Nov

30

City can’t turn off the spigot of tax breaks

November 30, 2006 | 7 Comments

News broke this week that JE Dunn is threatening to walk away from its deal to build a new headquarters in the proposed East Village redevelopment in the eastern part of the Downtown Loop. The sticking point is money. Dunn wants the same generous deals that H&R Block and the Power & Light [...]

Nov

29

Let the freakout commence

November 29, 2006 | 7 Comments

Our first winter storm has arrived.  It’s time for people to forget their winter driving skills, loose all common sense, and freak out.  So hurry home, turn on the TV, put on your bike helmet, and cry yourself to sleep while Katie Horner does play-by-play on the arriving apocalypse.

Ice on the KC Scout traffic camera
at [...]

Nov

29

City’s top-ranked tap water not good enough for city employees

November 29, 2006 | 9 Comments

This interesting tidbit comes from KSHB-TV 41 via Tony’s Kansas City… KC has some damn fine tap water. It’s been ranked #1 among US cities for taste and quality. The water department is so proud of it that they sell it as bottled water at places like the zoo, convention center, and [...]

Nov

27

Back to the future

November 27, 2006 | 8 Comments

Amidst all of the chatter about the surprise passage of Clay Chastain’s latest light rail initiative petition, the Regional Transit Alliance recently unveiled a piece of history from KC’s original light rail system. This refurbished 1940s streetcar now rests outside the lower level of Union Station.

For an even bigger look [...]

Nov

20

We want the Funk

November 20, 2006 | 7 Comments

Outgoing City Auditor Mark Funkhouser is running for mayor. The Buzz Blog notes an impending press conference, but we found his campaign web site that already spills the beans.
www.markfunkhouser.com
By my count that brings the mayoral field up to 10 candidates.  You can see the entire list here: http://blogkc.com/2007-city-council-candidates/

Nov

20

Messing with Missouri’s minimum wage increase

November 20, 2006 | Comments Off

The ink is barely dry on Missouri’s minimum wage initiative and corporations are already trying to weaken it. They are targeting a provision that ties the minimum wage to inflation, so that workers get an annual raise to help them keep up with the cost of inflation.  Since this initiative petition was a regular [...]

Nov

15

810 Zone expanding to the Plaza

November 15, 2006 | 4 Comments

WHB-AM’s sports bar 810 Zone is adding a second location on the Plaza. No official announcement yet, but they are advertising for management and claiming an early 2007 opening. The former Canyon Cafe space above Barnes & Noble is the likely spot. WHB was courted by the Power & Light District, but [...]

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