City considers Main Street CID renewal
Central Patrol Police Office James Schriever voiced support for the renewal and expansion of the Main Street CID today.
The city began the process of considering the renewal of the Main Street CID today at a city council business session.
Executive ...
MainCor, Rehab Institute honored by The Whole Person
Push Girls producer and star Angela Rockwood encouraged the audience at The Whole Person luncheon to spend a day without complaining.
The Whole Person honored two Midtown organizations today for supporting independence for people with disabilities.
The ...
Boys, Girls Choirs move to US Bank Midtown building
The corner of Armour and Main may be sounding a little sweeter.
That’s because the Kansas City Boys Choir and the Kansas City Girls Choir are moving their headquarters office and rehearsal space there, to the U.S. Banks’s Midtown Building ...
Do you recognize this unique Midtown block?
This block of row houses is a one-of-a-kind in Midtown.
There are several reasons for that. First, it predates much of the architecture in this part of the city, built in the early days of the southward development. And its style – Queen Anne ...
Federal Reserve Bank commemorates 100 year history
Although its official birthday is December 14, Kansas City’s Federal Reserve Bank is commemorating its 100th anniversary all year.
The bank, which relocated to its current office on Main Street near the Liberty Memorial in 2008, brings a ...
Ground broken for downtown streetcar route
Workers in hard hats walked through a crowd where people chanted “Move that street” and exchanged high fives with them.
A backhoe blade soon scooped asphalt and dumped chunks into a big truck. Noise, dust, drama.
So began the official start ...
Party in the Parking Lot honors Main Street “red shirts”
A little wind and some chilly air didn’t stop MainCor’s Party in the Parking Lot celebration today. For the past seven years, the groups focused on improving Main Street has held the event to honor the work of the “Red Shirts,” the workers ...
Pedestrian accidents increasing in Midtown
Half of eight intersections in the entire Kansas City region with the most pedestrian accidents are in or near Midtown, an expert reported Wednesday.
Stephen Lachky, transportation planner with the Mid-America Regional Council, reported that ...
Drug take-back coming up this Saturday
As they do several times a year, the Kansas City police are joining up with the US Drug Enforcement Administration for a drug take-back in MainCor parking lot, 3215 Main St., this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
These groups want to encourage ...
Streetcar plan recommends Main Street to UMKC, Linwood to Prospect routes
The next phase of Kansas City’s streetcar system should be a Main Street route that stops at UMKC, a Linwood Boulevard route that stops at Prospect, and an Independence Avenue route that stops at Benton Boulevard.
Those were among the key ...
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