Monthly Archives: September 2007

A City-Wide Book Club

In October and November the KCMO Public Library, Park University, and the Liberty Memorial are organizing a city-wide book club called The Big Read.  The subject is Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms.  The Big Read includes several neighborhood book … Continue reading

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NY Times features Hermann

The New York Times has a feature on Hermann. Of course it includes the usual talking points of wineries, German heritage, and Missouri’s Rhineland. But it’s a bit frightening to learn that one of our state’s most beloved spots is … Continue reading

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smart Cars Invade Kansas

smart USA, the makers of the itty-bitty smart car (itty-bitty when compared to typical US cars), will offer test-drives of their smart fortwo on October 7th (Sunday) and 8th (Monday). Ironically, the test drives will be offered in SUV-land, between … Continue reading

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Downtown Open for (some) business

Today Mayor Funkhouser and the Downtown Council are holding a big press conference to hail the upcoming end of arena construction and declare that Downtown is “open for business” again.  Of course, one business that won’t be welcoming visitors to … Continue reading

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City CFO Fired

Update: Not Ready for Prime Buzz had this news first, and the extra info that Deb may have come out on the losing end of a disagreement with Councilman Terry Riley. Prime Buzz reports that City Manager Wayne Cauthen has … Continue reading

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Old Briarcliff Homes Tour

Update: Sorry folks, it’s the 29th, not the 21st! Saturday, September 29th the Historic Kansas City Foundation is hosting a homes tour in Old Briarcliff, one of the more interesting neighborhoods in the Northland. In addition some cool houses, the … Continue reading

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PubDef vs the Mainstream Media

One of the coolest things to come out of St. Louis (yes, our state’s 2nd biggest city does have some cool stuff!) is PubDef, a political blog/vlog.  Unfortunately they are having problems local TV station KSDK, which has put the … Continue reading

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