May

19

Plogress: political blogs

May 19, 2005 | 1 Comment

Plogress is a new network of blogs that monitors the work of each and every member of Congress, including the Missouri and Kansas delegations.

May

17

First KC Fringe Festival

May 17, 2005 | 2 Comments

This year is the first KC Fringe Festival, part of an international movement started in Edinburgh, Scotland as an alternative to the city’s official visual and performing arts festival. Fringe often features edgier, uncensored works of art, dance, theater, and more. KC’s fringe will be July 29-31 in the Crossroads Arts District and […]

May

16

Look but don’t touch - some porn restrictions pass

May 16, 2005 | 8 Comments

It looks like the Kansans driving east for gambling, 5% beer, evolution, and cheap gas could soon be passing Missourians headed west for video booths and lap dances.
Missouri State Senator and Chief Morality Officer Matt Bartle wasn’t able to get his stem cell research ban passed this year, but he was able to deal a […]

May

16

Examiner walls off their garden

May 16, 2005 | 1 Comment

The Independence Examiner recently instituted a free registration for their online content. While it is the only other daily newspaper in the metro, will enough people care about a small suburban paper to bother registering? This change comes just as the big boys are reconsidering the registration requirement - the LA Times recently did […]

May

13

Google Maps tour of KC

May 13, 2005 | 1 Comment

Here’s a local version of the new Google Sightseeing phenomenon, which uses Google Maps’ new satellite photos.

Kaw Point (Missouri/Kansas Rivers confluence)
Union Station, Liberty Memorial, and Crown Center
KCI
Truman Sports Complex
12th Street and Vine (or where the intersection would be if the two streets still intersected…)
Speedway and Village West
Kemper Arena and American Royal Center
Community of Christ (RLDS) […]

May

7

Chastain 2005

May 7, 2005 | 16 Comments

Everyone’s least favorite petitioner and KC expatriate Clay Chastain is back from Chattanooga and coming soon to a grocery store near you. Last year he ran for Congress, but this year he’s back with his traditional light rail petition. Every year when his inititatives fail he swears he’s gonna stay in Tennessee and leave […]

May

6

All Downtown, All the Time

May 6, 2005 | 1 Comment

This year’s Downtown loft/condo tour has been expanded into a weekend of activities now billed as the Urban Living Tour. In addition to showing off the thousands of new lofts, condos, and townhomes, there are free concerts, a pancake breakfast, free beer, and the usual First Friday gallery crawl.

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