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Downtown Kansas City River Market to open grocery store
July 30th, 2010 1:04 PM

River Market is getting a grocery

The River Market is getting a grocery — again.

Market 3, scheduled to open at 114 W. Third St. in mid-August, will have a full salad bar, fresh produce, smoothies and daily grocery staples.

“I’ll have a drop-off for dry cleaning, a concierge for parking, if that’s what people want. But what people are really wanting are eggs, butter, milk and flour,” said Jim Andrews, partner with Mark Ringenberg in the new venture. “It will be a lot like Garrett’s. The River Market’s pantry.”

Garrett’s Corner Market opened at Third and Delaware streets in 1999 and in mid-2002 moved to the northernmost section of the River Market at 201 Main St. It quadrupled its space and added a restaurant serving three meals a day. But then it closed in 2004.

Andrews said Garrett’s was a great idea, just ahead of its time. Now there are more than 1,500 residents and 2,500 workers in the River Market area — defined by the River Market Community Association as the bluffs on the west, the Missouri River on the north, Cherry Street on the east and Independence Avenue on the south.

Andrews and Ringenberg have spent six months planning the grocery. Andrews spent 10 years in the grocery business, five as a manager in the Wichita and Lawrence areas, as well as stints in the bar and restaurant business and construction. Ringenberg, a graphic artist and marketer, owns a River Market building and lives there. He plans to put up a big sign on his building advertising the grocery to downtowners to the south.

“With his marketing background he’ll bring them in, and I’ll keep them coming back,” Andrews said.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/29/2117083/cityscape-river-market-is-getting.html#ixzz0vBq1F4lz


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Downtown Kansas City Lofts For Sale
July 28th, 2010 9:53 AM

If you are relocating to the Downtown Kansas City area and are unfamiliar with the current real estate market or inventory you will be happy to know that there are currently several Downtown KC loft options for sale from the River Market to 31st Street. The Downtown Kansas City area has lofts in all sizes, price ranges, finishes, styles and they all offer different amenities.

Including Downtown condos into the Downtown KC loft mix there are a total of 320 for sale as of today. We cannot list these all so please contact us if you don't find what you are looking for on this site. These range from studios to three bedrooms priced from $79,000 to $1,350,000. Some offer exposed brick walls, wood or concrete floors and tall ceilings and windows. We like to call these true KC "lofts". While on the condo side you can find high rise buildings with a "hotel" or "apartment" feel.

No matter what your interest or current budget is, Downtown Kansas City has a loft or condo with your name on it!

We have keys to all of the properties and know them all very well. Contact us today and view a handful in one appointment! You won't have to contact 10 agents to view 10 properties. We like to save you time and money!

 


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History of the West Plaza
July 26th, 2010 12:18 PM

One of the reasons I love living in Kansas City is that it is rich in history. The West Plaza Neighborhood Association published the following article, "A Brief History of the West Plaza", in their July/August newsletter. I wanted to share!


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Stop Sweatin' and Start Swimming!
July 15th, 2010 1:25 PM

Do you have days when you think "a pool sounds really good right about now"?

Kansas City currently has 31 condo and loft communities from the River Market to the Country Club Plaza with properties for sale that offer a pool to utilize on those hot days. To name a few styles of pools you will find in Kansas City condos and lofts...

Rooftop pools...

Resort style pools...

Hillside pools...

And quiet, smaller pools...

If you want additional information on any of these developments or a private tour, please let me know! And stay cool this summer!

Downtown Area

Atriums at Soho West

Atriums East at Soho West

Bridgeworks Lofts

City Homes

Conover Place

The Manhattan Condominiums

Metropolitan Condominiums

One Park Place

Park Reserve Yosemite

Quality Hill

San Francisco Tower

Santa Fe Place Condominiums

The View

Wallstreet Towers

Country Club Plaza Area

433 Ward Parkway

Bella Condominiums

The Bradford Condominium

Carabella Condominiums

The Cliff House Condominiums

Gascony

Inglenook Plaza

Kirkwood

The Madrid Condominium

Normandy Square Condominiums

Park Regency Condominiums

Plaza 47

Plaza Hills

Regency House Condominium

Sulgrave Condominium

Westend Condominiums

The Westport Edge Condominiums


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Kansas City Plaza Condo Tour
July 6th, 2010 4:06 PM

Did you miss our first two Country Club Plaza Condo Tours in 2010? If so, you still have time to attend one of these fun, free and information rich events. 

We will meet at 4546 Main at 9:45 AM and take off in a caravan style promptly at 10 AM. We will tour approximately eight condos on the Plaza from 10-Noon. Dress casually and get ready to get all your condo questions answered.

2010 Dates: July 10th and October 9th

Please remember to RSVP to:

AJ Gentry

Chartwell Realty

AJ@KCcondoSource.com

816.377.6389 


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Crime is Way Down and Escorts Are Up
May 6th, 2010 8:01 PM
Crime has dropped 60% in the downtown loop and River Market area thanks in part to the Downtown Council's Ambassador program. City ambassadors monitor the streets and bridges night and day and are available if you feel unsafe and need a personal escort to your car or residence. Just call 816-421-5243.

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The Waldo Rapist is In Custody
May 6th, 2010 7:59 PM

Cinco de Mayo proved to be a bigger celebration for Kansas City than planned. Kansas City police say a "person of interest" is in custody in the Waldo rapist investigation. He was taken into custody in the 3200 block of Thompson around 4 PM on May 5.

 


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Lockboxes and Real Estate Signs Everywhere are a Sign of the Times
April 28th, 2010 1:46 PM

There's lots of home and condo inventory still to be sold in Kansas City. I counted 13 lockboxes outside of Riverbend Condos today, a community of approximately 200 residents in a double building at 2nd and Main in the River Market.

 


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Mill Creek Terrace Condos Sell Out in Two Hours
April 28th, 2010 1:43 PM
The big auction was a success for all. Forty two buyer purchased the condos of their dreams for discounted prices last Saturday at the Plaza's Mill Creek Terrace condominiums. Prices averaged 200 per square foot, which was also a win for area condo owners (showing the bottom hasn't fallen out of Midwest condo values).

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Brenda Clevenger's Resume
April 14th, 2010 4:31 PM

Objective

Secure marketing communications or marketing/sales position that let’s my creativity and experience shine.

Experience

Kansas City Condo Source – Pres./Owner 2003-present

Publisher of www.KCcondoSource.com and the Kansas City Condo Guide. Carved condo niche and secured 13% of the buyer’s market selling $5 million in condo inventory annually (licensed Realtor in MO & KS). Also performing marketing and sales for the Cabins at Stockton Lake (www.cabinsatstocktonlake.com). Website update, implementing online booking system, purchase Internet advertising, oversee direct mail and radio campaigns.

Group Renaissance/Two West – Pres./Owner 1990-2003

Founded two successful marketing and public relations agencies, both listed on Kansas City Business Journal’s top marketing firms. Clients included KCPL, Sprint, City of Blue Springs, UtiliCorp, Ware-Pak and Humane Society. Creator and publisher of www.cornerbarpr.com. Helped the City of Blue Springs attract $60 million in retail and commercial business in just two years and the City of Grandview reposition itself as a city in motion versus a city in gridlock. Booked appearances on the NBC TODAY show and has placed or written stories in national publications, including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Post, and Electric Perspectives magazine

St. Mary’s Hospital of Blue Springs – Director of Public Relations 1985-1990

Managed half-million-dollar marketing budget and staff. Published regional newsletter and managed physician promotions, health fairs, fundraisers and television advertising.

Education

Master’s degree in Media Communications, Webster University 1990

Graduated with honors with marketing emphasis

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Central Missouri State University 1984

Minor in photography

Skills

Highly creative. Immensely persuasive, insatiable entrepreneurial spirit

20 years of experience: copywriting, creative directing, web publishing, ecommerce, emarketing

Media spokesperson and pitch person. Placed stories in or on NY Post, USA Today, and Today Show

Getting websites top-of-mind and top-of-search both organically and through keywords/Google campaigns

 


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