An Independence group has a real estate contract to buy the historic Englewood Theater and adjacent Ben Franklin store. Members seek ideas for reusing the structures as they fundraise to complete ...

Brent Schondelmeyer, President of Friends of Englewood Theater nonprofit ... “First gig we ever played as an artist was at the Kansas City Opry,” said Brooks in a 2023 visit to Kansas ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – It’s said to be the final art deco style theater in the Kansas City metro. There’s a renewed effort to revitalize the old Englewood Theater, a slice of the metro’s ...