i believe since the filming of Kansas City?

Well, there is some progress being made along Paseo. Among the developments are:

The City Parks & Recreation Department has completed improvement along The Paseo north of I-70, including a rebuilt fountain at 9th and Paseo, a Black Veterans Memorial at 12th and Vine; completion of the 12th and Vine Jazz Memorial Park, and rebuilding of stairs at 12th and Paseo.

The new Aldi Store at Admiral and Paseo.

Kansas City University is building a new student building north of Independence and Paseo--just north of their auditorium.

Zahner's is building a striking new addition to their building on Paseo at 8th Street.

The Kansas City Lincoln University Cooperative Extension
Urban Impact Center has just moved into a new building on the NW corner at 11th and Paseo.

The owner of the Dr. Generous Henderson House at 1014 Paseo has made some progress improving the exterior of the structure.

The new sign for the Jazz District has been added to the structure on the NE corner of 18th and Paseo, and a courtyard terrace completed there.

South of 18th Street, Ollie Gates has installed some new windows and placed a mural on the former YMCA Building that is going to be the Buck O'Neil Education Center someday. He's also secured the building from weather, and has raised addition funds for the restoration.

The intersection at 22nd and Paseo has been improved and reopened after complete rebuilding of sections of 22nd Street from Grand east to Brooklyn.

New townhouses are being constructed right now south of Paseo Baptist Church on the east side side of the boulevard between 25th and 27th, and down over the hill along Vine Street.

The Mid-America Black Archives will be holding a grand opening in their renovated space on June 18 in the old Parks & Recreation Building on Woodland (south of Truman Road, and north of 18th Street).

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/12/06/2502791/black-archives-of-mid-america.html

^^

This is going to be an awesome addition to KC's cultural package. 18th/Vine is putting together a nice roster when you couple this with the Negro Leagues and the Jazz Museum. It'd be nice to get a mid-range hotel down there like a Courtyard or Hilton Garden Inn.

you know, the area directly to the south on 19th/bernard powell and agnes and kansas(which turns into benton blvd) is a very clean street, there was a house that is adorable on kansas ave, and several new housings, along with montgall park which is a clean looking park

If they do this right, it will be great!

Beautiful Building!

Boone Theater renovation in Jazz District gets NEA grant

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2011/07/12/jazz-district-theater-project-gets-nea.html?ed=2011-07-12&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub

More on the history of the Boone Theater and Folk Alliance International.

http://kcjazzlark.blogspot.com/2011/07/ ... cotts.html

Dress-code-enforced entrace?  Let's see how TKC responds to this 

interesting article regarding sports museums and their struggle to make it financially. KC mention:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/story/20 ... 51031494/1

I think attendence at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum would be higher if it were in the Loop.

I think a lot of people would argue the NLBM's financial struggles have a lot to do with their own leadership rather than the economy.

A big YAY!

After years of uncertainty, the Black Archives has found its' way

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/02/3349630/after-years-of-uncertainty-black.html

Atlantic Cities: The Jazz District Authenticity Problem



So sad this area is just left to rot.