Streetcar Authority endorses exterior colors, design
They won’t be Chiefs red, or KU crimson and blue, or MU black and gold. Instead, Kansas City’s new streetcars will be white, black and silver. Some critics say boring. Or […]
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Downtown streetcar groundbreaking draws enthusiastic crowd
Fifty-seven years after streetcars stopped running in Kansas City, an enthusiastic crowd gathered under sunny skies Thursday for the official groundbreaking to bring streetcars back to Downtown, The Kansas City […]
Cisco announcement to advance KC as a tech hub
Downtown Kansas City received more affirmation Wednesday that it’s a tech hub with which to be reckoned. As part of an ongoing, public-private effort to identify and solve a variety of […]
City publishes guide to development opportunities on streetcar route
All eyes will be on the Downtown Streetcar route this week, as Mayor Sly James prepares to preside over the streetcar groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday at the southwest […]
UMKC’s Downtown Arts Campus Takes Big Leap Forward
Downtown and the University of Missouri-Kansas City together will take a major step forward today with the announcement that land has been acquired for a new UMKC Conservatory campus. That […]
Downtown site proposed for UMKC Conservatory
In what is being hailed as a critical boost toward moving the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance to Downtown Kansas City, supporters have obtained an entire city block immediately […]
Millennials discover Downtown KC a friendly place to be
You can find them where there’s live music, trendy food, an affordable home and a friendly environment where they feel they can make a difference. And in some very encouraging […]
Downtown shines One Light on residential growth
Leaders of The Cordish Companies and Kansas City praised the progress made in Downtown during the past decade as the group broke ground on the $79 million One Light luxury apartment […]
Downtown KC to land Omaha tech firm, MindMixer
MindMixer, a growing tech firm founded two years ago in Omaha has found a new home in the Crossroads Arts District of Downtown and expects to employ 85 people. […]
DTC, Central Library to celebrate Crossroads Academy’s 2nd year
The Central Library, the Crossroads Academy and the Downtown Council will collaborate on a special breakfast event next week to mark the home stretch of the second full year of […]
One Light residential tower to break ground on Monday
You are invited to a milestone event in Downtown Kansas City at 2 p.m. Monday at 13th & Walnut. A ground-breaking ceremony is set for Monday in the Power & […]
KCPT illustrates residential growth boom in Downtown
KCPT, Kansas City’s public television station, is airing a new story about Downtown residential growth — in terms of population and residential properties. Check it out here! KCPT’s story on The […]