Be Here Now

Be Here Now (stylized BHN) is a home décor, garden, and gift store at 205 W Lexington Ave on Independence Square, operated by McClain Enterprises (Ken & Cindy McClain).¹² It carries furniture, artwork, wall hangings, kitchen and tabletop goods, bedding, bath and body products, floral and outdoor pieces, apparel, and accessories.¹

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Description

Be Here Now is a home décor and garden retail shop on Independence Square. Its inventory spans furniture, artwork and wall hangings, kitchen and tabletop items, office décor, bedding, bath and body products, storage solutions, apparel and accessories, and floral and outdoor/garden pieces.¹ It functions as the Square’s general home-and-gift destination, complementing the McClain group’s food and entertainment concepts nearby.

Be Here Now is part of the McClain Enterprises portfolio. Its own site identifies it as part of McClain Enterprises, which operates multiple Independence Square establishments including restaurants, a cinema, and retail shops.¹²

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Ownership and history

Ownership

Period	Owner / Operator	Notes
(current)	McClain Restaurant Group (Ken & Cindy McClain)	Site identifies BHN as part of McClain Enterprises.1

The McClains began revitalizing the Independence Square in 1998, starting with the former Katz Pharmacy building (now Ophelia’s), and grew the effort to roughly 15–18 businesses (“18 and counting”).² Cindy McClain, who grew up in Boulder, CO, is president of McClain Restaurant Group; the couple have family and church ties to Independence rather than being born-and-raised.² The store’s founding/opening year is not confirmed in retrieved sources —.

Sibling McClain Square properties include clintons-soda-fountain, cafe-verona, square-pizza, up-dog, el-pico, courthouse-exchange, ophelias-restaurant-inn, main-street-coffee-house, and the parent mcclain-enterprises.

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Offerings

Home décor, garden, and gift goods.¹

• Home: furniture, artwork, wall hangings, office décor, bedding, storage¹
• Kitchen & table: kitchen and tabletop items¹
• Bath & body: bath and body products¹
• Garden & floral: floral and outdoor pieces¹
• Apparel & gifts: clothing, accessories, gift items¹

Shop / details: bhnhome.com

Links

• Official site: https://bhnhome.com/

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Sources

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Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

1. Be Here Now (BHN) — official website. https://bhnhome.com/ — Confirms: name (BeHereNow / BHN); 205 W Lexington Ave, Independence, MO 64050; phone (816) 461-7819; hours Mon–Sat 10am–6pm, Sun 12–6pm (closed Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day); product categories (furniture, artwork, wall hangings, kitchen/tabletop, office décor, bedding, bath and body, storage, clothing, accessories, floral/outdoor); part of McClain Enterprises (restaurants, cinema, retail shops). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

2. The Independent / KC Independent — “Palatable Pursuits: Trailblazer Cindy McClain.” https://kcindependent.com/palatable-pursuits-trailblazer-cindy-mcclain/ — Confirms: Cindy McClain is president of McClain Restaurant Group; McClains began Square revitalization in 1998 and grew it to 18+ businesses; Boulder/family-and-church-ties background. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴