KC In the News

"The City of Fountains has so much more to offer than its (rightly praised) barbecue. The Crossroads Arts District, in particular, has seen notable growth since the Crossroads Hotel reopened inside the former Pabst bottling plant in 2018."

"Kansas City is home to the National World War I Museum, selected in 1921 in part because the city's rail station had proved quite the crossroads for thousands of soldiers criss-crossing the country as they prepared for, shipped out to, and returned from the front."

"More than 100 local businesses have joined KC Clean Commitment, an initiative to unite the region’s hospitality industry and demonstrate the city’s dedication to safely hosting meetings.”

"More than 1,000 volunteers used 1,200 gallons of paint to hand paint the murals Saturday, which stretch across 2,000 feet of pavement. Six Black artists designed murals for the project, KC Art on the Block, which each feature "Black Lives Matter" in block letters with varying themes."

“When the timing is right for each group to get back to business, Kansas City will be ready and waiting.”

"Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas — with the Missouri River flowing between them — have several attractions that, for us, can’t be visited often enough. Favorites are the Arabia Steamboat Museum and the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Missouri, and the Lewis and Clark Historic Park at Kaw Point in Kansas, though of course the towns offer more."

"Fans of the Fab 5 will surely want to explore some of the cast’s favorite spots from Season 4, throwing back creative cocktails at Novel and Instagramming the eight-layer cake at Succotash. Also tempting: Pigging out on finger-lickin’-good ribs and spicy slaw at Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que, a cherished haunt of the late Anthony Bourdain. "

“After winning his first Super Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was supposed to have a straightforward summer ... But when a pandemic gave way to a protest movement that implicated the NFL, the game’s brightest star began to find his voice—and prove that he’s as adroit off the field as he is on it."

They called it the Paris of the Plains. In the 1920s, Kansas City flouted prohibition laws and became the Midwest’s hotspot for booze and jazz. A century later, new Kansas City distilleries have revived that jazz-age spirit, mixing fascinating backstories with award-winning spirits.

"On June 1, 2020, Loews Hotels & Co, a New York-based company, opened its new location in Kansas City: Loews Kansas City Hotel. With 800 guestrooms in 60,000 square feet of meetings and events space, the hotel connects to the Kansas City Convention Center via an external bridge."