Feb

28

All eyes on KCK

February 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Interest in the KCK mayor’s race is high among the region’s political and civic leaders. Movers and shakers are keen to see the county continue the revitalization begun during Carol Marinovich’s era. 44% of the total money raised in the race has come from outside the county, which doesn’t have a big fundraising […]

Feb

27

Getting fit in downtown

February 27, 2005 | 1 Comment

Midtown’s Scott Fittness has just opened a Downtown location in the River Market, and it’s just around the corner from urban pioneer River Market Fitness. It will be interesting to see if there is enough business to support an increasingly crowded market that also includes the Quality Hill YMCA, the Marriott’s new public gym, […]

Feb

26

U News blogs

February 26, 2005 | Leave a Comment

The latest edition of UMKC’s University News touts the debut of it’s new blog feature, just days after the editor finally reads his first blog. However, it doesn’t look anything like a blog yet…
Also in this week’s U News, Martha may have succombed to the faculty coup, but the school’s faculty is still in […]

Feb

26

Andi Udris moving to Union Station

February 26, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Andi Udris, the lackluster director of the city-funded Economic Development Corporation, will be the new CEO of the struggling Union Station. In hiring Udris, the station’s board passed over interim CEO Sean O’Byrne, who as been credited with executing a much-needed economic turn around plan for the station and Science City. O’Byrne had […]

Feb

24

KCUR jumping on the bandwagon?

February 24, 2005 | 2 Comments

Local blog My, My Life, and Infrastructure notices that KCUR radio is running a teaser of upcoming RSS, blogging, and podcasting features. Like she says, the devil is the details. Hopefully the radio station has a good strategy to use these new tools to thoughtfully engage their listeners and extend discussion beyond the […]

Feb

23

Fire union taking over paramedic union

February 23, 2005 | Leave a Comment

The KCFD union, Local 42, is taking in the process of a hostile takeover of the MAST union, Local 34. Both chapters are part of the International Association of Firefighters, which is acting on behalf of Local 42 and ordering an involuntary merger of the two chapters.
The implications for Kansas City could be big. […]

Feb

21

School consolidation plan meets resistance

February 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment

It’s not surprising that Superintendent Bernard Taylor’s proposed school consolidation plan is meeting stiff communitiy resistance. He sprung the plan on the school board at the last minute, targeted the two most popular programs (Montessori and African-centered education), and failed to consult the various parental and community advisory groups in advance.
More than a week […]

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