Big 12 brings boost to business in Power and Light District
A year after the pandemic canceled the tournament, businesses are ready to welcome fans back. Share Updated: 4:59 PM CST Mar 10, 2021
A year after the pandemic canceled the tournament, businesses are ready to welcome fans back. Share Updated: 4:59 PM CST Mar 10, 2021
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Show Transcript CANCELED, THIS IS A WELCOME SIGHT FOR RESTAURANT OWNERS. ONE YEAR AGO, DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES WERE DEALT A DEVASTATING BLOW. EVERYBODY’S PHONES STARTED GOING OFF AT THE SAME TIME. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A JOKE. EMILY: THE BIG 12 TOURNAMENT WAS AMONG THE FIRST MAJOR EVENTS IN KC TO BE CANCELLED BY COVID-19. THE LAST YEAR IN OUR INDUSTRY WAS TOUGH. EMILY: BUT BASKETBALL IS BACK, AND SO IS THE BUSINESS IT BRINGS FOR RESTAURANTS LIKE JOHNNY’S TAVERN. ITS OUR BUSIEST FOUR DAYS. TOMORROW IS OUR SINGLE BUSIEST DAY OF THE YEAR, SO, TRADITIONALLY, THIS WEEK IS HUGE FOR US. ALL OF OUR TEAM MEMBER
B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
Oasis in an Urban Movie Desert Share this story Published March 4th, 2021 at 10:05 AM Above image credit: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced it is permanently closing the downtown Kansas City theater it has operated for eight years. The theater had been closed most of the last year because of COVID. (Courtesy | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema)
The historic Mainstreet Theater at 14th and Main streets has played many roles throughout its 100-year history – Orpheum, RKO, Empire, AMC and most recently the Alamo Drafthouse.