NWSL Championship Watch Party set for Union Station on Saturday; Maverick mayor, state legislator dies at 96; 7 vacant lots hold potential for BIG developments; LaunchKC reveals 13 finalists for grants competition; Artistry KC changes hands as Denver buyer grows its KC portfolio; more news.
Halloween celebrations at 9 different Downtown locations; KC Current watch party at Union Station; New exhibit at National WWI Museum; David Cook is back home in KC; Symphonie Fantastique to light up the Kauffman Center; Trick or treats on the KC Streetcars; and more happenings this weekend.
Downtown news beat: UMKC lands $30M gift for medical, dentistry buildings; Black Pantry expands nationally through online shop; Generator Studio shares 5 of its stadium projects; MoDOT crews to close lanes, ramps for bridge work; LaunchKC finalists: meet 12 tech startups vying for grant money.
KC Library welcomes acclaimed Georgetown University attorney and author Sheryll Cashin to discuss Segregation, Redlining, and Opportunity Hoarding in a presentation Thursday evening at the Plaza branch.
Downtown news beat: Breweries team up for Negro Leagues museum; Historic Folly Theater reveals its $4.2M makeover; TranSystems stays in the fast lane with another acquisition; Mid x Midwest aims to connect 50 VCs with 50 startups; Downtown may land new skyscraper near the Kauffman Center.
Downtown KC is the place this weekend for Day of the Dead celebrations; Kansas City Horror Play Festival; KC Ballet performs ‘Giselle’; KC Current playoff watch party; ‘Man of La Mancha’ marches on; ‘Tell-Tale Electric Poe’ chills The Coterie; Science City’s Countdown to Halloween & more.
Port KC CEO reviews next steps for South Loop Link; Ending homelessness in KC; Qatar’s FIFA World Cup Fan Fest holds lessons for KC; Google Fiber elevated KC’s ‘capacity for collaboration’; How haunted houses shaped the West Bottoms; Folly Theater’s grand reopening follows $4.2M renovation.
The popular Garment District Grooves concert series will wrap up its 2022 season of free lunchtime concerts this Wednesday, Oct. 19 in Garment District Place, 8th & Broadway.
Westside neighbors drive ‘creative use’ of incentive program; VanTrust Real Estate joins Streetcar land rush; Florida fund acquires 132-unit Crossroads apartment complex; Downtown attractions dominate list of popular destinations; East Crossroads brewery wins medal at Great American Beer Festival.
Metropolitan Community College (MCC), founded in 1915 as the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute, is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Kansas City, Missouri. Its 107-year-old legacy began at 11th & Locust, right in the heart of Downtown.
KC Current breaks ground on women’s soccer stadium at Berkley Riverfront; 5 big projects that are shaping the future of Downtown; plus LaunchKC spotlights founders via Social Venture Studio.
Power & Light District issues first Community Impact Report; Speculation grows over location of Cordish Four Light project; Voters to decide fate of $175M bond for parks & affordable housing; KC Current selects Rye owners/chefs; and Transit leaders seek feedback on east-west options.