CID Ambassadors team up with KCMO Police
Our Downtown CID Ambassadors are working closely with the KCPD to prevent thefts – particularly car break-ins – in the Central Business District and the River Market. Such thefts are […]
Entries by Mike Hurd
Maker Faire: Kansas City 2012 Call for Makers is officially open, and you are invited to participate!
Makers, Inventors, DIYers… Here is your chance to shine! Now is the time to reserve your booth at this year’s expanded Maker Faire: Kansas City, set for June 23-24 at Union […]
New elementary charter school now enrolling
Crossroads Academy of Kansas City is a tuition-free elementary charter school located at 1015 Central in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri with a mission to prepare students to excel in high […]
KC Convention Bookings Run Strong at Year-end
December was a busy month for the convention business in Kansas City. A total of 46 conventions – a nearly 50 percent increase from last December – were booked in December 2011 […]
Launch Party Is Planned for New Downtown Elementary School
Momentum is building for a new academically rigorous charter school in Downtown Kansas City by the fall semester of 2012, including plans for a launch party on Saturday, Feb. 4. […]
Downtown Council endorses continuation of Downtown streetcar feasibility study
Downtown Council endorses continuation of Downtown streetcar feasibility study “Kansas City Mayor Sly James is starting the new year pushing hard for a downtown streetcar plan, traveling to Washington this […]
Saveur and Today Show Agree: KC’s Food Scene is On the Rise
Saveur and Today Show Agree: KC’s Food Scene is On the Rise Kansas City as a top culinary destination for 2012 Kansas City made a national splash on NBC’s Today […]
Extra, Extra: Latest News on Kauffman Center grand opening
The long-awaited grand opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performance Arts is nearly here. The free public open house is set for 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. It will be […]
Kauffman Center grand opening
Downtown parking is abundant and shuttles will be running for Sunday’s public grand opening of the Performing Arts Center Thousands of visitors are expected to experience the Kauffman Center for the […]
Kansas City Ballet to Open New Home On Friday, August 26th
The Kansas City Ballet’s new home, the Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity, will open to the public on Friday, Aug. 26 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. […]
CID continues PIAC parntership
The Downtown and River Market Community Improvement Districts are at it again. Above-ground planters, benches, and trash receptacles are showing up on the sidewalks; tree wells and sidewalk pavers are […]
Downtown Council of Kansas City Committed To Human Services
Over the last two years, the Downtown Council of Kansas City (DTC) championed the private fund raising of more than $1 million to buy and build a home for reStart, […]