Mar

8

Bob Johnson to challenge Matt Bartle

March 8, 2006 | 3 Comments

State Senator Matt Bartle of Lee’s Summit, one of Missouri’s most fundamentalist conservatives, is getting a challenge from within his own party.  State Representative Bob Johnson will challenge Bartle for the Republican nomination this year.  Johnson is a moderate Republican with pro-choice and pro-science positions.  He is a graduate of Northeast High School in KCMO [...]

Mar

7

Mayor Barnes promotes something she can’t vote for

March 7, 2006 | 14 Comments

The Truman Sports Complex renovation proposal is putting Mayor Barnes in an interesting position. Her recent move from Loose Park to Briarcliff West put her in Clay County, not Jackson County. As the first mayor to live in the Northland, she won’t be able to vote on the stadium renovations.
While this is a [...]

Mar

6

Save our owners

March 6, 2006 | 15 Comments

SaveOurOwners.com is a new blog started in response to the Save Our Stadiums slogan.

Mar

6

More on the radio feud

March 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment

This week the Business Journal covers the sports radio feud over the Truman Sports Complex renovation controversy.  Steve Glorioso downplays the impact of the WHB’s opposition, but many still feel that their support of the Sprint Center arena ballot significantly boosted its appeal at the ballot box.
Biz Journal: Talk about stadiums heats up airwaves.

Mar

3

Burgers win out over boobs

March 3, 2006 | 8 Comments

Hopefully this will be our last Flea/Hooters post for a while… Joe Zwillenberg of Joe Joe’s Italian Eatery and Joes Burger Joint closed on his purchase of the Westport Flea Market on Wednesday, saving it from the threat of Hooters.
“I’m a midtown guy and love this area,” Zwillenberg said. Zwillenberg also leaves longtime Flea fans [...]

Mar

2

Stadium fear and bribes

March 2, 2006 | 115 Comments

NorthStar made two big moves on the stadium front this week.
First was the assertion that April is our last chance to keep the teams. The Chiefs management especially is saying that they will not try again if the April ballot fails, even though there are two more opportunities in August and November to go [...]

Mar

2

Joco Burning

March 2, 2006 | 22 Comments

Last night a huge fire destroyed a big chunk of “downtown” Overland Park. No, not the office buildings in Corporate Woods, but rather a small Main Street type of area in the northern part of that suburb. The fire started in the studio of artist Gil Rumsey, known for his paintings of local landmarks [...]

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