Apr

18

Want to live in the Playboy Mansion?

April 18, 2005 | 2 Comments

OK it’s not quite the Mansion, but it is a former Playboy Club. The Biz Journal reports that the 21 story Mark Twain Tower at 11th and Oak is being considered for a $30 million loft conversion by Mark Latshaw, developer of the the Clubhouse on Baltimore in the old Kansas City Club Building. [...]

Apr

15

Repairing the fountain city’s oldest fountain

April 15, 2005 | 1 Comment

The Star reports on efforts to repair the awkwardly named Women’s Leadership Fountain at 9th and The Paseo. It’s the city’s oldest operating fountain, dating back to 1899. The Central Exchange is leading a fundraising effort to pay for the fountain’s renovation.
kcfountains.com profile of Women’s Leadership Fountain.

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Apr

14

Take me out to the strip mall

April 14, 2005 | 9 Comments

Mixing sports with retail seems to be the new hotness in the suburbs. KCK has the T-Bones stadium surrounded by strip malls. Two Joco suburbs have competing arena/strip mall proposals. Joco and Riverside are competing for a soccer/retail mecca.
Now there is word that Lee’s Summit is considering a proposal to [...]

Apr

13

Kansas City: New Slogans Daily

April 13, 2005 | 1 Comment

The Convention and Visitors Bureau has officially released it’s new slogan, “Kansas City: New Discoveries Daily.” We prefer their runner up: “Kansas City: Open for Discovery,” but are still happy with the potential variations…. New Potholes Daily, New Scandals Daily, New Strip Malls Daily, etc…
In honor of the new logo, here’s a look at [...]

Apr

12

New Downtown Web Site

April 12, 2005 | 1 Comment

The Downtown Council has finally launched new and much improved web site showcasing all of the new stuff going on downtown. It includes an online version of their new downtown directory and a lot more info on their baseball stadium proposal.
www.DowntownKC.org

Apr

12

Katheryn the Grate

April 12, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Almost forgot to pimp The Pitch’s cover story from last week. Kendrick Blackwood has a great new profile of Jackson County Executive Kathern Shields and what might very well be the beginning of her fall. However, we still don’t count her out. She plays the good ol’ boy game better than [...]

Apr

8

Green lighting 71 Highway?

April 8, 2005 | 2 Comments

A brief mention on WDAF-TV this morning that the latest crash at the stoplights on US 71 Hwy/Bruce Watkins Drive might be the final straw. It appears that the city might be about to open the issue of removing the traffic lights and converting the parkway section of the road into a real highway.
It [...]

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