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 ...
Capitol Federal bank now open at 43rd and Main
Midtown has a new bank. Capitol Federal Savings Bank of Topeka has opened its newest branch at 4242 Main Street.
The new 2500-square-foot building includes the following services: checking, savings, True Blue Online®, bill pay, mobile banking ...
Fab ballroom a part of Midtown’s rich past
Interior view of the Pla-mor during a children’s Christmas party. Photo courtesy Missouri Valley Room, Kansas City Public Library.
By Joe Lambe
On Thanksgiving day in 1927, a huge ballroom that opened in Midtown marked a high point in ...
Proposed Main Street streetcar line discussed tonight
The city finishes up its series of meetings about 8 proposed streetcar expansion routes with a Main Street meeting tonight.
The NextRailKC project is seeking input from citizens about the potential expansion routes. Following a series of meetings ...
Runners, cyclists brave the heat for Main Street Day
Despite temperatures pushing 100 degrees, runners, walkers, bikers, skateboarders and others turned out for Main Street Day on Saturday.
The annual MainCor event showcases Main Street businesses and neighborhoods and promotes health and active ...
Runners to compete in Main Street Mile on Saturday
Runners will be heading to Main Street this Saturday for the annual Main Street Mile, a one-mile race for families as well as competitive runners.
The race is in its sixth year. It begins at 11 a.m. Main Street and Linwood and goes south to ...
Main Street day includes KC’s first cyclovia
An “imagining” of what the cyclovia on Main Street might look like this coming Saturday, when streets are blocked off to automobiles and Main Street turns into an open-air marketplace. Courtesy MainCor.
This year’s Main Street Day on Sept. ...
Main Street safer thanks to “red shirts” like Donzell Falkner
For Donzell Falker, keeping an eye out on Main Street has been a steady job for four years now.
Falkner is one of the “red shirts,” employees of the Main Street Community Improvement District tasked with “promoting the general welfare ...
Main Street thanks “red shirts” who keep the area safe
Main Street today celebrated the “red shirt crew” that has been patrolling Main Street for six years. The officers do daily patrols of Main Street from 27th to 47th Streets, monitoring activities, assisting with medical emergencies and illegal ...
Tour offers glimpse of universal design, LEED renovation on Main Street
An historic building at 3710 Main Street is being renovated following universal design and green building standards. When it’s completed, the building will be the new home of The Whole Person. Tomorrow architects are offering a hardhat ...
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