Feb

23

Vote for Roasterie Coffee at Downtown Grocery

February 23, 2007 | 2 Comments

As you might already know, local grocer Cosentino’s is building a new store Downtown in the Power & Light District. It should be a great addition to the neighborhood and be very similar to their Brookside Market. Unfortunately it sounds like Consentino’s is getting pressure to stock coffee from a national chain, instead [...]

Feb

23

Forsythe holds virtual town hall meeting

February 23, 2007 | 2 Comments

City Council candidate Mark Forysthe is holding what looks to be KC’s first virtual town hall meeting, on Sunday at 8:00 p.m.  He’ll be online from the The Roasterie Cafe in Brookside, chatting with constituents who log on via his web site.
More info…

Feb

22

Outsider? Not quite.

February 22, 2007 | 19 Comments

Al Riederer has a new web site, OnlyOutsider.com, that touts his alleged status as a City Hall outsider, cataloging the combined 89 years of City Hall experience of several other candidates.
Al says
“I’ve spent my career a long way from City Hall, its backroom deals and wasteful spending.”
” I cracked down on waste, fraud and corruption [...]

Feb

20

KCBeer.com

February 20, 2007 | 3 Comments

Some local beer nuts have created a beer map at KCBeer.com. Using Google Maps, “KCBeer helps you find places where you’ll find Good Beer.” There is also a blog mentioning upcoming beer-related events. It’s about time KC had a good beer website!

Feb

20

The blog candidates

February 20, 2007 | 3 Comments

This is the first City Council race of the blog era, and a few candidates have distinguished themselves in the blogosphere. They go beyond the usual brochureware site and use new technologies like blogging, video, and podcasting to communicate directly with potential voters and future constituents. In such a crowded race as this year’s, [...]

Feb

19

Transitions on 39th

February 19, 2007 | 6 Comments

The Restaurant Row on West 39th Street is undergoing a big transition period this year. Cafe Rumi, Macaluso’s, Qdoba, and Nichols Lunch have all closed recentlly, and there is talk that Addis Adaba and Circe aren’t far behind. Newer places like Thomas, Friends, Pangea, and Zaki’s seem to be thriving, and at least [...]

Feb

16

Waldo Burning

February 16, 2007 | 6 Comments

Update: Star coverage of the fire and the aftermath in Waldo.
The building that houses Kennedy’s Bar & Grill and the Cafe Apanaire bakery is burning down at this moment. The building is collapsing and it looks like it will be a total loss for those businesses. Firefighters are currently trying to save neighboring buildings, [...]

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