May

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Urban Tour

May 4, 2007 | 1 Comment

Also this weekend is the annual Urban Tour, the Downtown component of the Spring Homes Tour.  Open houses throughout the various Downtown neighborhoods provide a great opportunity to learn more out urban living and check out all of the posh lofts that us taxpayers are subsidizing.

May

4

Greenspace for The Crossroads

May 4, 2007 | 11 Comments

A Crossroads District property has owner generated some discussion by proposing to turn the site of the old PCB Building at 21st and Wyandotte into a public park, something that the rapidly redeveloping neighborhood needs. The only problem is that the parcel is already slated for a condo development.
Numerous city studies and master plans [...]

May

4

Brookside Art Fair

May 4, 2007 | 5 Comments

Today through Sunday is the annual Brookside Art Fair, a great opportunity to peruse the work of local and national artists while playing frogger with the dogs and SUV-sized strollers.
Save yourself the parking nightmare and take the bus.  The MAX and #57 South Oak routes both provide service to Brookside from park-and-ride lots at 3rd [...]

May

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Red Bridge, interrupted

May 3, 2007 | 2 Comments

Today one of the first acts of the new City Council was an unanimous vote to repeal the Red Bridge Road condemnation ordinance passed in the final days of the previous council. They also directed the City Manager to hire an independent consultant to study the issue and evaluate all the alternatives.

May

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BlogKC Reloaded

May 3, 2007 | 4 Comments

I’m tweaking a new layout for the site, please bear with me as I get everything whipped into shape.

May

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More web action for Red Bridge

May 1, 2007 | 9 Comments

The folks in favor of constructing a giant freeway bridge through the Blue River Parkway have launched their own web site at www.newredbridge.org, while the Friends of Red Bridge Road have started a new blog at redbridgeroad.blogspot.com.

May

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Swearing in Quotes

May 1, 2007 | 8 Comments

The two best lines Mayor Funkhouser’s swearing in speech this morning…
The first TIF proposal that reaches my desk had darn well better be from the East Side.
and in reference to his desire to tackle the light rail issue…
If I get run out of town on a rail, at least it will be a light [...]

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