Monthly Archives: March 2008

Independence still struggling with transit funding

Posted on Mar 31, 2008 by BlogKC

The City of Independence is stuck in a perpetual crisis of bus funding. Unlike KCMO with its transit sales tax, Independence has no dedicated source of money to pay for its bus system.  Instead, it is continually struggling to budget … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation | 6 Comments

Star tries again for A&E weekly

Posted on Mar 31, 2008 by BlogKC

This week the Star is launching another attempt to compete with the Pitch in the weekly arts/entertainment/20-30-something category. “ink” is debuting on Wednesday at shiny green news boxes all over the city and online at inkkc.com. You may remember they … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 3 Comments

Chubby’s closed temporarily

Posted on Mar 28, 2008 by BlogKC

Don’t freak out if you see the closed sign on Chubby’s diner on Broadway in Midtown.  Joyce Smith reports that it is only temporary. It seems that the LaBruzzo brought in an outside operator last year, and now they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Midtown/Plaza | 8 Comments

Star campaigning against earnings tax?

Posted on Mar 27, 2008 by BlogKC

The earnings tax has been in the news quite a bit lately. Tony claims the city is quietly working on a plan to raise the tax in order to deal with the budget shortfall.  There might just be some truth … Continue reading →

Posted in Earnings Tax, Media | 4 Comments

Local housing market improves a bit

Posted on Mar 27, 2008 by BlogKC

February showed a small but encouraging sign in the local housing market.  Building permits have been declining for months, but in February they actually went back up a little bit. KCMO was by far the leader in new construction. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Real Estate | 1 Comment

Bistate III – Back to basics

Posted on Mar 26, 2008 by BlogKC

The Star’s Kevin Collison has a column on the issue of regional funding for regional cultural assets like the Zoo, Liberty Memorial, and performing arts center. In it, he raises the idea of trying again for bistate tax.  The original … Continue reading →

Posted in Bistate | 3 Comments

Street repaving could be slashed

Posted on Mar 26, 2008 by BlogKC

Mayor Funkhouser’s pledge to spent $35 million on fixing city streets seems to have been dealt a death blow by the city’s budget crisis.  News surfaces this morning that the 2008-2009 street repaving budget could be slashed to almost zero. … Continue reading →

Posted in City Council, KC Mayor, Politics | 2 Comments