Jun

12

New Hockey Blog

June 12, 2006 | 30 Comments

The Sprint Center opens in just over a year with speculation of possible NHL or NBA teams flourishing. Lots of folks are spending lots of time tracking the various ins and outs of teams ripe for relocation to KC. This new blog focuses on the hockey possibilities.
kchockeybuzz.blogspot.com

Jun

9

Weekend

June 9, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Pinball competition
KC FlipFest bills itself as the city’s first ever pinball competition. June 9-11 at the KCI Expo Center, I-29 and NW 112th Street, KCMO. www.kcmoflipfest.com
Scottish Highland Games
The games move to a more central location from the Wyco hinterlands. June 9-10 at E.H. Young Riverfront Park, (next to Argosy Casino) Riverside, MO. [...]

Jun

7

KCK’s Granada Theatre

June 7, 2006 | 4 Comments

Butch Rigby is set to expand on his success at the Crossroads’ Screenland Theatre with his recent acquisition of the Granada Theatre in KCK. He is currently finishing up the renovation work started by the Fine Arts Group folks and plans to open the theater in July. The renovated Granada will honor its [...]

Jun

7

Big 12 tournaments and arena web site

June 7, 2006 | 4 Comments

It’s no surprise, but we now have official word that KC will host the 2008 Big 12 basketball tournaments, in exchange for building a brand new arena.
Also, the Sprint Center arena has launched its web site and released new renderings of what the thing will look like when it opens in October 2007.
www.sprintcenter.com

Jun

5

Cloning alive and well at the Star

June 5, 2006 | 26 Comments

Gannett might have lost out to McClatchey in its pursuit of the Star and other Knight-Ridder newspapers, but the Star went ahead and cloned itself in the image of Gannett’s USA Today. The newspaper’s redesign debuts today with lots of color, tiny fonts, a rash of bullet points, and even more crap to distract [...]

Jun

2

JoCo crime skyrockets

June 2, 2006 | 23 Comments

In Johnson County violent crime is up 22% between 2004 and 2005, and murders have doubled. Ever the overachiever, Overland Park led the county with a 77% increase in violent crime. While the county’s crime is still low, this news marks one more stage in the county’s evolution intelligent design from suburban refuge into [...]

Jun

2

Local blogger in First Fridays

June 2, 2006 | 2 Comments

Local blogger Todd will be debuting his photography at this month’s First Fridays event, at the gallery downstairs from the Zin restaurant. See his work on Flickr.

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