Category Archives: Midtown/Plaza

Whole Foods confirmed for UMKC project in the South Plaza

Posted on Jul 25, 2012 by BlogKC

Kevin Collison reports in the Star that Whole Foods has confirmed a new store on West 51st Street between Oak and Brookside Boulevard in the South Plaza neighborhood, adjacent to the UMKC campus. BlogKC broke the news almost three years … Continue reading →

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Midtown Christmas Luminaries

Posted on Dec 24, 2011 by BlogKC

Ready for a break from shopping, cooking, or family? Skip the congestion on the Plaza and check out the luminaries in Midtown.  This evening the residents of the Coleman Highlands and Roanoke neighborhoods are lighting their annual luminarie display. Head … Continue reading →

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Midtown bucks the real estate bust with 600-plus new apartments on the way

Posted on Dec 23, 2011 by BlogKC

While single family home values continue to plummet and Downtown residential development has completely stopped, Midtown and the Country Club Plaza area are going strong.  More than 600 new units in the pipeline, largely due to suburban developers turning their … Continue reading →

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First KC Food Truck Festival in Westport this weekend

Posted on Jul 8, 2011 by BlogKC

The food truck trend has hit the heartland with full effect.  This weekend more than 15 trucks will setup shop together in Westport so you can sample them all in one stop. There is a $5 admission price that includes … Continue reading →

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Time for the City to take over West Edge

Posted on Mar 15, 2011 by BlogKC

As latest West Edge Plan falls apart, it’s time for the City to step in and fix this hot mess. The Business Journal reports that the latest attempt to finish Plaza’s giant West Edge development has again devolved into lawsuits … Continue reading →

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More Midtown buildings to fall for parking lots

Posted on Jan 27, 2011 by BlogKC

Fox 4 reports that a block of store fronts at Westport Road and Main Street are slated to be demolished, likely for yet another surface parking lot. The buildings are owned by Redeemer Fellowship, a new hipster church in the … Continue reading →

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Empty Westport Starbucks to get frozen yogurt

Posted on Jan 18, 2011 by BlogKC

The long-empty Starbucks at the prominent corner of Westport Road and Broadway Boulevard is about to get a new tenant. The Peachwave self-serve froyo chain will open it’s first Kansas City location there in March of this year.

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