Mar

31

Show Me the arena

March 31, 2004 | 2 Comments

A year after promising to release her plan for a new Downtown arena, KCUR-FM 89.3 is reporting that Mayor Kay Barnes has repeated the same promise to go public with the details in mid-May. This time she might actually follow through, because a new arena is crucial for the city’s bid to retain the [...]

Mar

31

COMBAT records subpoenaed

March 31, 2004 | Comments Off

Federal investigators are now involved in the political fight between Jackson County Executive Katheryn Shields and County Prosecutor Mike Sanders. The two have been bashing each other over COMBAT, the county’s innovative anti-drug tax that funds many prevention, treatment, and law enforcement programs.
KC Star: Jackson County pacts subpoenaed (registration required)
eKC’s Patrick Dobson: The grease [...]

Mar

30

New dog park

March 30, 2004 | 1 Comment

The metro area’s fifth off-leash dog park recently opened in Penn Valley Park near 31st and Broadway. A walking trail and fence are in place, with dog and human water fountains and lights in progress. The new park is already becoming a destination for dog lovers throughout the metro area, as well as [...]

Mar

30

Another downtown ballpark supporter

March 30, 2004 | Comments Off

UMB Bank leader R. Crosby Kemper III joins the voices calling for a downtown baseball stadium. Meanwhile, the KC Chamber of Commerce and Jackson County continue pushing for a November election on a bistate tax proposal to renovate the Truman Sports Complex and raise money for arts and cultural programs. While Kauffman Stadium [...]

Mar

29

Gas Prices

March 29, 2004 | Comments Off

A few sites to help you find the best gas prices around the metro area…
KCTV-5’s Pump Patrol
kcgasprices.com
gaspricewatch.com

Mar

27

Jackson County successful in the porn business

March 27, 2004 | 1 Comment

What better way to follow up Clay Chastain’s possible Congressional candidicy than news that Jackson County is in the porn business? The former owner of Erotic City died several years ago without a will, and the business has been under the control of probate court ever since. For our less worldly readers, Erotic [...]

Mar

26

Clay Chastain for Congress?

March 26, 2004 | 2 Comments

This just in from bizarro KC… light rail activist, perennial mayoral candidate, and petitioner extraordinaire Clay Chastain is thinking about running for Congress. He is considering filing in the Repubilican race for the 5th District US House seat, despite the fact that Chastain does not actually live Missouri anymore.

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