Monthly Archives: August 2005

First Crossroads Music Festival

Posted on Aug 23, 2005 by BlogKC

Saturday 3-11 p.m. at the Grinders sculpture park, East 18th and Locust. Acts include Cotton Candy, Pendergast, The Down Trunks, and more. Also featured will be some local independent films.

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When bloggers attack

Posted on Aug 22, 2005 by BlogKC

Sad story out of Joco. A teen blogger has been arrested and charged with her mother’s murder. Like many in the teen blogosphere, she has multiple presences at Xanga, LiveJournal, MySpace, and also the Church of Lazlo forums.

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Final arena design

Posted on Aug 19, 2005 by BlogKC

Architects have finished the design for the Sprint Center downtown arena. The pillow/contraceptive sponge design has been updated to something a little less poofy that Mayor Barnes calls a “crystal bowl.” The final design will feature 18,500 seats. Update: Arena … Continue reading →

Posted in Downtown, Sports | 9 Comments

Downtown Council to re-open license bureau

Posted on Aug 19, 2005 by BlogKC

The Downtown Council has just been awarded the contract to operate the closed license bureau office in the State Office Building on East 13th St.

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Adam Taff indicted for misuse of campaigns funds

Posted on Aug 18, 2005 by BlogKC

One time Kansas GOP golden boy and two-time Dennis Moore challenger Adam Taff has been indicted on federal charges of using campaign money to obtain an illegal mortgage on his house in Lake Quivira. Taff is currently a fellow at … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Kansas, KS 3rd District, Politics | 3 Comments

Talent switching stem cell position?

Posted on Aug 18, 2005 by BlogKC

Democratic blogger Roy Temple thinks that Senater Jim Talent is on the verge of bowing to the realities of public opinion and backing down from his opposition to stem cell research. Talent would be following staunch conservatives like Governor Blunt … Continue reading →

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East Loop development proposal

Posted on Aug 17, 2005 by BlogKC

With the Power & Light District well under way on the south side of the loop, attention is now turning to the East Loop, Downtown’s last big blighted area. A development with the working title of East Village is being … Continue reading →

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