Imagine Downtown KC Planning Update: Fall 2022
Members of the Imagine Downtown KC Implementation team met on Sept. 29, 2022 for the fall quarterly meeting at the Park University Downtown Campus.
Entries by Mike Hurd
Downtown PAC scores big with November candidate endorsements
The Downtown Council Political Action Committee (Downtown PAC) scored big in last month’s General Election of Missouri House and Senate representatives.
KC Public Library purchases Kansas City Star archives for public use
The Kansas City Public Library has purchased the digitized archives of The Kansas City Star and Kansas City Times from 1880-1990. These archives will complement the existing NewsBank subscription that gives patrons access to The Star from 1991 to today.
Union Station features blockbuster exhibit exploring Mayan culture
The Great Jaguar rises in Kansas City in a special exhibition at Union Station that will run through January. The exhibit provides cultural-ecological insights not only into Maya high culture, but also into the daily lives of a deeply religious, polytheistic people and their rituals of worship.
Royals reveal vision of Downtown ballpark development + LaunchKC & more news
Royals’ owner reveals vision of a $2B Downtown ballpark development; LaunchKC reveals 2022 grants competition winners; Guys Snacks to open a Crossroads bodega, retail shop; Historic Scarritt and Crossroads projects seek incentives from Port KC; & more Downtown news.
Downtown Council responds to Kansas City Royals’ vision of a new ballpark
Downtown Council responds to Kansas City Royals’ vision of a new ballpark.
Greenline recreational trail update + Plans for historic Petticoat building & more news
Greenline trail planning; City aims to build 15 miles of bike lanes annually; Loews Hotel is scouting for a two-story tenant; Once rotating Crown Center restaurant to return as holiday pop-up bar; Investors plan mixed-use concept for historic Petticoat Lane building; & more news.
South Loop Link backers seek $65M federal ‘mega-grant’ + more Downtown news
South Loop Link backers seek $60M ‘mega-grant’ from feds; Founders earn innovation, Business Hall of Fame honors; Catholic Diocese serves controversy with plan to move homeless breakfast program; How 4 neighborhoods became hubs of Hispanic culture; & more Downtown news.
Tuesday is Election Day. Polls will open at 6 a.m.
Tuesday is Election Day in Kansas City. Polls open at 6 a.m. in Kansas City, MO.
Port KC selects HNTB to design South Loop Link + more Downtown news
Port KC selects HNTB to design South Loop Link project; Hunt Midwest reveals its offices in the Crossroads; Developer pursues 180-unit apartment projects in the East Crossroads; Office tower near Crown Center remains on hold; & Your hoppy guide to the Downtown KC craft beer scene.
Ice Terrace begins its 50th season + Downtown entertainment scene this weekend
Crown Center’s Ice Terrace begins its 50th season; Lyric Opera performs ‘La Traviata’; First Friday to light up the Crossroads; 23rd Burning Sands Step Show; Gloria Trevi sails her Isla Divina tour to T-Mo’; KC Youth Ballet dances into the spotlight; and more of the Downtown entertainment scene.
Chefs offer a taste of Downtown’s newest food hall + Downtown news beat
Strang Hall chefs offer a taste of what’s to come at Downtown’s latest food hall; Historic Rialto Hotel may begin $74M conversion by year-end; Green Dirt Farm to bring cafe & cheese to East Crossroads; How Union Station helped put KC back on track; more of the Downtown KC news beat.