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Tweet Corinth Square patrons have been sending us questions of late on the status of the SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza location that had been tentatively slated to open early this year. And here’s the update: SPIN! is most definitely still coming to Corinth. And Prairie Villagers are likely to see significant construction work begin later this [...]
Tweet Good news, antiquers: Rumors of the demise of the Mission Road Antique Mall have been greatly exaggerated. Owner and manager Casey Ward announced late last week that the popular store housed in the building that originally served as the Woolford Farm stables had signed a new lease through 2019. First opened in 1994, the [...]
Tweet The popular local pizza restaurant set to open in the coming months at Corinth Square recently received a nod as one of the hottest concepts in the restaurant business. Nation’s Restaurant News named SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza one of its top 50 “Breakout Brands” of 2013. Citing its differentiated service and hot culinary niche, the [...]
Tweet Five Prairie Village eateries are among the 125 throughout the metro participating in Kansas City’s fourth annual Restaurant Week, which kicks off Friday. The Blue Moose, Story and Tavern in the Village at the Village Shops, and BRGR and Urban Table at Corinth Square will be offering special menus and pricing as part of [...]
Tweet Owners of the Corinth Square building that until 2010 primarily housed a Bank of America branch say they intend to open a new community bank on the site in the first quarter of 2013. Casey McLiney, chairman of Marion National Bank, said a group of family-owned businesses have take up residence in the building’s [...]
Tweet Come Jan. 1, LANE4 Property Group will no longer be the property manager at the Village Shops and Corinth Square. Though the company will maintain its role as the leasing agent for the centers, a new company called LegaC will take over property management responsibilities, Prairie Village Assistant City Administrator Dennis Enslinger told the City [...]
Tweet Pleasant temperatures and a shiny new “pocket park” drew a sizable Santa-hungry crowd to Corinth Square Thursday for the 27th annual lighting of the Mayor’s Holiday Tree. Mayor Ron Shaffer performed his traditional emcee duties, welcoming performers from Dancerz Unlimted and the SM East choir to the stage before Kris Kringle himself came up [...]
Tweet “AHHHHHHHHH! CANDY!!!!! GIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMME!!!” That, dear readers, is what the sugar-addled homunculus who lives inside each and every child is screaming this morning in preparation for the annual Festivity of Fructose (This holiday is also sometimes called “Halloween”). Anydoodle, don’t forget that the the parade of costumed cuteness descends on the Village Shops from 4-7 [...]
Tweet A blustering breeze and chilly fall rain didn’t deter a good crowd from gathering at Corinth Square Thursday for a ceremony marking completion of major renovations made possible by funds from a Community Improvement District passed by the Prairie Village city council in 2010. (Free beer and wine might have helped encourage people to [...]
Tweet Seven months after work began, and more than two years after the Prairie Village City Council approved the Community Improvement District that made the project possible, Corinth Square owner LANE4 is ready to celebrate the (near) completion of its work on the shopping center. This Thursday, LANE4 and the Corinth merchants will be hosting [...]
Tweet Last year, KU head basketball coach Bill Self told the assembled masses at Corinth Square’s KU Kickoff that he was impressed with the way then-coach Turner Gill was preparing his team. “They’re faster, they’re bigger, and they’re stronger,” Self told that crowd. “They’re doing it the right way. The right way takes time.” A [...]
Tweet We’ll be posting live updates from the KU Kickoff at Corinth Square this evening. Check back then for pics and Tweets from the scene.
Tweet Charlie Weis, Bonnie Henrickson and Bill Self will have some notable crimson and blue company at tonight’s seventh annual KU Kickoff, which starts at 6 p.m. at Corinth Square. Jayhawks basketball broadcasting legend Max Falkenstein and fan favorite Tyrel Reed will be on hand promoting a pair of biographies: Falkenstein’s “A Good Place to [...]
Tweet The owners of the popular high-end pizza restaurant scheduled to take over a soon-to-be-vacated spot at Corinth Square felt the need Tuesday to stop a rumor before it spun out of control. SPIN! Neopolitan Pizza co-owner Gail Lozoff confirmed in a statement that the restaurant is, indeed, moving into Corinth Square — as announced last [...]
Tweet Not six months after crews began demolishing the former Tippin’s Restaurant building at Corinth Square, the new CVS Pharmacy location approved by the Prairie Village Planning Commission last July is preparing to open. Crews finished all significant construction work on the facility a week and a half ago, though the roof has not been [...]
Tweet Rumors of the Mission Road Antique Mall’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The sale of the Mission Valley Middle School property coupled with the extensive renovations to the Corinth Square shopping center have apparently sparked chatter that the long-running business is in danger of being relocated. Owner Casey Ward said she hears the inquiries [...]
Tweet He’s got three Super Bowl rings from his time with the New England Patriots. He spent five years in the highest pressure job in college football. And on August 17, he’ll be in Prairie Village. Freshly minted University of Kansas head football coach Charlie Weis will make his first appearance at the annual KU [...]
Tweet Prairie Village police are asking for help identifying a man they say is a suspect in a recent theft at the Mission Road Antique Mall. The store’s security camera captured the image at the right of a bald man in a white Polo shirt carrying a newspaper. Capt. Wes Lovett said the man appears [...]
Tweet After a week and a half of being closed for renovations, Johnny’s Tavern at Corinth Square reopened Friday with an updated, darker look. Construction crews refinished the wood and repainted the walls throughout the space, adding darker tones that proprietor Pat Roberts said were intended to give the venue a more pub-like aesthetic. The [...]
Tweet If you’re hungerin’ these next few days, you might consider swinging by Corinth Square to order up a mess of food. BRGR, Johnny’s Tavern and Urban Table are holding a four-day fundraiser to support the 2012 Prairie Village Jazz Festival and Heartland Habitat for Humanity. (Note that Johnny’s will likely be closed through the [...]
Tweet Merchants at Corinth Square and the Village Shops kick off their annual Sidewalk Sale today, though construction at Corinth Square will force some of the stores to display their sale items indoors. “Many of the merchants along 83rd Street will have their sales inside,” said the Merchants Association’s Donna Potts. “But they will have [...]
Tweet It’s been more than ten years since Johnny’s Tavern opened its Corinth Square location, and after playing host to thousands and thousands of local fans during Jayhawks games, its managers decided it was time for fresh look. Johnny’s closed its doors a week from last Saturday for an extensive remodel that proprietor Pat Roberts [...]
Tweet The Corinth Square makeover continues, with the addition of two new tenants as extensive renovations keep progressing at the main shopping center. Tide Dry Cleaners, which took over the space previously occupied by Dragon Inn, opened for business Thursday. It offers dry cleaning services using GreenEarth processes that rely on liquid silicon instead of [...]
Tweet Less than a year after it opened to substantial acclaim at Corinth Square, Urban Table’s management has unveiled a series of changes aimed at making the restaurant more welcoming to families with children. Starting last month, Urban Table began offering a children’s menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It also brought in booster seats [...]
Tweet Architects have submitted drawings to the Prairie Village Planning Commission for a major renovation to the facade of the Corinth Square Hen House. The new design would eliminate the two main entry doors on the east side of the market and create a larger center entry. The new entry would have a cedar wood [...]
