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http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/cosby-hotel-kansas-city-redevelopment-historic-building/Content?oid=2762959 Architect Lon Booher and developer Jason Swords have teamed up to refurbish the three-story, 15,000-square-foot building at Ninth Street and Baltimore, two years after it was scheduled to be ...

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/01/31/kansas-city-smaller-window-federal-money.html From Kansas City Business Journal: Kansas City officials’ already ambitious goal to apply this year for federal grants to help build a downtown streetcar system just ratcheted up a few notches. U.S. ...

Nothing new in this editorial...but here it is. The new “Make Grand Grand” streetscaping report prepared by architects and transit planners contains a number of “green” proposals to make the roadway more attractive. Plans call for more trees and landscaping and a couple of pocket parks, plus new bik...

Just noticed the Sieden's Fur Building has paper up over the windows. Just last week, you could still see the dead plants in the windows. Anybody know if something is going on with this building?

I drove by Caddyshack the other day. Just judging by the look of the bar from the outside, I would not have guessed they had delicious pizza....but my girlfriend noticed the front of the building was lined up with cars. I guess looks can be deceiving.

Anybody walked Cliff Drive lately? I drove by on Sunday (just getting acquainted with the area) and saw that there was a concrete barricade. Do they even open it up for traffic anymore? Seems like a concrete barricade is a bit excessive for car-free Sundays only.

Thanks for the tips. Pizza, subs, and Chinese were about what I was expecting. After looking around more, it also looks like Cafe Al Dente delivers. Do Midtown/Westport locations usually deliver downtown, or are distances usually fairly restricted?

Here are some newer renderings from Copaken's website...not a big fan.



http://www.copaken-brooks.com/handlers/ ... =100001452

I recently moved downtown and am loving it. Something I am missing is the availability of cheap food delivered to your door late at night. I understand that most places in the loop close in the evening and over weekends...are there any delivery options I should know about?

This article from the KC Star does a great job of highlighting why KC can be a great place, I only wish more people in the metro would realize how much we truly have here. It’s hard to tell when you are living in a golden age. Woody Allen made that point in his recent movie “Midnight in Paris,” wher...

West Bottoms Seen As 3 Distinctive Development Areas Kansas City’s West Bottoms, the historic livestock district that now has a mixed bag of uses, should be viewed as three districts with unique development opportunities, according to a panel of national experts. The team, sponsored by the Washingto...