Apr

30

Paranoid Pills for Joe Miller

April 30, 2007 | 3 Comments

Hey Joe, Steve Glorioso thinks you need some paranoid pills, so here you go.  Steve, you might want to stock on the paranoid pills so you can share them Jeff Roe between now and November 2008.

Apr

30

The bus goes offline

April 30, 2007 | 3 Comments

Don’t try to look online for info on Metro buses or use the trip planner.  It appears that the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has neglected to renew their kcata.org domain name.  Oops!

Apr

26

Inauguration Details

April 26, 2007 | 1 Comment

Mayor-elect Mark Funkhouser and the new City Council will be officially sworn in on Tuesday, May 1st at 9:30 a.m. in City Hall.  An inauguration party will be held Friday May May 4, 7-11 p.m. at Union Station.  The party is free and open to the public, but space is limited. To get in [...]

Apr

24

Lots of Talking Movies

April 24, 2007 | 2 Comments

There are several interesting movies coming to town in the next few days…
B.I.K.E.: On Thursday the Screenland Granada is showing B.I.K.E., a documentary about the Black Label Bike Club and underground bike culture. The movie is at 7:30 p.m. and the Hellkats are leading a ride of cyclists over there from Acme Bicycle Company [...]

Apr

21

TIF Audit, Part Deux

April 21, 2007 | 4 Comments

Just as the uproar over the TIF audit seems to have died down a bit and Mayor Barnes’ panties seemed to have untwisted, a new assessment of the city’s economic development incentives has been released.  This one comes from outside consultants hired by the city, yet it essentially confirms virtually all of the criticisms in [...]

Apr

18

BriarTIF, the trilogy

April 18, 2007 | 2 Comments

When is two TIFs not enough?
Hot on the heels of a second, bigger TIF for BriarTIF West is a mind-boggling third TIF.  First it was a regular TIF from KCMO to develop offices, a strip mall, and McMansions – including Mayor Barnes’ new house.  Most recently it was a SuperTIF to develop more offices and [...]

Apr

13

Red Bridge Road expansion passes

April 13, 2007 | 18 Comments

Councilman Chuck Eddy has succeeded in his highly controversial attempt get council approval for replacement of the Red Bridge and ultimate expansion of Red Bridge Road in the southland.  Amid accusations of back-room dealing, yesterday the council passed an ordinance allowing for condemnation of property in the bridge’s path.
The Friends of Red Bridge Road are [...]

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