Kevin Collison

CityScene KC

Recent Articles by Kevin Collison

Ryan Hill, founder of 8183 Productions, started as a wedding photographer 10 years ago and now does commercial photo shoots for a host of national clients; photo courtesy of CityScene KC

From wedding photographer to projects with Pepsi, Tech N9ne and The Rock: Westside production shop gets sophisticated

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by CityScene KC, an online news source focused on Greater Downtown Kansas City. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the weekly CityScene KC email review. Tucked in a quiet corner of the Westside neighborhood, a nondescript building on Holly Street houses some of the…

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Adam Carney, Crossroads Training

Fitness center opens in former Plexpod River Market, sharing building with Coworking KC

Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by CityScene KC, an online news source focused on Greater Downtown Kansas City. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the weekly CityScene KC email review. A pair of fitness trainers who struck out on their own after working at commercial gyms have opened a…

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A rendering of how a gondola line could look crossing the West Bottoms at State Line Road and West Ninth Street. (Rendering from SOM/HR&A Advisors report)

Planner pitches two-mile gondola over West Bottoms, linking KCK, KCMO downtowns

Editor’s note: The following story originally published by CityScene KC, an online news source focused on Greater Downtown Kansas City. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the weekly CityScene KC email review. The idea of using gondolas for mass transit in Kansas City is back, but this time it’s being floated by…

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Amazon has applied for building permits to renovate the former Tesla space at 450 Nichols Rd. on the Country Club Plaza; photo courtesy of Kevin Collison, CityScene KC

Amazon taps Country Club Plaza for its first brick-and-mortar retail store in Kansas City

Editor’s note: The following story originally published by CityScene KC, an online news source focused on Greater Downtown Kansas City. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the weekly CityScene KC email review. The first Amazon retail outlet in the Kansas City metro is in the works for the Country Club Plaza, according…

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Laugh-O-Gram building near 31st and Troost early Saturday morning; Photo courtesy of Butch Rigby; CityScene KC

Driver crashes renovation progress at Walt Disney’s former KC studio; effort to save historic building draws on

Editor’s note: The following story originally published by CityScene KC, an online news source focused on Greater Downtown Kansas City. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for the weekly CityScene KC email review. The driver of a black Dodge Charger crashed the renovation party underway at the historic Laugh-O-gram…

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