Downtown Kansas City’s progress in becoming the region’s leading destination for visitors, tourists and conventioneers will be the main course of the Downtown Council’s Annual Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Kansas City Convention Center. Headlining the annual event will be a Keynote Conversation with Jonathan Tisch, chairman and CEO of New York-based Loews […]
From Lyle Lovett and his Small Band to The Sound of Music; from Cirque du Soleil Crystal to The Yellowjackets; and from KC Restaurant Week to And, That’s Why We Drink at The Truman, Downtown KC is smokin’ hot this week. Roll the highlight reel for the week in arts, culture, entertainment and dining – Monday to Sunday, Jan. […]
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One of the KC Streetcars will be wrapped in Kansas City Chiefs colors and images in preparation for a Red Friday debut on, well, today. Go Chiefs! The KC Streetcar is doing something it has never done before – turning over a streetcar to the Kansas City Chiefs. Beginning Friday, all of Kansas City is […]
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From KC Restaurant Week to Live from Here with Chris Thille; and from the Monster Jam to the KC Boat & Sportshow, the Downtown is up and running for the New Year. Roll the highlight reel for a relatively quiet week in arts, culture and entertainment – Monday to Sunday, Jan. 7-13: Ailey Trio will present a free public […]
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Courtesy, Kevin Collison, CityScene KC “Downtown Kansas City ended 2018 on a strong note with new apartment and hotel projects seemingly announced every other week and finally, after much talk, a couple of significant office developments, notably a 25-story project planned for the Power & Light District. It also saw a growing street scene of […]
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From Noon and New Year’s Eve festivities on Monday to First Friday; and from the City-Wide Kwanzaa Celebration to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire … Downtown will be Dazzling again this week. Roll the highlight reel for the last of the 2018 holiday celebrations – and much more – in the Big Town, Monday, Dec. 31 […]
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Former Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes will receive the Downtown Council’s highest honor at its Annual Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 in the Kay Barnes Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center. Barnes is considered the architect Downtown’s renaissance. Serving as mayor from 1999-2007, she championed the rebirth of Downtown around three complementary initiatives […]
From the WWI Truce Tournament to the Broadway tour of Book of Mormons; from the City-Wide Celebration of Kwanzaa to New Year’s Eve revelry in multiple locations; and from Noon Year’s Eve fun for families at Science City to the Soulfest at Municipal Auditorium … Downtown will be simply Dazzling this week from Christmas Eve to […]
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A Downtown Kansas City holiday pop-up bar is featured in a national story featuring “Bars that really get into the holiday spirit.” The Daily Beast pointed its national spotlight last week on festive pop-up bars, which “have officially taken over America.” The Miracle at Rockhill on the second floor of The Rockhill Grille, 2000 Grand, topped […]
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From the Kansas City Southern Holiday Express Train at Union Station to the final week of the Kansas City Ballet’s performances of The Nutcracker; from the Kansas City Symphony’s Christmas Festival to The Elders at Knucklehead;s; and from Harry Connick Jr. at the Midland to, well, could it get any better than that?… Downtown will be Dazzling this […]
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By GIB KERR, special to The Kansas City Star, Dec. 12, 2018 I grew up here in Kansas City, just a few blocks from Troost Avenue. For my entire life, Troost has been an ugly dividing line — both physically and psychologically — between black and white. Politicians, ministers and civic leaders have forever implored employers […]
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The Downtown Council and the Community Improvement Districts have kicked off the annual Toy & Coat Drive to benefit the men, women and children served by the Downtown Community Services Center. This is your opportunity to fill the barrels (several of them!) with new or gently used toys and clothing/coats for those in need in […]
Keynote to feature Loews Hotels, H&R Block CEOs
/in About DTC, Business & Economic Development, Clean & Safe, Downtown Living, Education, Streetcar /by MikeDowntown Kansas City’s progress in becoming the region’s leading destination for visitors, tourists and conventioneers will be the main course of the Downtown Council’s Annual Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Kansas City Convention Center. Headlining the annual event will be a Keynote Conversation with Jonathan Tisch, chairman and CEO of New York-based Loews […]
Take of a taste of Downtown dining + A&E this week
/in Arts & Entertainment /by MikeFrom Lyle Lovett and his Small Band to The Sound of Music; from Cirque du Soleil Crystal to The Yellowjackets; and from KC Restaurant Week to And, That’s Why We Drink at The Truman, Downtown KC is smokin’ hot this week. Roll the highlight reel for the week in arts, culture, entertainment and dining – Monday to Sunday, Jan. […]
KC Streetcar to ‘Roll with the Chiefs’ beginning Friday
/in Arts & Entertainment, Business & Economic Development, Downtown Living, Streetcar /by MikeOne of the KC Streetcars will be wrapped in Kansas City Chiefs colors and images in preparation for a Red Friday debut on, well, today. Go Chiefs! The KC Streetcar is doing something it has never done before – turning over a streetcar to the Kansas City Chiefs. Beginning Friday, all of Kansas City is […]
Restaurant Week tops a red-hot list of what’s happening this week
/in Arts & Entertainment /by MikeFrom KC Restaurant Week to Live from Here with Chris Thille; and from the Monster Jam to the KC Boat & Sportshow, the Downtown is up and running for the New Year. Roll the highlight reel for a relatively quiet week in arts, culture and entertainment – Monday to Sunday, Jan. 7-13: Ailey Trio will present a free public […]
Downtown KC rings out 2018 with growth, optimism
/in About DTC, Business & Economic Development, Downtown Living /by MikeCourtesy, Kevin Collison, CityScene KC “Downtown Kansas City ended 2018 on a strong note with new apartment and hotel projects seemingly announced every other week and finally, after much talk, a couple of significant office developments, notably a 25-story project planned for the Power & Light District. It also saw a growing street scene of […]
NYE to First Friday – a rockin’ week ahead in Downtown
/in Arts & Entertainment /by MikeFrom Noon and New Year’s Eve festivities on Monday to First Friday; and from the City-Wide Kwanzaa Celebration to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire … Downtown will be Dazzling again this week. Roll the highlight reel for the last of the 2018 holiday celebrations – and much more – in the Big Town, Monday, Dec. 31 […]
Kay Barnes to receive Downtown Council’s highest honor
/in About DTC /by MikeFormer Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes will receive the Downtown Council’s highest honor at its Annual Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 in the Kay Barnes Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center. Barnes is considered the architect Downtown’s renaissance. Serving as mayor from 1999-2007, she championed the rebirth of Downtown around three complementary initiatives […]
Downtown continues to Dazzle thru NY Eve
/in Arts & Entertainment /by MikeFrom the WWI Truce Tournament to the Broadway tour of Book of Mormons; from the City-Wide Celebration of Kwanzaa to New Year’s Eve revelry in multiple locations; and from Noon Year’s Eve fun for families at Science City to the Soulfest at Municipal Auditorium … Downtown will be simply Dazzling this week from Christmas Eve to […]
Crossroads bar nabs national attention for its holiday spirit(s)
/in Arts & Entertainment, Business & Economic Development, Downtown Living /by MikeA Downtown Kansas City holiday pop-up bar is featured in a national story featuring “Bars that really get into the holiday spirit.” The Daily Beast pointed its national spotlight last week on festive pop-up bars, which “have officially taken over America.” The Miracle at Rockhill on the second floor of The Rockhill Grille, 2000 Grand, topped […]
Holiday arts and lights shine bright in Downtown this week
/in Arts & Entertainment /by MikeFrom the Kansas City Southern Holiday Express Train at Union Station to the final week of the Kansas City Ballet’s performances of The Nutcracker; from the Kansas City Symphony’s Christmas Festival to The Elders at Knucklehead;s; and from Harry Connick Jr. at the Midland to, well, could it get any better than that?… Downtown will be Dazzling this […]
Rebuttal – ‘Denverization’ is not the problem on Troost
/in Business & Economic Development, Downtown Living /by MikeBy GIB KERR, special to The Kansas City Star, Dec. 12, 2018 I grew up here in Kansas City, just a few blocks from Troost Avenue. For my entire life, Troost has been an ugly dividing line — both physically and psychologically — between black and white. Politicians, ministers and civic leaders have forever implored employers […]
Downtown Council, CIDs begin annual Toy & Coat Drive
/in Business & Economic Development, Clean & Safe, Downtown Living /by MikeThe Downtown Council and the Community Improvement Districts have kicked off the annual Toy & Coat Drive to benefit the men, women and children served by the Downtown Community Services Center. This is your opportunity to fill the barrels (several of them!) with new or gently used toys and clothing/coats for those in need in […]