Monthly Archives: June 2006

Interesting match-up in the 10th District

Posted on Jun 22, 2006 by BlogKC

The race for Missouri’s 10th District seat in the Missouri Senate should be very interesting, especially between the top 3 candidates. The district includes Downtown, Midtown, the Plaza, Brookside, and Waldo – the most liberal part of the city. Jolie … Continue reading →

Posted in Missouri, Politics | 17 Comments

Campaigning on Wi-Fi

Posted on Jun 21, 2006 by BlogKC

Mayoral candidate Henry Klein has made Wi-Fi a key issue in his campaign. He is pushing a “ConnectKC” proposal to provide free cheap wireless Internet access to every corner of the city. The city already is studying a city-wide wifi … Continue reading →

Posted in KC Mayor, Politics | 10 Comments

Star gets behind downtown baseball, but not in KC

Posted on Jun 19, 2006 by BlogKC

Anyone else notice the fawning coverage of St. Louis’ new Busch Stadium in Sunday’s KC JO Star? It included lots of examples of how the new stadium was spurring additional downtown development. This is a curious article for a newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Sports | 11 Comments

Weekend Jazz

Posted on Jun 16, 2006 by BlogKC

This weekend sees two jazz festivals. Rhythm and Ribs marries our two civic passions, jazz and BBQ. Friday-Sunday at 18th & Vine, featuring Keb’ Mo’ and Al Green. www.kcrhythmandribs.com. For the more suburban-minded, there is the Parkville RiverJam Friday-Saturday with … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Downtown, General, Suburbs | Comments Off

Urban Photo Safari

Posted on Jun 16, 2006 by BlogKC

Check out some great shots of the city from this recent photography contest.  Winners and a book of their work should be coming out soon. www.urbanphotosafari.com

Posted in Downtown | 4 Comments

Blogger detained at Governor’s office

Posted on Jun 15, 2006 by BlogKC

Yesterday there was a nasty confrontation in Governor Matt Blunt’s office between two polar opposite wingnuts -  Democratic blogger Roy Temple and Governor’s spokesman Spence Jackson.  Temple had attempted to attend the bill signing for Missouri’s new photo ID voting … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, Missouri, MO Governor, Politics | 1 Comment

Chastain. Reloaded

Posted on Jun 15, 2006 by BlogKC

According to Hearne Christopher, the dude is coming back for yet another light rail petition.  There will surely be more news of the weird to follow, but for now we just want to know if the Star left this news … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Transportation | 4 Comments