Tag: Kansas City International Airport

KC’s year-old terminal just won four ‘Best Of’ industry awards; these businesses helped land the honors

By Tommy Felts / April 9, 2024

The retail and restaurant mix featured within the new terminal at Kansas City International Airport is being lauded by industry insiders who hail the experience curated by Vantage Airport Group as one of the best of its kind in North America. In the terminal’s first year of operation, its offerings earned four honors at AXN’s…

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After his eye-catching KCI installation took flight, Willie Cole had 100+ horns leftover; He kept building

By Tommy Felts / June 28, 2023

Willie Cole didn’t choose to be an artist. It’s always been part of him. “I think I was an artist in a previous life,” said the contemporary American sculptor, printer and perceptual engineer. “When I was 3 years old, my mom found me drawing in the kitchen, and since then, my family always said I…

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Her airport debut is an early success; now Chef LaRonda LaNear is extending Safi Fresh’s runway with new Crossroads location

By Tommy Felts / May 1, 2023

Changing your lifestyle can start with what you put on your plate, said LaRonda LaNear. “Safi Fresh is all about educating people on the benefits and importance of eating clean. I’ve helped a lot of people lose weight and wean themselves off medication through changing their diet. I’m excited to do that on a larger…

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For one night only, KCI’s new terminal became the city’s premier event venue; Here’s how they pulled it off

By Tommy Felts / March 8, 2023

Transforming an airport terminal into a high-profile, elegant celebration and then back to an airport terminal within 48 hours is no easy feat, Whitney Butler said, but the women-led PlatinumXP team was up for the challenge. “We were creating within a venue that will never be able to be used as an event venue again.…

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How Kansas City’s new airport terminal became a sprawling art gallery for 28 diverse creatives

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2023

Every major milestone in Kathy Minhsin Liao’s life has been marked by travel, she shared, making airports synonymous with transition. “My [art]work at the new terminal is called ‘Hello and Goodbye,’ and it touches on my personal experience of the fluidity of travel. When you’re at the airport, you’re in that limbo space of thinking…

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