@BlogKCMark Funkhouser is making a play for the Creative Class, and even mentioning Richard Florida by name. The initiative is focused on the artists in the Crossroads District, but I hope he also realizes that we also have large numbers of other folks in the advertising, design, architeture, and IT communities.
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If you read the Wikipedia entry you linked to, advertising, design, architecture and IT are part of the creative class.
A quote from Wikipedia:
“The creative class is composed of scientists and engineers, university professors, poets and architects, to name a few.”
Creative Class refers to people who come up with creative solutions as part of their job. I have read a little (a very little) about this, and think this concept is really great, and I am glad to see Mr. Funkhouser embracing this idea.
We want the Funk!
At the 1/28 debate at SW High, Jim Glover made the only mention of the Crossroads district.