‘Carmen’; Broadway’s leading men; Save the monarchs; Get Down(town)

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Lyric Opera presents 'Carmen'; Chiefs' Game Day Experience at KC Live!; Symphony welcomes 'Broadway's Leading Men'; Los Tigres Del Norte to light up the Midland; Save the Monarch educational experience at Haverty Family Yards; plus what else is happening in Downtown this weekend.

International EDC honors LaunchKC’s Social Venture Studio

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has recognized the Social Venture Studio with its Excellence in Economic Development Award for its work in promoting economic equity and inclusion. Social Venture Studio (SVS), powered…

Blue KC selects 1400KC site for new HQ + Downtown news beat

Blue KC to relocate headquarters to the heart of Downtown KC; Social Venture Studio sets Oct. 6 for initial Demo Day; Children's Mercy mines genomic testing; Grand Place reveals its second tenant; Google initiative awards $100K to a bonafide KC original.

Garment District will be groovin’ over lunch on Wednesday

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Make plans now for a Garment District Grooves lunch and live music experience on Wednesday in the Garment District Park at 8th & Broadway.

Fiesta Hispana, Tour de Bier spice up the Downtown scene this weekend

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Fiesta Hispana returns this weekend; KC Ballet presents New Dance Partners; KC Symphony opens its classical season with Copland's Third Symphony; live theater lights up 3 stages; MAYA exhibition continues; plus live music throughout the Big Town.

Belly up! East Crossroads breweries plan Field Day + Downtown news beat

Tour the historic buildings at 31st & Main; City issues RFP to redevelop properties at 12th & Main; River Market tower receives good news from FAA; City looks to revamp incentives; East Crossroads breweries prepare for Field Day on Sunday.

Black-owned brewery + KC Current groundbreaking + Film Row project + more news

City's first Black-owned brewery puts reputations on the line; KC Current sets date for women's soccer stadium groundbreaking; Planners give nod to Shirley Helzberg's Film Row project in Crossroads; Local start-ups generate 19,000 jobs in 2021; Emerging KC food star sustains the legacy of Italian Gardens.

Art in the Loop hosts 2023 Art Walk

The 2022 Art in the Loop Art Walk will take place from 5:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The public is invited to join the project artists, planners, and others as we ride KC Streetcar and walk to 6 different streetcar stops. At each stop…

Symphony opens new season with Harry Potter + Downtown KC scene is jumpin’

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KC Symphony opens season with Harry Potter; Auto Show returns to Bartle Hall; Chiefs Game Day Experience returns Sunday; Lemonade Social to rock the West Bottoms; Luke Bryan, Twenty-One Pilots & Michael Buble to light up T-Mo' on back-to-back nights; plus more arts & entertainment this weekend.

$500M investment + $75M railroad bridge + Iconic Katz sign + News beat

Downtown news beat: $500M investment in KC area apartments; $75M bridge to double KC Southern capacity at border; Khalia's Pizzeria draws support from DiCapo family; Union Station to be the only U.S. stop for Mayan exhibit; + new life for iconic Katz sign.

South Loop Link progress; Digital inclusion; KC Current engineering + more

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Progress is the name of the game for South Loop Link park; Team behind 10th & Main tower tackles predevelopment steps; KC Digital Drive takes aim at boosting digital inclusion; + Henderson deploys women-led engineering team for KC Current stadium.

Yardbird Parker + Alan Jackson + Dance Day + Music Fest = Downtown is hot!

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What's cookin' in Downtown KC this weekend? Headliners include 'In The Yard' birthday bash for KC's own Charlie Parker; country music legend Alan Jackson; KC Ballet's annual Dance Day; 18th annual Crossroads Music Fest in the West Bottoms; and MUCH more!