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.
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 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.
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.
To inform members and stakeholders about progress on the Imagine Downtown KC Strategic Plan, the Downtown Council will share updates from the quarterly Implementation Committee meetings, beginning with this report from the July 20th meeting.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Downtown KC residents, workers, and visitors will have reason to celebrate on Tuesday with 816 Day, the city-proclaimed celebration of Kansas City culture, featuring live entertainment, branded events, and special deals.
Downtown KC will be smokin’ hot this weekend with The Lumineers, as well as Michael Franti & Spearhead, in concert; a TEDxKC evening at the Kauffman Center; opening weekend of ‘Cabaret’; and live music nightly all over the place.