UMKC releases studies of Downtown Arts Campus

A Downtown Campus for the Arts for the University of Missouri-Kansas City would improve educational opportunities for students in all fields, boost economic development for the region, enhance Kansas City's ongoing arts renaissance and inject…

All Star Week to reach its crescendo today

The five-day blue wave of All Star excitement will reach its climax today in Downtown and around Kansas City. While Downtown hotels will remain full of All Star fanatics for another few days, today is the final day of scheduled Major League…

Downtown KC revels in the All Star home stretch

All-Star Game fever is in full bloom around Downtown Kansas City. Visitors and baseball enthusiasts have been pouring into Downtown hotels, restaurants and attractions over the weekend in preparation for the stretch run of All-Star activities…

Negro Leagues heroes to highlight day 3 of All Star fun

Day 3 of All Star mania in Downtown Kansas City promises to deliver an unforgettable day today. Sunday events begin early with the 7:30 a.m. Major League Baseball All Star Game Charity 5K and Fun Run at the Power & Light District. An…

Downtown rolls out the All Star welcome mat

All Star Week got off to a flying start on Friday as Downtown Kansas City welcomed fans and visitors by the thousands to Fan Fest and a host of special events. Families poured into Bartle Hall for day one of the five-day Major League Baseball…

All Star Mania opens today in Downtown KC

Downtown Kansas City is buzzing today, as Major League Baseball's All Star Game festivities begin a five-day run at Bartle Hall. Doors opened at 9 a.m. today with more than 100 people waiting to get in. Today's Fan Fest activities, which…

Downtown is Home Base for All Star Fan Activities

Downtown KC will serve as Home Base for most fan activities related to the Major League Baseball All Star Game from July 6-10. In addition, to major events planned daily at the Power & Light District, Crown Center and the Negro Leagues…

Maker Faire to celebrate invention & creativity

Union Station is gearing up for Maker Faire, Kansas City’s biggest show-and-tell festival celebrating innovation, invention and creativity, this Saturday and Sunday in Downtown. Highlighting the things people make themselves, Maker Faire:…

Downtown to serve as Home Base for All Star Week fun

Downtown Kansas City will serve as Home Base for fan activities during the Major League Baseball (MLB) All Star Game week, July 6-10 with special events throughout greater Downtown. More than 125,000 visitors are expected to enter Bartle…

Maker Faire: Kansas City 2012 Call for Makers is officially open, and you are invited to participate!

Makers, Inventors, DIYers... Here is your chance to shine! Now is the time to reserve your booth at this year's expanded Maker Faire: Kansas City, set for June 23-24 at Union Station. The Maker Faire is seeking all types of Makers to apply…

Saveur and Today Show Agree: KC’s Food Scene is On the Rise

Saveur and Today Show Agree: KC's Food Scene is On the Rise Kansas City as a top culinary destination for 2012 Kansas City made a national splash on NBC’s Today show on Thursday for the second time in three months. Saveur, one of the nation’s…

Extra, Extra: Latest News on Kauffman Center grand opening

The long-awaited grand opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performance Arts is nearly here. The free public open house is set for 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. It will be supported by a series of Experience Downtown! events in the neighboring Crossroads,…