Downtown Council to celebrate ‘Place Matters’ at Annual Luncheon

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New York Times best-selling author Dan Gardner will discuss 'How Big Things Get Done' at the 2023 Downtown Council Annual Luncheon on Friday, April 14 at the Loews Kansas City Hotel.

Disney on Ice; Cinderella on stage; & what’s shakin’ in Downtown this weekend

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What's shakin' in Downtown: Disney On Ice; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; KC Ballet celebrates 'Cinderella'; Brew Fest at Union Station; Orchestra presents The Future feat; MIAA to kick off March Madness; 'SIX' opens Tuesday; & much more!

Haw/Contemporary to open a new exhibition at lightwell space

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Haw/Contemporary will celebrate the opening of its lightwell gallery space in Downtown on this evening with a solo exhibition, Loose-threads: by Warren Rosser.

KC’s first Black-owned brewery to open soon; KCI updates & more

KC's first Black-owned brewery set to open soon; Kanbe's Markets scores Tito's grant for Mobile Market; Sneak peak of new KCI terminal which opens on Feb. 28.

KC gets first look at plans for 2023 NFL Draft coming in April

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Hundreds of thousands of football fans from across the country will huddle in Downtown KC to celebrate the 2023 NFL Draft from April 27-29. The NFL Draft will be staged at Union Station, extending to the National WWI Museum and Memorial.

Helix founder retires, makes way for next gen leaders + more Downtown news

Founder of Helix Architecture retires, makes room for next generation leadership; Grayson Capital acquires Leawood-based health care facility developer; Porter House KC crafts retail space for entrepreneurs to 'fail fast'; & more Downtown news.

Hindsight, Insight: Four Former Mayors to Appraise KC

As current Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas nears a run for a second term – the April primary is a little more than two months away – four of his predecessors gather for the first time in an extraordinary forum that gets under way at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the KC Public Library.

KC Mac & Co. steps up its game; Former mayors to assess KC + Downtown news beat

Buck O'Neil Bridge work to close portion of U.S. 169; City to spend $3M on NFL Draft; Four former mayors to appraise KC next week; Zillow says KC will be one of the U.S.' hottest housing markets in 2023; KC Mac & Co. to take its game to Town Pavilion; & more Downtown news.

LaunchKC’s Social Venture Studio searches for next entrepreneurial cohort

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Social Venture Studio, powered by LaunchKC, is accepting applications until March 1 for its second cohort, and it’s upping the ante on grant funding.

Chiefs are playoff bound! Let’s light up the Downtown skyline in RED

In celebration of the playoff-bound KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, let's PAINT THE TOWN RED by lighting Downtown area businesses and residences in red lights through Sunday.

Monster Jam, Restaurant Week, ‘Hadestown’, & more. Welcome to Downtown KC!

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What's shakin' in Downtown this weekend: KC Restaurant Week begins Friday; Monster Jam at T-Mobile; Tony award winner 'Hadestown' opens Tuesday at Music Hall; and much more.

Crossroads Market features checkout-free convenience & Downtown news beat

Crossroads Market features Amazon tech for checkout-free convenience; BizCare experiment proves itself as a model to replicate; KC Jazz: Getting in tune with the city's history; LaunchKC eyes startups building 'a more prosperous and equitable future'; & more news.