Westport

[daGOAT]

3931 Washington Av, backside of First Swedish Church, submitted a plan for new event space and Air BnB's on the upper floors.

[Sirius_Blue]

3931 Washington Av, backside of First Swedish Church, submitted a plan for new event space and Air BnB's on the upper floors.

Geez, I thought the recent glut of renos in the Crossroads would have saturated our market for "event spaces."

[chaglang]

3931 Washington Av, backside of First Swedish Church, submitted a plan for new event space and Air BnB's on the upper floors.

Johnny Kaw's Shothouse and Flophouse

[kcjak]

Couldn't find this info anywhere but the old 816 Hotel is scheduled to become Hotel Westport, a Tapestry Collection by Hilton, some time in late July.

[earthling]

Doesn't sound like they'll overhaul the place if opening that soon. Seems like it needs a major makeover.

[Chris Stritzel]

Doesn't sound like they'll overhaul the place if opening that soon. Seems like it needs a major makeover.

I believe they’ve been renovating rooms for a few months now, so some work has been going on. Curb appeal isn’t the best.

[FlippantCitizen]

Haus was PACKED last night. Good to see some life back I'm Westport.

Agreed. I really like that place.

[brewcrew1000]

Komatsu Ramen has closed, the ramen bubble seems to be bursting, there are only a few left now

[FangKC]

Komatsu Ramen has closed, the ramen bubble seems to be bursting, there are only a few left now

This is an outrage! The ramen bubble should never burst.

[earthling]

Korean is 'in' now to the point of mainstream.

[dukuboy1]

That’s a bummer Komatsu was good. It had a nice run. Curious to see what goes in its place. But I feel there will be some new replacement soon to pop up. Either strictly ramen or some kind of sushi/ramen place. Japanese cuisine is still popular.

[beautyfromashes]

What's going in the old Gojo's place? They've torn out large sections of the brick and look to be making a rooftop stairs entrance.

[FangKC]

Yes Beauty, I want to know that too.

[iamrealz]

According to Compass permits, at least a portion of it is going to be a retail shop. No idea what though.

[chaglang]

With the plywood huts inside? Yes.

[Sirius_Blue]

W/r/t that section of Broadway, it just seems generally cursed. It's awkwardly separated from the rest of Westport.

[kcjak]

And whatever happened to the hotel planned for the parking lot behind? After this long I assume it's a no-go.

[FangKC]

What's going in the old Gojo's place? They've torn out large sections of the brick and look to be making a rooftop stairs entrance.

Kevin Collison is reporting that a decorative lighting store is taking over the former Gojo space.

Circa Lighting, a decorative lighting and ceiling fan retail store founded in Savannah, Georgia, will be occupying the former Gojo Japaneses Steak House space on Broadway near Westport.
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Kaufman said the building renovation is expected to be completed in July and the new store may be open by the holiday season.
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https://cityscenekc.com/decorative-ligh ... luaus0aeA

[mfhayes]

On Saturday I dropped by Tin Roof (Nashville live music bar) that opened last week. It was completely packed with people having a great time and dancing. Between this and Fountain Haus, Westport feels very lively again.

[brewcrew1000]

I was expecting Tin Roof to be an epic failure because it's a country bar in Westport and people from lees summit would not want to come