Jul

23

Midwest Graffiti Expo

July 23, 2007 | 12 Comments

Graffiti artists from KC, St. Louis, Chicago, and Indiana will show off their work all day in the historic Old Northeast.
2007 Midwest Graffiti Expo
July 28, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
James Elementary School
5810 Scarritt Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64123
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Jul

21

New magazines launching

July 21, 2007 | 8 Comments

Two new local magazines are starting up this summer.
Urban Times is determined to re-connect Kansas City with its core and re-claim the concept of urban as positive and desirable.  Considering how much KC has abandoned itself over the last generation, it’s a daunting task. Fortunately the magazine’s debut issue is up to the task with […]

Jul

20

Weekend Picks

July 20, 2007 | 2 Comments

There’s more to do this weekend than wait in line for the new Harry Potter book, here’s some city activities to choose from (MAX stops are noted in parenthesis):
Movies

“Field of Dreams”, Friday Night Flicks, Crown Center, 9 p.m. Friday (Crown Center)
“Spaceballs”, Screenland, 9 p.m. Friday
“E.T”, Shuttlecock Theater, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 8 p.m. Saturday (Art […]

Jul

19

There is a new food critic in River City

July 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

Congrats to food blogger Sara over at Noodletown on her new baby!

Jul

19

Funkhouser/Sanders tag team in Crossroads

July 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

Mayor Mark Funkhouser and Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders will activate their Wonder Twin powers (we’ll let you do the math) in the Crossroads tonight to confront the issue of steep property tax increases in the neighborhood, amongst other topics, in a town hall format of which the new mayor has proven quite fond. Gleek […]

Jul

18

Zoning and Development Ordinance Draft Made Public

July 18, 2007 | 4 Comments

The City’s Planning and Development Department has released the first public draft of new development regulations. This is the first major overhaul of these policies since the 1950’s. These policies affect:

Zoning, Use Regulations
Building Setbacks, Height and Bulk
Signs, Landscaping
Reuse/Rehab, Nonconformities
Design Standards
Streets, Sidewalks, Connectivity
Open Space, Stormwater

 
Basically, these policies dictate how Kansas City is built, from […]

Jul

17

Grand Boulevard of the Americas!

July 17, 2007 | 11 Comments

The Kansas City City Council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is expected to approve $60,000 this week to fund new street signs and flags celebrating member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) along Grand Boulevard — now known officially as Grand Boulevard of the Americas. Curious to see if the “Evil Empires” of Venezuela […]

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