Symphony opens season + Downtown events + Holiday Mart preview

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6 to see: Downtown arts & entertainment Art on the Line: Streetcar Art Tour - Thursday Symphony opens classical season with Mahler's 'Titan' Ameri'Kana Block Party set for Grinders Briar Fest to feature Fabulous Thunderbirds &…

Madison Flitch + Downtown news + Streetcar art tour

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5 to read: Downtown news beat Kansas City Southern agrees to merge with Canadian Pacific So, what do you think about Downtown baseball? Madison Flitch founder transforms furniture into art Buck O'Neil Bridge replacement work prompts road…

KC Spirit Playbook planning process to focus on mobility this week

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The City Planning and Development Department is leading an update of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, and you are invited to participate in the process this week. Join the KC Spirit Playbook team for the second strategy session on Mobility,…

816 Day features Scavenger Hunt Bingo + 5 Downtown news stories

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816 Day: How about some Downtown B-I-N-G-O? So, how will you celebrate 816 Day this year? 816 Day is the annual, city-proclaimed celebration of Kansas City culture, featuring live entertainment, branded events, and fun activities. On…

Art in the Loop begins Resilient performance series Thursday

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An all-new performing arts series will make its Downtown debut on Thursday evening, featuring KC's own The Black Creatures. The series is part of the 2021 Art in the Loop Project Resilient. The Kansas City Streetcar and Art in the Loop…

Downtown Council seeks federal grant to transform South Loop

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DTC seeks federal grant for South Loop Link Reporting by CitySceneKC.com The Downtown Council is applying for a federal grant to continue planning an estimated $160 million South Loop Link that would create a four-block park spanning…

What’s cookin’ in Downtown KC? Arts + music are back!!

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Lights, music, action - Downtown is smokin' this weekend Calvin Arsenia to light up Lemonade Park Black Playwright Festival opens on Friday WeekEnder returns with 'Greatest Showman' sing-a-long 'Dead Ringer' on stage now at Crown…

CID Movie Night coming to City Market + Downtown KC in the news

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CID Movie Night, food truck, games & live music set for Tuesday 7/13 - Downtown KC news beat: Piano excellence + Downtown Airport + Streetcar progress + Global Prairie + more Park University pianist wins prestigious competition Downtown…

‘Freeways Without Futures’ national report shines spotlight on the North Loop

National study reports North Loop (I-35/70) as one of the 15 worst urban highways in U.S. cities Removal of North Loop offers a path to community revitalization and greater economic development Washington, D.C. – The North Loop (I-35/70)…

Office tower stands in for mountain peak in national commercial + Downtown news

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Downtown office tower stands in for mountain peak in TV commercial A national “Got milk?” campaign has made a splash in Downtown Kansas City, while taking its message to new heights – literally. The Kansas City Business Journal reports…

AJM to host Billie Holiday exhibit + First Friday weekend + Downtown news

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American Jazz Museum to host Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit beginning Saturday In April 1957, photographer Jerry Dantzic had an assignment from Decca Records to photograph Billie Holiday during a week-long run of performances at the Newark,…

City opens Bartle Hall as temporary warming center for homeless

The City of Kansas City is expanding its work to care for the unhoused by opening a new cold weather shelter at the Kansas City Convention Center. The warming center replaces the one that opened last month at Garrison Community Center, 1124…