More bike options on the way
Officials today reported many more miles of bike routes and related changes in the works.
There are plans to add a three-mile bikeway on Armour Boulevard from Broadway to the Paseo, they reported to the mayor and city manager.
And that could ...
Armour office building to get facelift
Rendering of the office building at 301 E. Armour that Mac Properties hopes to redevelop.
On Armour Boulevard, an office building with Soviet Union ambiance stands out among the historic terra cotta properties.
The 1960s structure at 301 E. ...
For now, faded Armour Boulevard buildings will be preserved
The City Plan Commission on Friday approved work to preserve four embattled Armour Boulevard properties, but the developer says they will still demolish them.
The four buildings at 100-118 W. Armour have prompted a historic preservation fight ...
Zoning board stops demolition on Armour
By Joe Lambe
The Board of Zoning Adjustment this afternoon voted to deny demolition of four historic apartment buildings on Armour Boulevard.
In a 4-1 vote, the BZA upheld a September ruling by the Historic Preservation Commission that blocks ...
“Social blight” fight put on hold
By Joe Lambe
The City Plan Commission today granted a 30-day delay on considering the city’s first attempt to fight crime with a “social blight” designation.
Three Armour Boulevard buildings redeveloped as low income housing have increased ...
A few Armour Boulevard rehabs increased crime, study says
By Joe Lambe
Three Armour Boulevard properties redeveloped as lower income housing have increased crime so badly that the Armour corridor is socially blighted, according to a new report.
It is the first time a social liability blight designation ...
Mayor appoints education advisor to build community partnerships
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For the first time, the mayor’s office has an education advisor, charged with developing community partnerships to support student achievement.
Mayor Sly James today appointed Julie Holland to the new position. She begins her ...
Armour Boulevard group to buy dull but useful building
MAC Properties, renovator of terra-cotta bejeweled historic properties along Armour Boulevard, is buying a dowdy 1960s office structure.
The Gillham Plaza building at 301 E. Armour may lack glamour but it will provide parking and other amenities ...
Bellerive is back in play on Armour
Elite finger food, cocktails and a classic car set the tone Tuesday for Armour Boulevard’s historic Bellerive Hotel to reopen as apartments.
MAC Properties threw the bash for its latest renovation in bringing back a boulevard known for 1920s ...
Party at the Bellerive, renovation invokes its rich past
There will be a public party Tuesday, as Midtown’s historic Bellerive Hotel reopens as luxury apartments.
People can toast the days of Billie Holliday and Duke Ellington and hear live music from 5 to 8 p.m.
Those artists, along with Bob Hope, ...
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