Jun

12

Funk’s Front Porch

June 12, 2007 | 5 Comments

Mayor Funkhouser has a new blog online.  While there are new Maria The Poodle videos, there is lots of info on the activities of mayor’s office and posts from various staff members.  Looks to be a promising way for citizens to keep tabs on what the mayor is up to, if they keep up the [...]

Jun

12

RedBox debuts in KC

June 12, 2007 | 20 Comments

If you haven’t noticed yet, RedBox is now in town.  These DVD kiosks at various McDonalds and Price Chopper stores all over the metro area.  You can choose from several new releases and pay just $1 for every night you keep the movie, then return it to an kiosk.  They even offer online rentals with [...]

Jun

11

Meet the Mayor

June 11, 2007 | 2 Comments

The mayor’s office has announced its initial schedule of town hall meetings where you can meet and ask questions of newly-elected Mark Funkhouser. The town hall meetings were a campaign pledge and appear to represent a more open style of governing than that of You-Know-Who. It’s worth noting that Mike Sanders will be tag-teaming with [...]

Jun

8

Weekend in the burbs

June 8, 2007 | 1 Comment

If you want to avoid the crowds around the Nelson-Atkins, head out to one of the big weekend festivals in the suburbs.
Festa Italiana is doing what KC’s Italian-American community did years ago - moving north to the burbs. This weekend it moves from Crown Center to Zona Rosa.
Scottish Highland Games in Riverside
Sugar Creek Slavic [...]

Jun

8

Bloch Building Opening Events

June 8, 2007 | 2 Comments

This weekend is your chance to finally get inside the Nelson-Atkins Museum’s new Butler Buildings - oops, I mean the Bloch Building. Saturday and Sunday will be packed with stuff do from 10:00 am to 9:00pm - including kids activities, presentations by the architects, performances by local musicians, and more.
To ease an expected [...]

Jun

8

Is Downtown KCK Next?

June 8, 2007 | 3 Comments

Honestly, there isn’t much of a choice… anymore neglect and rampant tear-downs and downtown Kansas City, Kansas — generally bound by Washington Ave. on the north, the Kansas River on the east, 18th Street on the west, and Sandusky Ave. on the south — will be pure ghetto wasteland. Good news lately on a [...]

Jun

6

Streetscape Stupidity

June 6, 2007 | 5 Comments

The city and Downtown boosters are starting some big streetscape improvement projects to spruce up the blocks around the arena and Power & Light District before they open this fall. Things like lighting, sidewalks, signs, benches, planters, etc. are all designed to create a safe and inviting environment for pedestrians on the city [...]

« go back — keep looking »