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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 [...]
More P&L tenants announced
Four more Power & Light District tenants announced (KC Star)
The Cordish Co. today announced four additional tenants for the Kansas City Power & Light District: Chefburger, a locally owned burger restaurant; Rum Shack, a Caribbean style nightclub; Sprint Studio, a flagship interactive retail store; and Living Room, a high-end outdoor lounge that will serve as [...]
First Power & Light District Opening Dates Announced
I met one of the managers while out on the town the other night and he confirmed a couple opening dates for two P&L district establishments.
McFaddens grand opening is November 9th @ 8pm. This is supposed to be one of the premier sports bars in Kansas City, so having one of these in the area [...]
Sprint Center Reviews Are In…
And they look pretty good (Downtownkc.org)
Seventy-five percent of the 95 people interviewed said parking was easy to find and 60 percent said they found a space within three blocks of the arena Oct. 13, the night of the Elton John concert.
Almost 95 percent of respondents said it was easy to find their way around downtown. [...]
Sprint Center Grand Opening
The Sprint Center had it’s grand opening tonight and I was quite amazed. I’ll let the pictures & video do the talking.
(click the "more" link at the bottom to view all the pictures)