Aug

31

Down payment on a bowl of noodles

August 31, 2009 | 4 Comments

The Star reports that the McDonald’s on the Country Plaza is being replaced with Noodles & Co., a suburban fast-casual Asian chain.  Looks like Cheeseburger Jerry is gonna have to alter his famous panhandling slogan.

Aug

31

Star omits key detail in 311 Action Center story

August 31, 2009 | 4 Comments

On Sunday the KC Star ran a big front page piece on the city’s 311 Action Center and how the spike in calls about bulky item pickup have overwhelmed the system.  It went on to recount tales of woe from residents enduring long wait times to reach a human call taker.  However, the Star’s coverage [...]

Aug

25

Fancy burgers popular in KC, national chains on the way

August 25, 2009 | 5 Comments

It looks like gourmet burgers are becoming the new hotness on the local food scene.  We already have two successful locally-owned operations – Chef Burger in Downtown’s Power & Light District and Blanc Burgers+Bottles in Westport and the suburbs. Now it seems that two specialty burger concepts are looking to expand into KC from out [...]

Aug

23

Senator McCaskill health care forum Monday evening

August 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

Senator Claire McCaskill will hold a health care town forum Monday evening at 4:30 p.m. in the Swinney Recreation Center on the campus of UMKC. Insurance companies and the Republican Party have been staging mock “protests” at similar forums, so this could be quite interesting. Over the weekend a big crowd of wingnuts picketed Senator [...]

Aug

19

Ethnic Enrichment Festival is a taste of the world this weekend

August 19, 2009 | 4 Comments

This weekend the 30th Annual Ethnic Enrichment Festival brings together the food, dance, and music of dozens of countries and ethnic groups. It’s a Kansas City tradition that lets us sample food and music from around the world. The festival is Friday-Sunday in Swope Park.
www.eeckc.org

Aug

15

New life possible for two Midtown landmarks, including Trader Joe’s ?

August 15, 2009 | 5 Comments

The Star reports that the vacant Westport Osco on Main Street might soon see new life with a locally owned redevelopment proposal to turn it into a bakery and cafe. No word on the name of the bakery, but Farm to Market is one prominent baker that does not currently have a retail operation. Perhaps [...]

Aug

11

Claire McCaskill health care town hall live on MSNBC

August 11, 2009 | 2 Comments

MSNBC currently has live coverage of Senator Claire McCaskill’s town hall meeting on health care in Jefferson County, in the St. Louis exurbs.  The teagging birther hired “protestors” are doing their best shout her down, but they are learning that they can’t easily mess with health care.  She is working the crowd smartly and toughly.

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