Feb

20

KC Transit: Past, Present, Future

February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment

Tonight the Downtown Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting will include a presentation on public transportation in Kansas City. From yesterday’s streetcars to today’s buses to tomorrow’s trains. 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 West 10th Street (between Main and Baltimore).

Feb

19

Does this look blighted to you?

February 19, 2008 | 23 Comments

The Cleaver Boulevard TIF plan is a project that would tear down several historic apartment buildings along Cleaver Boulevard and East 46th Street, just east of Main Street and the Plaza. They would be replaced with new condos and a new hotel. The developer is asking for a big TIF subsidy, and is [...]

Feb

16

Governors’ agenda doesn’t include transportation

February 16, 2008 | 3 Comments

Yesterday the Governors of Missouri and Kansas convened their annual regional summit on the KC metro area economy. On the agenda were things like life sciences research, health care, economic development, and the environment. Transportation was conspicuously absent from the conversation.
Apparently it is not the governors’ priority to support KC’s efforts for a regional [...]

Feb

15

Plaza switches local for chain

February 15, 2008 | 4 Comments

Today the Star reports that the Country Club Plaza is replacing the locally-owned George Brett’s restaurant with Fogo de Chão, a Brazilian steakhouse chain. This will be the city’s second such restaurant. The locally-owned alternative is En Chamas, a popular Brazilian steakhouse in the Tuileries shopping center at I-29 and NW 64th Street.

Feb

14

Interesting situation in the Golden Ghetto

February 14, 2008 | 9 Comments

Two big issues facing our neighbors in Overland Park:
1. Overland Park is on the verge of approving it’s first-ever TIF project to redevelop an abandoned strip mall on 95th Street. Another TIF is anticipated for the proposed redevelopment of the dead Metcalf South shopping mall.
2. Overland Park is involved in a controversial annexation plan that [...]

Feb

13

MillerCoors coming to KC?

February 13, 2008 | 7 Comments

If ya haven’t heard,  Miller and Coors are merging so they can take on St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch. The new company is looking for a new headquarters in a neutral site that isn’t Milwaukee or Denver, and today Pete Coors mentioned KC as a possible contender.
Such a move would give Missouri a monopoly on shitty yellow [...]

Feb

13

Rough start for P&L District

February 13, 2008 | 5 Comments

Last week the Star and Business Journal had front page pieces on more delays for the Power & Light District.  City official were surprised when it didn’t open along with Sprint Center last year, and now the Cordish company is saying that most businesses still won’t be open when the Big 12 tournament comes to [...]

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