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Hear Hear!!!

Make sure if has the same decor and wait staff attitude too!

KiKi's closed due to the retirement of the owners.  Used to eat there quite frequently and no place in town now even begins to compare. I think a wild and somewhat casual cajun restaurant in the P*L would do well with the lunch crowd (more subdued then) and the evening crowds there to party (wild as...

Here's a couple of predictions: Mayor Funkhouser is no longer mayor after the spring election  (not a very bold prediction!) Ron Jury's group wins the bid to build a 1,000 room hotel that incorporates the historic Power & Light building  (I hope) The Kansas Jayhawks AGAIN capture the Big 12 Basketba...

Was at Union Station today with family and the place was packed--lots of visiting holiday families and their guests.  The Union Cafe was totally packed as well.  I eat lunch there about once a month and it's always busy at that time.  What's sad is that if we really utilized the station for transpor...

The building labeled AT&T Long Lines is the Federal Reserve building for the most part.  You might be able to see the top of the Long Lines building (the long skinny tower that was removed in recent years).  The building labeled ??? is the old original Commerce Bank building, I think.  It's now obsc...

The cafe in Union Station is a great atmosphere for kids.  The Harvey House did move into the old Union Cafe space in the middle of the Great Hall.  It has the same menu as when it was in the old Harvey House space--burgers and such.  It's two levels so the kids would like sitting on the upper level...

Excellent posts by the two previous, Shinatoo and Fang KC.  This is the kind of thinking that ties all of the mentioned amenities together and puts the new hotel in the middle of two revenue streams, the convention center and the Sprint/P&L districts.  A creative funding collaboration utilizing the ...

The KC Zoo would be free too if there was an area-wide tax that would support it like the St. Louis area has.  The Missouri legislature has passed enabling legislation that would allow Missouri-area counties to levy a tax for the zoo--can't remember the tax levy amount.  Once the economy picks up, M...

I agree that adding a tower that mimics the historic original would be ideal if allowed under the historic preservation guidelines.  In regards to the placement of the tower west of the original P&L building--the original tower was built with a blank west facade to accommodate a twin tower complemen...

The church project at Roanoke and 39th has obtained their loan.

I agree.  I'm also an ex-dotte but very interested in seeing ALL of Wyco turn around.  The Village West/Speedway/etc. developments are necessary for the unified govt to gain the increased revenues (eventually) that will enable greater emphasis on the eastern part of the city.  Meanwhile, as they wai...

KU vs. ksu ----32-2 in the Big 12 era.  Nuff said!

I agree that the P&L building/immediate adjacent property needs to be filled before "bridging the gap".  This would create a developed corridor between the CC and the P&L district/Sprint Center.  Density creates a far more comfortable "walkability" visual for pedestrians, much like NY and Chicago (o...

Just want to add my own observations about the effect of the ongoing revitalization of downtown.  I live in the burbs and have always been a downtown booster as I see the core representing the entire metro.  Since the recent efforts downtown like the Sprint arena, P & L  and new housing, I continuou...

That would be Lenexa.