The West Bottoms Neighborhood Cleanup brought volunteers to the 9th Street Community Garden before teams focused cleanup and painting work around Woodswether Viaduct.
The resolution honors HWBA’s more than decade-long Heritage Days celebration and more than 100 years of service to Kansas City’s historic commercial-industrial district.
Startland News reports that West Bottoms Plant Company will open a sister shop, Mass Street Plant Company, in downtown Lawrence with a soft opening May 2 and a grand opening in June.
More than 30 stakeholders gathered at Blip Coffee Roasters for a community planning presentation and input session on the future of the West Bottoms.
After years of construction, the Rock Island Bridge entertainment district will open the first weekend of April with an open-house event. River House restaurant, led by Andrew Miller and the Gilmore team, opens April 1.
Historic West Bottoms Association Chairman of the Board Bruce Holloway will be honored with an Urban Hero Award at the 2026 Downtown Council Annual Luncheon on April 10 for his community advocacy in the Historic West Bottoms.
Chef J BBQ announces a 5,400-square-foot second location in North Kansas City timed for the FIFA World Cup, and West Bottoms Whiskey Co. releases James Gang Rye in collaboration with the Friends of the Jesse James Farm.
KCUR profiles Greenhouse Print Space, a 5,000-square-foot printmaking studio hidden in the basement of the West Bottoms' Hobbs Building, keeping centuries of printing tradition alive.
KSHB reports the Rock Island Bridge entertainment district is nearing completion with a March 31 deadline, and The Pitch spotlights New Material Books in the Livestock Exchange Building.
KC Studio examines how the proposed 1,200-apartment redevelopment could impact West Bottoms residents, artists, and small businesses, including perspective from HWBA President Ian Davis of Blip Coffee Roasters.
Beautiful spring weather in Kansas City is helping accelerate the pace of redevelopment in the Historic West Bottoms.
The seventh annual Stockyards Legends Dinner on May 21, 2025, celebrated civic leader Michael R. Haverty with heartfelt tributes, historic reflections, and community camaraderie in Kansas City’s West Bottoms.
Thousands gathered in Kansas City’s historic West Bottoms on November 9th, 2024, for the Girls on the Run 5K, celebrating empowerment and achievement.
The newly redeveloped Liberty Courtyard under I-670 has been the host to several recent events in the West Bottoms and continues to generate attention in the community.
This year, the Historic West Bottoms Association celebrated its 100th year as a chartered organization with the 10th year of our Heritage Days events!
43 Regional Outdoor Painters were pre-registered for the 2nd Annual Wilbur Niewald Plein Air Weekend, held on May 17th-18th in the Historic West Bottoms.
HWBA held our annual Stockyards Legends Dinner on May 6, 2024 in The Oliver Building.