Monthly Archives: March 2009

Big Read – Everyone is reading Tobias Wolf’s Old School

Posted on Mar 25, 2009 by BlogKC

The metro area’s public library systems are once again partnering for the annual Big Read event, where the entire region is encouraged to read and discuss the same book.  This year it is Old School by Tobias Wolf. During April … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Education | 1 Comment

Killer bunnies return to the Plaza

Posted on Mar 20, 2009 by BlogKC

Today the Country Club Plaza is once again invaded by those creepy-eyed Easter bunnies.  It’s not red light cameras or CCTV that we have to worry about.  It’s these rabbits that are the real instruments of evil. Photo by zhanae.

Posted in Arts/Entertainment, General, Midtown/Plaza | 3 Comments

A TIF that won’t die

Posted on Mar 19, 2009 by BlogKC

The Kansas City Post reports on the Savoy Hotel TIF, a project that is a great example of how public subsidies are abused in this city.  Back in the 1990s the hotel’s owners asked for a TIF to renovate the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, City Council, KC Mayor, Politics, Real Estate | 2 Comments

Latest layoffs at the KC Star

Posted on Mar 17, 2009 by BlogKC

Despite still being a profitable newspaper, the Star suffers from being part of the debt-ridden and poorly managed McLatchy chain of newspapers.  The parents company’s debt is forcing the chain’s newspapers into repeated cuts and downsizings. Bottom Line Communications has … Continue reading →

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Guide to St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Midtown

Posted on Mar 16, 2009 by BlogKC

In case you live under a rock and haven’t heard the news, tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day parade will be in Midtown, NOT Downtown.  The new route is 1 mile along Broadway Boulevard from Linwood (33rd) to 43rd Street.  We’ll save … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Midtown/Plaza, Transportation | 1 Comment

Kennedy’s re-opens

Posted on Mar 15, 2009 by BlogKC

Kennedy’s bar and grill was one of the businesses destroyed by the Great Waldo Fire of ’07. Afer a couple of years temporary quarters next door, Kennedy’s has just moved back into a brand new building in their old location … Continue reading →

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KC: Always a bridesmaid, never a bride

Posted on Mar 5, 2009 by BlogKC

Like the Sonics and Predators before them, the New York Islanders are the latest NHL/NBA team to use KC’s new Sprint Center arena as a bargaining chip to get a better deal back at home.  We all know how this … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Sports | 5 Comments