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 south of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The…

Revitalized Downtown KC draws millions more visitors

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Attendance at the leading 15 attractions in Downtown Kansas City soared by millions over the last 10 years, according to research by the Downtown Council. Thanks to a significant investment in Downtown over the past 10 years -- particularly…

Downtown to host MLS All Star fan festivities beginning Saturday

The Power & Light District will be at the heart of fan festivities for Major League Soccer this weekend and next week, as the 2013 MLS All Star Game comes to Kansas City. Centered at the KC Live! Stage at the Power & Light District,…

Makers, Fringers, fireworks and, aargh, them pirates; what’s hot in July

Fireworks, What the Fringe!, inventors and,, oh, those pesky pirates. July begins to heat up early in Downtown this weekend with the Maker Faire at Union Station. Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth—a family friendly showcase…

$20 million pledge lights the way for UMKC Downtown Arts Campus

The UMKC Downtown Campus for the Arts took 20 million steps closer to reality today. The Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation today announced a pledge of $20 million toward the creation of a Downtown Campus for the Arts for the University…

Esquire tabs three Downtown bars for national kudos

Three of Downtown's favorites watering holes have been selected by Esquire magazine or its list of Best Bars in America 2013. Two of the three -- Harry's Country Club in the River Market and Manifesto in the Crossroads -- were called…

Fashionistas prepare to strut their stuff on West 18th Street

Ahhh summertime in Downtown Kansas City. Things are about to heat up in the arts, entertainment and cultural scene. The 13th annual West 18th Street Fashion Show, set for Saturday, June 7 in the Crossroads, tops our list of the 5 hottest…

Mayor to christen KC FilmFest tonight

Mayor Sly James will be on hand this evening to help launch the 2013 edition of the Kansas City FilmFest at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at 14th & Main in Downtown Kansas City. More than 100 films will be shown at the Film Fest, which…

Boston Globe believes Downtown KC’s ‘heritage is hip’

Downtown  and Kansas City received some welcomed attention from The Boston Globe in its Sunday edition, Oct. 21 that is distributed to about half a million households. Reporter Robin Soslow clearly loved her recent visit to Kansas City.…

Did you hear the one about the elephants walking down Grand?

Yep, and this one is not a joke.  In celebration of the return of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus returning to Downtown Kansas City and the Sprint Center on Wednesday (through Sunday). the elephants will stroll through…

What Makes A Great City? A Downtown Arts Campus

What Makes a Great City? A Downtown Arts Campus Wednesday, September 5, 2012  6:30pm @ Kansas City Public Library, Central Library, 14 W 10th Street Imagine a Downtown Campus for the Arts with more than 600 music, dance and visual art…

UMKC releases studies of Downtown Arts Campus

A Downtown Campus for the Arts for the University of Missouri-Kansas City would improve educational opportunities for students in all fields, boost economic development for the region, enhance Kansas City's ongoing arts renaissance and inject…