Sep

22

When it rains it pours

September 22, 2005 | 1 Comment

This is becoming a pattern for this city: There’s a ton of stuff to do, but it always happens at the same time. This weekend could only be crazier if it was a First Friday. Traffic should be crazy on Grand, Main, Pershing, and around the Plaza. Try taking the new [...]

Sep

21

If the New Orleans flood hit KC

September 21, 2005 | 1 Comment

This really puts the extent of the New Orleans flooding into perspective. If the amount of KC was flooded it cover an area from Vivion Road down to 55th Street, and from I-635 all the way over to Blue Ridge Blvd. Such an area would include Downtown, Midtown, Westport, the Plaza, Mission Hills, [...]

Sep

21

Missouri Dems podcast

September 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Not long after Republican John Combest debuted Missouri’s first political podcast, Democrat Roy Temple hits back with his own podcast. Temple’s Tantrum is available over at Fired Up! Missouri. Unfortunately he doesn’t yet offer a podcast feed compatible with iTunes or other podcast tools.

Sep

21

Redevelopment for the Trinity Lutheran site

September 21, 2005 | 2 Comments

The remaining half of the old Trinity Lutheran Hospital site is under contract for redevelopment. The northeren half of the property, including the old St. Mary’s Hospital building, has already been demolished for the new Federal Reserve Bank headquarters. The remainder, at the northwest corner of 31st and Main, is to be called [...]

Sep

20

PAC returns to the Humps on the Hill

September 20, 2005 | 5 Comments

After a five month pause to consider using the Lyric Theater, Julia Irene Kaufman and the board of the Performing Arts Center have gone back to the original plan of an architectural icon on the hillside at 16th & Broadway. However, fundraising is still stalled and there are no new details on the center’s [...]

Sep

19

Mel Solomon for City Council

September 19, 2005 | 1 Comment

Architect Mel Solomon appears to be the first declared candidate for the 2007 City Council election. He’s running in the Fourth District (everything west of Troost from the Crossroads down to 85th St), where Jim Rowland is term-limited and likely to run for Mayor.
Solomon is a Waldo native, Southwest High School grad, [...]

Sep

18

Planet falls from orbit and Mancow returns

September 18, 2005 | 5 Comments

Joco’s Union Broadcasting has finally given up on 810 Sports’ little brother, KZPL-FM 97.3 “The Planet.” So, yet another KC radio station switches to a trailer rock format, this one called “Max FM.” The Planet had been permanently stuck at the bottom of the ratings barrel and it’s demise long speculated in the [...]

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