday is envisioned for KC’s Grand Boulevard (Kansas City Star, 6/21/11) PDF
Nica’s coming to Crossroads District (Kansas City Star, 6/27/11) PDF
Boosters suggest Crossroads improvements (Kansas City Star, 7/11/11) PDF
Jazz District theater project gets NEA grant (The Business Journal, 7/12/11) PDF
Grant to help renovate historic theater in jazz district (Kansas City Star, 7/13/11) PDF
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance considers downtown move (Kansas City Star, 7/15/11) PDF