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Couple who own 16 shops bringing back Independence Square
By RICK MONTGOMERY
The Kansas City Star
On the once-dreary Independence Square, Cindy McClain seldom stops.
That’s her against the old-brick backdrop, clutching a white iPhone and moving from place to place. From the dining rooms of Ophelia’s to the Uptown Boutique and south to Gilbert, Whitney & Co., with its gleaming kitchenware and “specialty groceries,” if not many people.
From the chic furniture store, B Here Now, east past a quiet art gallery, another restaurant and around the corner to the Main Street Coffee House.
These businesses all belong to Cindy and husband Ken McClain. So does the square’s refurbished bowling alley. Plus the movie house, inn, yoga studio and Clinton’s Soda Fountain. The phone she carries alerts her to the sundry crises that arise with just one small business, much less 16.
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Kansas City Star, May 2010
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Welcome to the New Independence Square!
To See...To Do...To Taste...all Local on the Square
Just minutes from downtown Kansas City, the Square is home to an exciting mix of modern boutiques, specialty shops, antique stores, restaurants, an art gallery and bowling alley, plus a movie theatre and much more. With all of the new things on the Square, it's a great family friendly place. Enjoy a romantic dinner or celebrate a birthday at one of our five restaurants. Known for its pioneer history celebrated during Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Victorian mansions and its distinguished reputation as the birthplace and home of President Harry S. Truman, Independence is a busy tourist location. In the heart of Independence lies the Square where residents and guests come to dine, shop, relax, learn, and live fully.
Indy2Go delivers food from the Square straight to your office or home! Choose from 4 of our restaurants: Cafe Verona, Courthouse Exchange, Square Pizza, or Diamond Bowl. Call us at 816-254-TOGO (8646) or order online at Indy2Go.com. Our hours are 11am - 2pm and 5pm - 8pm, Monday - Saturday.
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Cindy McClain: Perpetual Motion on The Square
In the spring of 1976, 17-year-old Cindy Carpenter traveled to Independence and attended the RLDS World Conference. One afternoon, she walked the Lower Auditorium and saw an attractive young man working in the bookstore.
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The Examiner, July 2009
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Truman Courthouse Wall Breaking Ceremony with Ken McClain
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