Life is a Movie

A narrative-driven, immersive art experience is coming soon to KCK. Plus: a new restaurant in Brookside, Black Feast Week, and a digitized KC.

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Entertainment

A Narrative-Driven Immersive Art Experience is Coming Soon to KCK

Atlas9

Atlas9, the Midwest’s premiere narrative-driven immersive art experience, is coming soon to KCK

  • Immerse Yourself: The 46,000-square-foot, $26.7 million entertainment concept is being designed by KC-based Dimensional Innovations, an engineering firm behind various immersive experiences across the country. The experience will join the Homefield campus at 94th Street and State Avenue in KCK.

  • Story on Screen: The immersive story features a fictitious 90’s movie theatre, where the scenes on-screen become reality via holographic projections, live performers, and an interactive environment. Designers drew inspiration from places like the Rabbit hOle in NKC, City Museum in St. Louis, and teamLab in Tokyo, Japan.

Atlas9 plans to be open in the Summer of 2025. For more information and to stay up-to-date, check out its (interesting) website HERE. 

Opening

A Neighborhood Bistro is Replacing Michael Forbes in Brookside

Michael Forbes Bar and Grille

A Kansas City couple is opening a new neighborhood bistro & boutique bottle shop in the former Michael Forbes Bar and Grille space in Brookside.

  • Prime Real Estate: Hannah Koenig and Avery Bailey will open CRU at 128 W. 63rd St. in the heart of the Brookside Square. They expect to open in early 2025, after a small remodel of the space that housed Michael Forbes since 2012.

  • Neighborhood Vibes: The couple envisions an upscale neighborhood spot that is also welcoming to families with children. The menu will feature dishes like a filet mignon with Japanese sweet potato puree, Duroc pork chops, and a specialty cocktail menu led by JT Koenig-Riley of Tom’s Town Distilling Co.

Stay up to date with the CRU opening by signing up for their mailing list.

Food and Drink

Kansas City’s First Annual Black Feast Week is Here

District Biskuits

The Kansas City Defender kicked off the first-ever Black Feast Week yesterday, which lasts through October 14th.

  • History and Flavor: The Black Feast Week was started to showcase black-owned eateries across Kansas City. The event will highlight nearly every black-owned restaurant in the city, from hole-in-the-wall joints to fine dining establishments.

  • On Menu: The event features a wide variety of participants, including coffee shops (Kinship Cafe), BBQ (LC’s Bar-B-Q), breweries (Vine Street Brewing), and plenty more.

The Kansas City Defender is partnering with local food influencers to share mouthwatering videos of all the participating restaurants. Follow them here!

Community

A Digitized Kansas City is Being Built on Minecraft

travbuildslego/Minecraft

A user by the name of travbuildslego is recreating a 1:1 scaled map of Kansas City on the popular video game Minecraft.

  • City of (Digital) Fountains: The digitized Kansas City is extremely detailed, and the map features the majority of the downtown area. All buildings have interior access to explore, with iconic landmarks such as Union Station, Kauffman Stadium, Arrowhead Stadium, and more.

  • Grab Your Axes: There are plans to expand the map to include Midtown, Westport, the Country Club Plaza, and other parts of the city south of downtown. Are you a Kansas City Minecrafter? Check out this Facebook page to learn how you can be involved with the recreation of Kansas City!

Check out a fly-through video of the Kansas City recreation HERE. 

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  • 🛫 Pre-Flight Beauty: The Kansas City International Airport was named on the World’s Most Beautiful Airports list for 2024 by Prix Versailles. KCI was one of six projects across the globe honored with the distinction

  • 🅿️ Parking Pushback: After public pushback, the city of Kansas City will eliminate surge parking pricing in the River Market. During the trial period, some spots were charging up to $40 during special events.

  • 🏗️ Everybody Do Your Share: The EPA will give the city of Kansas City $4.5 million to clean up certain areas of the city, which will hopefully spur development. A portion of this money will be used for the former Hardesty Federal Compex redevelopment in the Historic Northeast.

  • 🍦 Blue at Betty’s: In honor of the Royals’ postseason appearance, Betty Rae’s has released Blue October, a limited-edition bubble gum-flavored ice cream.

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