Dec

10

Council Reacts

December 10, 2007 | 1 Comment

Update: The mayor will talk this morning with Darla Jaye on KMBZ 980-AM, or www.kmbz.com.
Prime Buzz has City Council members’ reaction to Mayor Funkhouser’s sacking of City Manager Wayne Cauthen. The majority are upset with both the outcome and the way it was handled. Perhaps the mayor could have picked up his [...]

Dec

10

Funkhouser sacking Cauthen

December 10, 2007 | 4 Comments

The Star and Business Journal both report that Mayor Mark Funkhouser has announced that he will not introduce an ordinance necessary to renew the contract of City Manager Wayne Cauthen. According to the City Charter only the mayor can do this, so it means that Cauthen’s time is up in April, if not before.
This [...]

Dec

10

Snow Day

December 10, 2007 | 1 Comment

Last week’s ice storm was not the end of the world, but tonight’s might be.  Present Magazine  has some great reader-submitted photos of last week’s snow for your to peruse in between Katie Horner’s weathergasms.

Dec

7

Beer and Trains

December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In addition to the usual First Friday art openings in the The Crossroads, a couple unique things are going on Saturday.
Trains
On Saturday morning there is a public meeting where you can learn about the possibility of passenger rail service from Kansas City to Texas via Lawrence, Topeka, and Wichita in Kansas. The Northern Flyer Alliance [...]

Dec

6

Winter Driving 101

December 6, 2007 | 7 Comments

Just like clockwork, Kansas Citians have freaked out at our first significant snow and forgotten how to drive. The Scout system is lit up like Chuck Eddy at Twin City Tavern. At this moment there are three wrecks on I-35, and at one point this morning there were four separate wrecks on I-70. Katie [...]

Dec

6

Downtown Documentary Preview

December 6, 2007 | 8 Comments

For the last couple of years a film crew has been documenting Kansas City’s enormous multi-billion dollar Downtown reconstruction.  That documentary is due to be finished next year, but a sneak peak is now available online.

Mending the Heart of an American City documentary project web site. 

Dec

4

Sprawl’s affect on Baby Boomers

December 4, 2007 | 12 Comments

As we start the holiday season at sunset today–a time usually spent with family–a story in today’s USA Today highlights the effect sprawl can have on the transportation dilemmas faced by many families: aging parents who no longer drive.
Going home for the holidays may bring cheer and joy to many but a harsh reality [...]

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