Monthly Archives: February 2009

Hearne Christopher now online

Former KC Star gossip columnist Hearne Christopher, Jr. has returned with the KC Confidential web site.   Joining Hearne in this new venture are sports writer Greg Hall, artist and designer Peregrine Honig, and power-gay couple Ron McGee and John Fulton  … Continue reading

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Documentary film festival in Columbia this weekend

This weekend the sixth annual True/False Film Fest provides an excellent excuse for a quick getaway to Columbia.  The proprieters of the beloved Ragtag Cinema have developed a world-class documentary film festival that has quickly become a must-do stop on … Continue reading

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Fat Tuesday in the Crossroads

Some alleged details on the very unofficial, non-sactioned Fat Tuesday party in the Crossroads Arts District…  Partying around 6-ish at YJ’s at 18th and Wyandotte.   Then around 9pm a parade might organized itself and head east towards Grinders and ultimately … Continue reading

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Another shopping mall a step closer to demolition

The enclosed shopping maul is falling out of favor with Kansas Citians at a rapid pace.  Bannister Mall recently fell to the wrecking ball, and now the KC Kansan report that KCK’s Indian Springs Mall is moving in that direction.  … Continue reading

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Budget bitch fight

Now that the city is coming down to crunch time for cutting $80 million out of the budget, acrimony is on the rise. The Mayor is trashing the City Manager’s budget proposal, and the City Council is criticizing the Mayor … Continue reading

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Claire on Twitter

President Obama may be addicted to his Blackberry, but lately Senator Claire McCaskill seems to be hooked on Twitter.  It looks like the Senator herself is twittering, not a staffer. So far her tweets have been pretty interesting.  Everything to … Continue reading

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475,830

475,830 is the new official population count for Kansas City. On Friday the US Census Bureau accepted an appeal from City Hall and bumped the number up from the previous count of 450,375. Last summer we mentioned that a UMKC-led … Continue reading

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