Negro Leagues Baseball Museum receives $1 million from MLB & Players

  The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Downtown Kansas City received a substantial gift this week from Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred and players association executive…

Superheroes rule Downtown this weekend at Planet Comicon

The world of pop culture descends on Bartle Hall for three huge days of celebrities, comics, superheroes, collectibles and more during Planet Comicon Kansas City. Superheroes will have no need to hide their alter-egos this week as Planet…

Missouri Senate passes funding for Downtown Arts Campus

The UMKC Conservatory Downtown Arts Campus has cleared a major hurdle in its race for approval. The Missouri Senate has approved HCR 19 - authorizing the issuance of public bonds for half ($48 million) of the financing of a new UMKC Conservatory…

Nation’s eyes turn to KC for WWI Centennial Commemoration

  The National World War I Museum and Memorial will play host to the National Centennial Commemoration of the U.S. entry in WWI on Thursday morning.The national ceremony, In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace: Centennial Commemoration of…

UMKC marches toward $96M Downtown Campus for the Arts

A plan to bring up to 700 university students each year to Downtown Kansas City is moving forward. The University of Missouri-Kansas City has hit its $48 million fundraising target for bringing its Conservatory for Music & Dance to…

KC breaks through with Streetcar, Smart City – Huffington Post

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Kansas City's introductions of the Streetcar and Smart Cities technology over the last several week has captured the attention of The Huffington Post and its national audience. The Post published its accounting of the arrival of these…

Kansas City celebrates World Series win with victory parade in Downtown!

Public invited to parade and victory celebration in downtown KCMO The City of Kansas City, Missouri and the Kansas City Royals invite all fans to a #RoyalCelebration for our World Champion team. Parade Route The 2.3 mile-long parade…

Inventors show their stuff at Maker Faire

The coolest inventions, innovators, exhibits, creators, tinkerers, robots, hobbyists, crafters, artists and young Makers in the Midwest will all gather at one location this Saturday and Sunday at Kansas City’s Union Station for Maker Faire…

Dining in style in Downtown hotels

Looking for dinner out with friends, prior to a concert at the Sprint Center or as a prelude to enjoying a Broadway show or the Kansas City Symphony at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts? Well, here's a refreshing idea. Extend…

Party at the Platform: What’s hot this weekend

The Downtown Streetcar will be in party mode with its Party at the Platform event on Friday. The celebration marks a wild and fun weekend ahead in Downtown. Here's the highlight reel of what's happening in Downtown from Friday to Wednesday,…

Return of the Royals & What’s Up in Downtown

The American League Champion Kansas City Royals make their first official 2015 public debut this weekend in Downtown. Make plans now for the Royals Fan Fest on Friday and Saturday at Bartle Hall. Royals Mania leads the list of what's…

Lunch Bunch to dine in Crossroads on Wednesday

Downtown's new Lunch Bunch has its sights set on dining in the Crossroads Arts District this Wednesday. And, you are invited to join in the tasty fun. The mission is the weekly Lunch Bunch is to get out and support restaurants along…