KCRag Forum

I hear you guys...particularly with regard to Delaware.  It's just SCREAMING for a few bars/restaraunts/retail/whatever.  It's good to see what appears to be solidly filled office space but man oh man that's one of the few streets anywhere downtown that we just can not fill with office space and clo...

Standard isn't closing...just clearing out unsold merchandise before the fall shipment comes in...I too was a little worried and asked one of the employees when I was last in there browsing the sale items.  As a brief side note, I found it interesting while in NYC a month or two ago just how many Am...

hmmm...I grabbed a Royals Express brochure last week while riding around on the Max and I seem to remember being surprised and impressed that they DID make local stops along the route.  I may well be wrong, but I am almost positive I read that in the brochure; I'll have to dig another one up and see...

^^^ I haven't been to J Bucks, yet, but I've heard it isn't all that great.  You might want to check out Vin de Set, rooftop dining (nice view of downtown, reasonable food and lots of draft Schlafly) near Laffayette Square, and if you get there, do check out Bailey's Chocolate Bar, also right off th...

A couple of comments:  first, sylas and maddy's is delicious, really good stuff, and I'm glad to hear Miami Ice makes it available on W. 39th.    Second, I went to Po's Dumpling Bar not long ago with my gf, and had a great(!) meal.  Blue Koi was overly crowded , actually, so we checked it out as a n...

political rhetoric or not, it's difficult to imagine the development community taking kindly to being labeled 'the forces of evil'.  Thus, an anti-development stance appears to have been taken by Funkhouser, whether or not he truly is for or against large scale urban development.  IMO, this was a ba...

  I am officially worried at this point.  While I made the attempt to convince myself that Funk could be a unique and progressive mayor, I have to say I'm begining to think that the best we will be able to do from here on out is marginalize the damage he is able to do to progress in KCMO during his ...

good points all.  I suppose my biggest complaint comes from the fact that this has been marketed and priced as a mixed use project; even the realtor hilariously mentioned the 'brookside-like' retail strip that it will enjoy someday while I was on the Urban Tour this year.  Also, it is priced accordi...

i agree with you warwick, it would be GREAT to see a MAX line from DTKCMO or the Plaza through the central KCK spine (Minnesota?).  It would be nice to a have a transit option to Village West as well, from say DTKCMO.  Of course it is probably the least pedestrian friendly entertainment district in ...

soooo....does anyone have any idea what is going on with the founders?  It's starting to look like a minor league disappointment without the construction of the retail 'main street' and neighborhood functions that were promised in both the renderings and promotional leasing material.  No matter what...

Fang, I was actually thinking of the smallpox hospital when I made my comment about leaving the building as a 'ruins' of sorts.  Another great example is the Mill City Museum in Minneapolis where they dug up a number of old flour mill foundations and excavated brick walls, and then created a histori...

Fang, I admire your passion on the subject of the grand opera house.  On a related note, what about somehow stabilizing the building and doing some minor rehab work and then doing an elegant lighting scheme and opening to the public as a kind of ruin or romantic castle kind of thing?  I'm not sure w...

I disagree 100%. Most of my bike commute is limited by geography to Wornall or Holmes or Ward Parkway because other streets in SKC terminate and restart with little pattern. I think bike lanes are as reasonable part of an urban street plan as sidwalks for pedestrians.   I agree 100%.  Bike lanes sh...

considering the source, I was pleasantly surprised with the copy of Urban Times I picked up this weekend.  I enjoyed the article on Scott Fitness and the Xroads boutiques and I think a little fluff is generally a good thing when it comes to selling our urban core.  We need a little light-hearted mak...

Quote from: rxlexi on Yesterday at 05:25:21 PM sounds great.  who is behind it? Boveri Realty Group. ohhh... I suppose I'm a bit disappointed.  I fear it may be like the 'urban living' section in the Star, which, I guess, isn't that bad for most people, just not city geeks like myself.  Oh well, as...

sounds great.  who is behind it?  also, on a related note, does anyone know what happened to the REVIEW urban planning and architecture annual?  It certainly can't be considered annual anymore after its having vanished since 2004-2005.  I really, really loved the one issue that I have, and was despe...

okay, well for starters the easiest way to minimize these types of instances is to ramp up police presence, in this case officers on beat throughout midtown, down Broadway etc.  Crime WILL slow, at least, with a highly visible police presence.  Additionally, with increased police presence in mind, d...

yep, cajun place for some time prior to cancun fiesta; not bad either, though it had the air of a place that was just going to close someday in the near future, I don't think I ever saw anybody else in there.  Anyway, if the fiesta is as good as everyone seems to think, it may offer a legitimate lat...

I attended the tour Sunday, and let me add that it was just awesome, certainly my favorite homes tour and a great showcase event for the area.  The mixture of neighborhood dedication, history, and architecture and design that was on display was fabulous, and really provided an overview of the hood's...

  I really enjoyed the UL tour, my personal favorites being First + Main (loved the potential river views, location, non-drywallified units and amenities/price ratio), 909 Walnut (oh my god i want the model unit with the private 6th floor patio, gorgeous building, and they are condo quality rentals)...