Julius Karash

Julius A. Karash is a freelance writer, editor and public relations person. He formerly was a business reporter for the Kansas City Star and executive editor of KC Business magazine. He devours business and economic news, and is keenly interested in the relationship between arts and economic development in the Kansas City area.

Wanted in Missouri: An Incentives Program to Compete With Other States on Film and TV Production

Kansas City was on the radar when the producers of “Sharp Objects” looked for a place to film. The HBO miniseries is set in Missouri and is based on a novel by Gillian Flynn, best-selling author of “Gone Girl,” who is from Kansas City. “They were going to fly in and scout,” recalled Steph Scupham, […]

January 4, 2019
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Crossroads Hotel Tapping Local Artists

Works of local artists and designers have found welcome lodgings at the Crossroads Hotel, which opened in October at 21st and Central streets in the Crossroads Arts District. And there is much more to come.

December 27, 2018
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The Roanoke Arts Scene Ramps Up with Addition of Two Top Designers

You need to peel your eyes to home in on the arts vibe at 3314 Roanoke Road. This used to be a plumbing supply company. A squat, cinderblock-and-brick building stands out front, flanked by warehouse buildings and loading docks in back. But a sign on the front door says “EGAWA-ZBRYK.” That refers to Rie Egawa […]

November 12, 2018
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Julius A. Karash on Business and the Arts: Bringing Kansas City Jazz Back Home

On the morning of the last day of spring, Daniel Edwards casts a hopeful look at an abandoned daycare center. High weeds and forlorn-looking play equipment loom large, but Edwards sees much more. Edwards envisions this site, located in the Wendell Phillips neighborhood near 25th Street and Michigan Avenue, as the future home of a […]

September 20, 2018
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ARTcap Microloans Help Artists Pursue Their Dreams

When fine art photographer John Lamberton put on his “Extrasensory” exhibition at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center last year, a publicity release said he “fires a warning shot challenging the status quo.” At the same time, Lamberton challenged the status quo of how entrepreneurial artists obtain money. He took out a $7,000 loan from ARTcap, a […]

July 20, 2018
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Julius A. Karash on Business and the Arts: Henry Fortunato and the Art of Trailblazing

City of Tomorrow,” an exhibit at the Kansas City Public Library’s downtown (Central Library) branch through Sept. 1, spotlights the post-World War II urban renewal crusade. The renewal gospel hinged on a new network of highways, and visionaries prophesied that everybody soon would be driving everywhere they went. Walkable neighborhoods? Who needs them?!!! The visionaries […]

May 3, 2018
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