Westport

Discuss items in the urban core outside of Downtown as described above. Everything in the core including the east side (18th & Vine area), Northeast, Plaza, Westport, Brookside, Valentine, Waldo, 39th street, & the entire midtown area.
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Goonies wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 8:40 pm
mfhayes wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 12:27 pm 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.
My observation as well. Wait til that 3 story country bar gets built where Californos was. Westport is going to be a hopping place again.
I can confirm that Taco Bell is busy
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brewcrew1000 wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 5:57 pm 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
Yea haw all y'all. Let's party... Nashville style.
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Building a patio in the parking lot next to MCoys really adds to the street feeling alive. They should have done that a long time ago.
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Goonies wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 11:34 pm
normalthings wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 9:43 pm
Goonies wrote: Tue May 17, 2022 8:40 pm

My observation as well. Wait til that 3 story country bar gets built where Californos was. Westport is going to be a hopping place again.
I can confirm that Taco Bell is busy
Yeah I went there after the KU title game it was surprisingly the only happening spot in Westport at the time I was there. Had a cop standing over a gal puking into a trash can. The westport we've all grown to know.
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My right of passage was getting too drunk with my friends at Blizzard Beach and throwing up in some grass while a homeless man made fun of me before pestering me for money. I couldn't wait to go back the next night.
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Spare a thought for the cockroaches.
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chaglang wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 11:54 am Spare a thought for the cockroaches.
They’re attracted to light, so maybe this’ll serve as a partial pest remediation as well
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Goonies wrote: Tue May 31, 2022 12:36 pm Looks like the side where the bathroom is at didn't catch on fire. That would have been an incredible smell!
The fire didn't want to go anywhere near those bathrooms, which is understandable.
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Goonies wrote: Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:24 pm Anyone know anything about this Murfin group that just bought a bunch of properties in Westport?
Oil and gas money from Wichita. They own a large amount of undeveloped land down here.
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longviewmo wrote: Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:50 am
Goonies wrote: Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:24 pm Anyone know anything about this Murfin group that just bought a bunch of properties in Westport?
Oil and gas money from Wichita. They own a large amount of undeveloped land down here.
Am I weirdly cynical for being 1. grumpy it's not local money but 2. happy it's not coastal money?
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As long as they build and don’t sit on it, I don’t really care if it comes from Wichita or not
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longviewmo wrote: Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:50 amundeveloped land
Uh oh
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Riverite wrote: Tue Jun 21, 2022 7:47 am As long as they build and don’t sit on it, I don’t really care if it comes from Wichita or not
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Let me rephrase that: they own a bunch of undeveloped land on the outskirts of the city. Like the Wichita equivalent of 190th and Quivira. Heck, they even took a go at partnering with someone for a “micromansions” (600ish square foot houses) development but it never took off.
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Does anyone know if Transit Coffee at Westport and Main survived the streetcar construction? There's paper on the windows now...
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Sirius_Blue wrote: Fri Jun 24, 2022 8:01 am Does anyone know if Transit Coffee at Westport and Main survived the streetcar construction? There's paper on the windows now...
Per their website, they’ve ceased daily operations, but are still open for events. Construction it seems hampered business, but they’re likely to come back following opening of SC.
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It did not survive. The Tailleur people are opening a cafe/bar in the spot.

https://cityscenekc.com/the-parisian-ca ... -and-main/
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Thanks for the link!
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Are they finally working on that Baked building?
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