Monthly Archives: March, 2008
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Planned at KC Live
(Press Release) Kansas City, MO – Hot off the heels of the very successful Big 12 Basketball Tournament celebration, the exciting new Kansas City Power & Light District is poised to welcome throngs of St. Patrick’s Day revelers.
While not affiliated with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the Kansas City Power & Light District is [...]
Rules for Scalping
The MyFOXKC Power & Light blog answers a question I’ve had about scalping tickets at the Sprint Center (or anywhere else in the city for that matter).
If you’re heading down to the Sprint Center, you’re likely to see a bunch of scalpers. Scalping is legal if you just have a pair of tickets you need [...]
3 New Rivermarket Businesses
3 new businesses are open at 412 Delware.
Bella River Market
Hair Spray Cafe
Eljays River Market
I’ve been to Eljays a couple times, and it’s great to have another coffee shop (with free wi-fi) in the area.
Updated Power and Light tenant list, with map
I did a big update to the Power and Light district tenant list page, so be sure to check it out. Included is a very useful interactive map of the district that highlights who is open or coming soon, along with their location.
I’ve also begun creating individualized pages for each tenant which I hope [...]
Interactive Map of Possible Light Rail Routes
I came across this map on kansascitylightrail.org of the possible light rail routes the city is currently debating. It’s hosted on Google maps, so yes, you can scroll around.
I’m not sure what the difference between the blue and yellow lines are. Hmm…
The optimal routes for the light rail to be successful in Kansas City [...]
Cordish unveils Power and Light district entertainment schedule
March 13-16, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Basketball Fan Fest, in partnership with the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission; 14th Street between Grand Boulevard and Walnut Street, plus Basketball Oasis tent at Grand and Truman Road; spirit rallies, games and activities; basketball shown on the outdoor video screen in the Live block directly across from [...]
Daily Links
Here are some links to recent articles that I thought I’d share.
KC Star video preview of the Gorden Biersch opening
Bowling alley, brewery restaurant added to Power & Light District
Map of 113 restaurants downtown (pdf)
KC prepares for onslaught of fans for Big 12 basketball tournaments
AS I SEE IT: Big 12 Basketball championships offer exciting time for [...]
KC Live! Opens
Wow, what a fun night!
Last night marked the opening for many of the core tenants in the Live! block in Kansas City’s Power & Light district, and here’s a great video that was originally posted in the previous post’s comments, but it absolutely deserves its own post.
Video includes:
Angels’ Rock Bar
Howl at the Moon
Raglan Road Irish [...]