Tag: Edison District

Lightwell building overlooking the outdoor seating of Jason's Deli, incoming home of Strang Chef Collective at Lightwell

More downtown eats: Chef-driven food hall joining Made in KC on Lightwell’s ground floor

By Tommy Felts / October 27, 2021

Nearly two years after details of a chef collective at Lightwell were first teased, developers today announced the popular urban Johnson County food experience Strang Hall will indeed open a second location in downtown Kansas City. “Like the original Strang Hall in downtown Overland Park, the concept will be a casual, modern space designed for…

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Edison District, Overland Park

Smart move: Toby Rush-led company shipping its HQ to Edison District in OP, aims to deliver ‘delight’ to workers

By Tommy Felts / April 9, 2021

Smart Warehousing is on the move — packing up its Edgerton headquarters and relocating to an Overland Park innovation hub.  The warehousing and fulfillment solutions company is expected to occupy a portion of the newly-completed Edison District, the company announced this week.  “Relocating our headquarters to downtown Overland Park and maintaining our Edgerton operations positions us well…

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Strang Hall Edison District

‘Perfect weather’ helping Strang Hall stay open today, but success requires a longer view, says Tim Barton

By Tommy Felts / September 3, 2020

Mild summer temperatures have fed Strang Hall’s bottom line, said Tim Barton, even as a persistent pandemic keeps the downtown Overland Park food hall hungry for its full potential. “Having the outdoor space and the roll-up garage door bar area has been very good for us,” said Tim Barton, the serial entrepreneur and mind behind…

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Evan Brown, Doodle Dood LLC

A doodle a day: Entrepreneur maps lucrative ambitions beyond ‘popping’ new OP mural

By Tommy Felts / July 14, 2020

A recently completed mural within the Edison District’s walkable community paints downtown Overland Park as the new hub for Kansas City, said Evan Brown. The commissioned piece aims to grab attention, as well as signal the client’s vision of an up-and-coming space for a new generation of residents and workers who are driving the metro…

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Strang Hall, Edison District, Overland Park

Five-chef food hall concept headed downtown thanks to one of KC’s most successful founders

By Tommy Felts / February 21, 2020

Serial entrepreneur Tim Barton is bringing his “chef collective” concept from downtown Overland Park to the heart of KCMO, the founder of Edison District announced Thursday, teasing the first details of a new development at the in-progress Lightwell building. “It’ll be a 13,500 square-foot food hall with five chef concepts,” Barton, whose Johnson County Strang…

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