Philanthropist Shirley Helzberg plans to restore and expand the old Vitagraph Film Exchange Building at 17th and Wyandotte for symphony offices and other tenants. Its close proximity to the Kauffman…

Article announces that the Kansas City Council has approved the View II residential development in the West Bottoms. Details of the estimated $25 million project that will add nearly 250 new…

Article describes the opening of the City Ice Arts Center located in the old Kansas City Ice Building at 2029 Campbell Street in the Crossroads Arts District. Sean Kelley, owner, sees it as "a…

Article that covers the 14 year long renovation of the Kansas State Capitol building that was completed near the end of 2013. Details of the project as well as information related to tours of the…

Article profiles Ken and Cindy McClain who have poured their energies and their fortune into reviving the Independence square. Starting with Ophelia's restaurant, which they opened in the…

Brief profile of and interview with Elizabeth Rosin, founder of Rosin Preservation LLC in 2006. Through partnerships with additional firms, she has has helped to preserve more than $500 million…

Photos and captions about the construction of the Kansas City Athletic Club building, showing its steel skeleton and at near completion.

The former Gate City National Bank building at 1111 Grand Boulevard will undergo an $11 million renovation to become the 43-room Grand Hotel. From 2000 to 2006 the building housed Club Chemical,…

Proposals for renovations of the Truman Courthouse in Independence and the Jackson County Courthouse Annex are being requested by county officials who "have worked for close to 10 years to save…

The historic former Holy Name Catholic Church at 23rd Street and Benton Boulevard, that has been unused for decades, will be demolished since owner Brian J. Gordon has been unable to find a way to…

Short article and real estate listing for a commercial building at 4601 St. John Ave. The building was home to one of the first Piggly-Wiggly's in Kansas City; later tenants included Cascio…

Article describes the efforts of volunteers working to restore the Vine Street Workhouse, otherwise known as the Castle, located at 2001 Vine Street. Daniel and Ebony Edwards are interviewed and…

Commentary about repurposing historic school houses in light of a fire that destroyed the Horace Mann School in the Ivanhoe Neighborhood. The school hasn't been a property of the Kansas City…

Short article with color photo of owners and stained-glass windows in the former Sermon-Anderson building. Sermon-Anderson were "deocrators and designers to many of Kansas City's exclusive…

Interview with Cathy Campbell, manager of the John Wornall House herb garden. Campbell discusses preparations for the 25th Annual Herb and Wildflower Sale that will take place on Saturday the 26th of…

The 130-year old Cosby Hotel building at Ninth Street and Baltimore Avenue has been purchased by the Sunflower Development Group. The firm's principals, Lon Booher and Jason Swords, plan to…

Developer Brent Lambi wants to renovate the historic store located on Main Street and "restore it to its original charm." Lambi is in the process of purchasing the building that was…

Efforts are being made to restore and renovate the home of the late John "Buck" O'Neil that is located at 3049 E. 32nd Street. The home is currently owned by the Bethel A. M. E.…

A fire on February 28, 2011, destroyed a mosque located at 4608 St. John Avenue in the Northeast area of Kansas City. The mosque was housed in the former Gladstone Hall that was "built in 1914…

Bill Dunn, Sr., with J.E. Dunn Construction, "presented a ceremonial check for $50,000 to Greg Baker, executive director of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and restaurant owner Ollie Gates…

Article describes a project to renovate the vacant Butler Brothers building located at 804-808 Broadway Boulevard to house 30 one-bedroom apartment units. The building is described as having been…

Postcard image and short article about the old Elks Lodge, no. 26 building located at 7th & Grand streets. The brownstone building was designed by William Walters of Oshkosh, Wis., and served as…

Brenda Wood, owner of Professional Cleaning and Innovative Building Services, has sued the Kansas City Power and Light Co. for breaking a contract to sell her the historic New York Life Building at…

Special publication of The Examiner newspaper distributed at the rededication of the historic Truman Courthouse on September 7, 2013. An article by Jeff Fox describes renovations and plans for the…

Restoration on Buck O'Neil's two-story home at 3049 E. 32nd Street is underway by the Bethel AME Church and the Friends of the Buck O'Neil Historic Preservation Foundation. The house…