Casino KC Hotel is moving forward
D. Authorizing Amendments to the First Amended and Restated Lease Agreement with the City of Kansas City, Missouri and to the Amended and Restated Lease with IOC- Kansas City, Inc. for the Purpose of Furthering the Development of a Casino Hotel
A 150-room casino hotel was previously contemplated. A streetcar extension to the casino would be fantastic but expensive. I'm not sure I see much value in it to the casino unless the casino hotel can serve downtown users.
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At its meeting this week, the Port KC board was told a river cruise operator now sailing on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers is interested in making Kansas City a port of call as part of a potential expansion to the Missouri River.
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The American river cruise industry has been growing, and cities are vying for attracting what’s viewed to be a more affluent group of tourists, according to a recent report in Mississippi Today.
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One incentive catching cruiser operators attention would be the ability of passengers to easily access city attractions on the streetcar extension that’s expected to reach the Berkley riverfront in 2025.
“With the streetcar open, it would give access to Union Station where people could book shuttles to the Truman Library and other places,” said Meredith Hoenes, a spokeswoman for Port KC.
The type of port envisioned for a river cruise operator would not be sophisticated. Because the Berkley riverfront is protected by a levy of riprap, any landing would have to be a floating dock that would fluctuate with river levels.
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There is a thread: viewtopic.php?t=21220&start=1403Cratedigger wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:37 pm Side note @mods all the KC Current talk probably should have been split off the the rest of the discussion in this area
https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/ ... 1&empos=p6Port KC and The Thrash Group began construction Monday on a publicly owned waterfront beer garden in Berkley Riverfront Park.
As with its new name, the groundbreaking ceremony served a dual purpose: generating buzz for the growing neighborhood and revealing the name for its latest project. The nearly 8,200-square-foot, two-story space will be known as Two Birds, One Stone.
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The state agency teamed up with Thrash Group which is the developer behind Origin Hotel Kansas City. The Hattiesburg, Mississippi-based company broke ground on the five-story boutique hotel in December.
Although Thrash Group is developing the beer garden, it will be publicly owned by Port KC.
Port KC officials earlier this month shared goals for the new hotel to be completed in spring 2024 and the beer garden to be completed by the Fourth of July.
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Ope - my bad. Thanksbspecht wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:45 pmThere is a thread: viewtopic.php?t=21220&start=1403Cratedigger wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:37 pm Side note @mods all the KC Current talk probably should have been split off the the rest of the discussion in this area
https://www.kansascitycurrent.com/news/ ... staurant-pLocal Pig, which has been highlighted nationally on The Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” for its exquisite pork offerings is the next restaurant partner announced by the Kansas City Current as part of the CPKC Stadium culinary experience.
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Local Pig’s location at the Northeast corner within CPKC Stadium will feature four staple sausage links on a rotating basis: BBQ Brat, Jalapeno Cheddar, Beer Brat and All Beef hot dogs among other offerings.
The club will have more announcements regarding the bespoke culinary experience at the stadium in the coming weeks on Teal Tuesdays. Fans are encouraged to celebrate all things KC Current with the team – and to wear teal – as the story of CPKC Stadium continues to come to life.
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It is an honor to have Woodwether Terminal as a namesake as it is the fastest growing port in the Midwest, and Kansas City is the 2nd largest port destination in the Midwest.
Thank you
@portkc!
Missouri invested $37 million in FY24 in PortKC. These infrastructure funds will be used to renovate its existing Missouri River port and support the construction of a separate, 2nd port — the Missouri River Terminal.
