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 […]
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New owners work to spruce, fill up One KC Place
The new majority owners of Downtown Kansas City’s tallest office tower, One Kansas City Place, are finalizing plans for a makeover while also making progress on filling the 42-story structure […]
Streetcar to operate on 10-minute schedule
The Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA) Board of Directors approved the preliminary operating schedule for the KC Streetcar system at their October Board meeting on Thursday. “The streetcar operations plan approved […]
Phil Kirk, guiding light for Downtown, dies at 76
Phil Kirk, retired chairman of DST Realty and a giant in Downtown Kansas City’s real estate renaissance, died Thursday at age 76. Accolades poured in from civic leaders who credited […]
Royals celebrate the ALCS sweep in Downtown
Downtown became the focal point of the Kansas City Royals’ championship celebration late last night, as players dropped into the Power & Light District beginning around 10 p.m. Click here to […]
What’s happening in Downtown: Oct. 15-22
The Downtown Council’s weekly blast of the top happenings of the week ahead has revealed a new look and feel. Here you will find the top 10 events and cool things to […]
KC earns high marks from Travel + Leisure
Announced in the magazine’s November 2014 issue, the readers of Travel + Leisure have chosen Kansas City as America’s Most Affordable Getaway for the fourth consecutive year and the third […]
Huffington Post ranks KC as its #1 cool city
Green Lady Lounge in Downtown KC is one of the reasons that The Huffington Post believes Kansas City is the coolest. Too cool. That is (in essence) what The Huffington Post […]
Obama adds presidential buzz to KC
President Barack Obama told the world on Wednesday that “something is going on with Kansas City.” “It’s a pretty good day to be from Kansas City, ” the president said […]
Now you can tell the City Council where to go
Here’s your chance. City Council members are asking us to tell them where to go… over the next five years KCMO residents are asked to participate in work session to help […]
WWI Museum named one of nation’s best
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, named the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial among the top 25 museums in the United States as part of its 2014 Travelers’ […]
Union Station begins centennial in HD splendor
Thousands turned out on a rainy Friday evening for the public celebration of Union Station’s 100th birthday. Among the great attractions that night — including the country concert by Logan Mize, […]