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New Offices Proposed for Symphony
New Offices Proposed for Symphony
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…
Date : 2008-04-15
It's Classy, but Clash-Filled
It's Classy, but Clash-Filled
Article about the conflict over the size of new houses and home additions in Mission Hills, one of the most "sought-after addresses since the 1980s and 1990s for the well-to-do" in the…
Date : 2011-11-28
Lofts to Rise in West Bottoms
Lofts to Rise in West Bottoms
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…
Date : 2015-03-20
Old Schools Trade in Students for Tenants
Old Schools Trade in Students for Tenants
Old school houses are finding new uses in the Kansas City metro area. The school buildings "on both sides of the state line increasingly are attracting developer interest for conversion into…
Date : 2011-05-27
A Nest for Creativity
A Nest for Creativity
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…
Date : 2011-01-09
Kansas Statehouse
Kansas Statehouse
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…
Date : 2014-07-20
Bringing Back The Square
Bringing Back The Square
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…
Date : 2010-05-09
Fair Housing Law Slowly Maturing into Effective Force
Fair Housing Law Slowly Maturing into Effective Force
Information about the Fair Housing Act and its repercussions within the community.
Date : 1978-04-11
Rating Our Neighborhoods
Rating Our Neighborhoods
Series of eight articles about Kansas City neighborhoods. It is similar to one done on the suburbs in 2005. In the initial article, the author points out that on many scores Kansas City's…
Date : 2006-12-03
HEDFC Forgave Some Apartment Developers that Didn't Repay Loans
HEDFC Forgave Some Apartment Developers that Didn't Repay Loans
In a further development with the now-defunct Housing and Economic Development Financial Corporation, the agency's files revealed that delinquent loans cost taxpayers thousands. Loans to…
Date : 2005-09-04
'They're All Like My Children"
'They're All Like My Children"
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…
Date : 2015-01-16
1922 Getting It Done 1923
1922 Getting It Done 1923
Photos and captions about the construction of the Kansas City Athletic Club building, showing its steel skeleton and at near completion.
Date : 1923-01-14
Electric House
Electric House
Article describing the exhibition of an early "all-electri" house.
Date : 1922-11-05
Former Director of Major Housing Project Dies
Former Director of Major Housing Project Dies
Article about the life of Dr. Gertrude Hooker Keith, 94, first director of the Wayne Miner Housing Project. She also worked on numerous community projects including the Spirit of Freedom Fountain,…
Date : 2009-03-27
Boutique Hotel to Open in a Year
Boutique Hotel to Open in a Year
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,…
Date : 2011-01-15
Court Renovations on Table
Court Renovations on Table
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…
Date : 2011-08-22
Owner Asks to Raze Church
Owner Asks to Raze Church
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…
Date : 2010-12-23
Shelters Face Budget Cuts
Shelters Face Budget Cuts
Article reporting that Kansas City-area homeless shelters may have to cut back on services due to the waning real estate market. Currently, 27 area agencies receive funding from a $3 surcharge that…
Date : 2007-06-25
Q & A: Dan Rockhill
Q & A: Dan Rockhill
Interview with architect and University of Kansas professor Dan Rockhill. A house Rockhill's students built as a graduate project in Kansas City, Kansas has received national attention.
Date : 2004-10-31
American Scheme
American Scheme
Article reveals substandard housing conditions that many refugees encounter.
Date : 2001-11-15
St. John Commercial Building with History
St. John Commercial Building with History
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…
Date : 2009-06-03
Capturing the Castle
Capturing the Castle
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…
Date : 2014-06-26
Former Schools in Focus
Former Schools in Focus
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…
Date : 2011-12-05
Kingsridge: Where Buyers Start and Sometimes Stay
Kingsridge: Where Buyers Start and Sometimes Stay
The weekly ''HomeGuide'' features the Blue Springs neighborhood of Kingsridge. Photos of homes at 800 Canterbury Road; 912 N.W. Oxford Drive; 2804 Hartford Court; 911 Berkshire…
Date : 2005-10-09
Downtown KC's Long Road Back
Downtown KC's Long Road Back
Series of three articles discussing and measuring downtown's progress. The three-day series "charts Kansas City's downtown comeback, compares it to recoveries elsewhere and explores…
Date : 2008-05-18 to 2008-05-20