MGE project on Broadway moves closer to start

In another step forward, a joint city council committee on Wednesday approved a plat for the MGE building project. The matter goes to the full city council for final approval today. The council has already approved the project plan to convert ...

Kansas City Care Clinic gets grant to help with dietary management

Broadway’s Kansas City Care Clinic has some additional resources for its intensive dietary management program. The CVS Health Foundation said it has awarded the clinic with a $35,000 grant to support the program, which targets patients with ...

Charter school announces location at Broadway and Armour

A new Midtown charter school opening this fall announced today it has a location. Citizens of the World Kansas City Charter School said it has entered into negotiations  for the building at the northeast corner of Armour and Broadway. The ...

Mayor pushes the city in speech and song

Mayor Sly James delivered his State of the City speech in Midtown today and closed it with a surprise shot of panache. The city advocate struck a new chord at the Uptown Theater when he closed by singing “Going Back to Kansas City” with ...

St. Patrick’s Day parade on Broadway

Details you need for getting around during St. Patrick’s parade

Courtesy parade committee. The 44th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade begins Thursday at 11 a.m. at the corner of Linwood and Broadway. The parade route runs down Broadway to 43rd Street. The parade route will close Broadway from Linwood Blvd ...

Planning a parade: Woody’s Classic Sports Bar ready for brisk business

Things are brisk along the St. Patrick’s Day parade route, so businesses adapt. Woody’s Classic Sports Bar, 3740 Broadway, will open at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday and close at about 6 p.m. That’s opposite hours, said manager Michelle Wyssmann, ...

Planning a parade: Chez Charlie owner says “It’s not a sane day”

Mauzey was in Chez Charlie Monday, replacing some records in his juke box with Irish tunes. Larry Mauzey’s two bars on Broadway are known for darts, but no projectiles will fly Thursday on St. Patrick’s Day. All dart boards will be removed ...

Planning a parade: Show time for the parade committee

It takes many volunteers to pull off a successful parade, such as these members of the 2015 Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day committee. Courtesy KCIrishParade.com. The 44th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will march through Midtown on Thursday ...

Uptown Arts Bar starts getting ready for St. Pat’s in January

In the first of our stories about preparations for the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Midtown, how one local bar prepares for the crowd along Broadway.Sponsored post Sponsored post There is a leprechaun to hire, Irish whiskey to stockpile ...