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Development

KC Streetcar Extension Reaches Major Milestone

On Monday, officials celebrated the completion of track construction on the KC Streetcar Main Street extension.

• Midtown Milestone: As of Monday, all 36,785 feet of track have been laid for the Main Street extension. The route connects the current final southern stop at Pershing and Main to the planned final stop at 51st and Brookside near UMKC. Testing the trains and training new staff is up next before the Streetcar will open for passengers.

• Next Stop: The work doesn’t stop there! The Riverfront Extension construction is continuing to connect the current northern stop at 3rd and Grand to the Berkley Riverfront. The Kansas City Streetcar Authority is also seeking proposals to conduct a NorthRail Extension Study, which would extend the streetcar north of the Missouri River.

The KC Streetcar Main Street extension is expected to have passengers on board by the second half of 2025.

Sports

Potential AFC Divisional Round Tickets Go On Sale TODAY!

Isn’t it great having a football team so good that we can talk playoffs on December 4th?

• Fingers Crossed: Single-game tickets for a possible AFC Divisional Round home game go on sale today at 11 am. Tickets for a potential home AFC Wild Card game are already on sale, but (knock on wood) we’re hopeful the Chiefs will bypass this first round of the playoffs.

• Ticket Masters: The Chiefs currently hold the #1 seed in the AFC, and if that continues, they will have a home Divisional Round game. Jackson County taxpayers will have a presale opportunity to purchase tickets this morning from 8-9:30.

Tickets to the potential home Divisional Round game can be found HERE. 

Events

Mecum Auctions Rolls into Kansas City This Weekend

Mecum Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction company, rolls into Kansas City this weekend.

• Classics in the City: The auction is happening at the Kansas City Convention Center December 5-7. Gates and the Mecum Shop open at 8 am each day, with Road Art Starters from 9-10 am, and the Collector Car auction beginning at 10 am.

• SOLD!: The auction will feature classic cars from The Coastal Texas Collection and The Schroeder Family Collection. The Kansas City auction will be televised live on Friday and Saturday on MotorTrend TV and Max.

Single-day tickets start at $30 and can be purchased HERE. 

Development

Officials Break Ground on New Apartment Complex in the Crossroads

City officials and project partners officially broke ground this week on a new mixed-use development in the Crossroads Arts District.

• Main Event: The Refinery will be a 16-story “mid-rise” featuring 147 residential units, a four-level parking garage, and 1,000 square feet of ground-level commercial space. The project is located at 1818 Main Street, right off the KC Streetcar line.

• Group Effort: The site formerly contained an abandoned structure, but the prime real estate in the heart of the Crossroads will soon see new life. The project is led by Copaken Brooks, designed by Generator Studio, and constructed by Centric.

The Refinery is expected to be open late 2026.

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In Other News…

• 🎄 Mayor’s Tree in PV: Head to Corinth Square in Prairie Village tomorrow (12/5) at 5 pm for the Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting! The family-friendly event features holiday shopping, Dickens Carolers, visits from Santa and KC Wolf, and other festive surprises!*

• 🥺 Goodbye Games: Downtown board game cafe Pawn & Pint officially closed its doors this past Saturday. The cafe opened at 613 Walnut St. in 2017 and offered over 1,000 board games for guests.

• ♻️ Green-gineers: Lenexa-based Henderson Engineers played a major role in the mechanical engineering features of the recently opened Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The home of the Los Angeles Clippers is all-electric and carbon-free.

• 👩‍❤️‍👨 The City’s Best: The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce named local business icons Peggy and Terry Dunn the 2024 Kansas Citians of the Year.

• 💔 Lookin’ for Love: According to WalletHub’s 2025 Best and Worst Cities for Singles, Kansas City isn’t tying the knot. KCMO ranked #104 with a total score of 49.48.

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