Mayor Barnes honored for her legacy, commitment to Downtown

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By Kevin Collison, CitySceneKC.com Former Mayor Kay Barnes now has the Convention Center Grand Ballroom named after her, but her lasting legacy was on display beyond the windows of the ballroom lobby where the event was held last week. From…

Nourish KC celebrates serving Millionth Meal to homeless

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By Kevin Collison, CityScene KC Eight years after opening in new space at Eighth and The Paseo, NourishKC celebrated serving its millionth meal to the homeless people of Downtown. Mayor Sly James recognized their charitable work at an event…

Roll the highlights: 2018 DTC Annual Luncheon

Downtown Council members and stakeholders poured into the Kansas City Convention Center on Jan. 26 to celebrate successes in Downtown KC, as well as to network and to be inspired to continue the urban momentum of Kansas City. Did you miss…

Luncheon makes the case for Downtown – the Smart City Choice

The remarkable renaissance of Downtown Kansas City took center stage before 1,000 guests on Friday, Jan. 8, when the Downtown Council presented its Annual Luncheon at the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center. This annual gathering…

Call for applicants: LaunchKC seeks tech startups

LaunchKC, the global grants competition for tech startup business, begins its third week for accepting applications today. LaunchKC is grants competition for tech entrepreneurs to apply and compete for one of 10 (ten) $50,000 grants and…

‘Game-changer’: DTC issues 2014 Annual Report

The Downtown Council released its 2014 Annual Report at its to a record audience of more than 1,000 guests at our Annual Luncheon on Friday, Jan. 9. Click here to download the report...or check out this excerpt: Letter from the Chairman…

Downtown Council Annual Luncheon – highlight reel

More than 900 business and community leaders came out to support Downtown Kansas City last Friday at the 2015 Downtown Council’s Annual Luncheon.  Keynote speaker Leigh Gallagher, a managing editor of Fortune Magazine, shared some interesting…

2015 DTC Annual Luncheon: Register Now

Make plans now to attend the Downtown Council’s 2015 Annual Luncheon on Friday, Jan. 9, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center. The 2015 luncheon marks a moment of clarity and opportunity for…

Crossroads Academy honors Downtown Council, CID

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Downtown's newest icon dreamed BIG on Thursday evening before a sold-out audience of supporters at its annual dinner celebration. The Crossroads Academy, Downtown's charter elementary school, held its Dreaming BIG in Downtown Kansas City…

DCSC: Juggernaut of care for homeless & hungry

The Downtown Community Services Center in Downtown Kansas City recently reached milestones with reStart and the Kansas City Community Kitchen at its humble home at 8th & Paseo. reStart, the DCSC’s first tenant, marks its fourth…

DCSC: An Urban Model for Human Services

The Downtown Community Services Center, a juggernaut of care for the homeless and hungry in Downtown Kansas City, recently reached milestones with reStart and the Kansas City Community Kitchen at its humble home at 8th & Paseo. reStart,…

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, a social service agency for the homeless, and the Community Kitchen, operated…