Jun

30

Transportation costs of distant housing

June 30, 2008 | 5 Comments

With sprawling development patterns and few transit options, most Kansas Citians already spend more on transportation than on housing. The end of cheap gasoline is making the problem even worse. Let’s Go KC looks at data that shows households further from the central city’s jobs and buses spend more of their income on gasoline than [...]

Jun

26

Big Weekend

June 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Some highlights of stuff going on this weekend…
KCK Street Blues Festival
Two days of some of the best blues bands from KC and beyond. Friday and Saturday at 13th and State Avenue in KCK.
Royals vs. Cards
The I-70 Series returns for another installment Friday-Sunday. And please, please wear some blue to the stadium this year.
Quixotic Performance Ensemble
A [...]

Jun

24

Music Exchange inventory for sale

June 24, 2008 | 2 Comments

Two years ago the Music Exchange closed and the city lost one of its last record stores. Next month the store’s inventory goes on sale, according to the Pitch’s Wayward Blog. It includes half a million records and stacks of flyers, posters, and other memorbilia. Here are the details.

Jun

20

Smoking ban starts tomorrow

June 20, 2008 | 12 Comments

KMBC-TV 9 reports that Jackson County Judge John O’Malley has denied a motion seeking to overturn the voter-approved smoking ban, and it will start tomorrow. The lawsuit will continue, but the ban will go into effect for now.
Now, let’s all pack the Twin City Tavern and let Kim know that there is a demand for [...]

Jun

20

The gift that keeps on giving

June 20, 2008 | 15 Comments

No, it’s not The Clap, it’s The Cordish.  As in the Power & Light District developer the Cordish Company.  We begged the Cordish Company to help us revitalize Downtown, and some days it seems like we might have made a deal with the devil. The gifts have ranged from record-setting tax breaks to delayed openings [...]

Jun

19

New bus service and Dump the Pump Day

June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Star reports that the KCATA is increasing bus service on the North Oak and I-29 routes in response to construction-related congestion over the Paseo Bridge. Northland commuters will see bigger buses and more frequent service.
MoDOT is contributing $200,000 for the service expansion, but that amount pales in comparison to the $3 million MoDOT recently [...]

Jun

17

Study says city population tops half a million

June 17, 2008 | 6 Comments

A new study says that the US Census has significantly under counted KCMO’s population and that we actually have 533,117 people living here, not  the 450,000 or so previously thought. Besides the big boost in population, the study also shows that household incomes and purchasing power are much higher than conventional wisdom says, especially in [...]

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