May

31

Must See: Cowtown Ballroom… Sweet Jesus!

May 31, 2009 | Comments Off

This new documentary is a must-see for music lovers, local history fans, and aging hippies.  It’s centered on the short-lived Cowtown Ballroom, an early-1970s incarnation of the El Torreon Ballroom at 31st and Gillham in Union Hill. For a brief three years the Cowtown was an epicenter of Midwest music, hosting nationally syndicated live performances [...]

May

29

Amber Alert system expands with Silver and Beige Alerts

May 29, 2009 | 1 Comment

KMBC-TV 9 reports that Silver Alerts for missing old folks have joined the Amber Alert system for missing kids.
Regional law enforcement leaders are also rumored to be working on a system of Beige Alerts for suburbanites lost in the city.
Soon this system will have more colors than the Homeland Security Rainbow of Alerts.

May

28

Festival season starts in KC

May 28, 2009 | 4 Comments

Big festivals like Oktoberfest and Rhythm and Ribs have fallen victims to The Great Recession, but River City is also Festival City, and other big fests continue. And in true KC fashion, most of the events scheduled themselves for the same first weekend of June. Culture in this city is alwasy feast or famine!
Rockfest – [...]

May

28

KC trades Greinke to St. Louis…

May 28, 2009 | Comments Off

…In exhange for public transit funding! Gone Mild has the scoop.
“Angry fans reacted to the loss of Zack Greinke, who is considered to be THE bright spot on the Royals roster. “It’s not the lack of public transportation that keeps the fans away – it’s the fact that the K is not downtown,” one disappointed [...]

May

26

Marriage equality rally at 5:00pm at J.C. Nichols Fountain

May 26, 2009 | 1 Comment

The California Supreme Court just upheld the state’s hate amendment banning same-sex marriage.  A local rally regarding that decision will be held at 5:00 p.m. today at the J.C. Nichols Fountain in Mill Creek, 47th at Main Streets on the east side of the Country Club Plaza.

May

26

KC Federal Building gets $100 million greenwashing

May 26, 2009 | 5 Comments

Today the KC Star reports that the massive Federal Building in Downtown KCMO is getting $100 million to make the building the more energy efficient.  The Feds are predicting they will save $45,000 a month on energy costs, which means it will only take 185 years to recoup the investment (a little bit of math [...]

May

25

Must read: Behind the scenes at KKFI radio

May 25, 2009 | Comments Off

Be sure to check out the Star Magazine and Aaron Barnhart’s long look into the drama-filled hot mess that is KKFI-FM 90.1.  The community radio station has had a long and tumoultuous history, and even today continues to struggle with itself for survival.
Kansas City Star Magazine: Independent FM station KKFI struggles to stay alive.

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