Nov

30

City asked to annex 300 acres of sprawl north of KCI

November 30, 2009 | Comments Off

Real estate developers are asking KCMO to annex over 300 acres of rural Platte County just north of the Kansas City International Airport for a large suburban-style housing development called “The Lake at Tomahawke Creek.”  While a large-scale development might seem like a godsend in tough economic times, there are some serious issues.  Platte County [...]

Nov

26

Old KC ads

November 26, 2009 | 1 Comment

Check out this gallery of old ads from the 1960s, 70s and 80s – both local and national.

Clints Comics in Westport.

Loma Vista Lanes in South KC.

Fun House Pizza in various Missouri suburbs.

Drum Room in the Hotel President.
Check out the entire gallery of 100-plus ads.

Nov

25

JoCo dumbass loses Lexus and golf clubs

November 25, 2009 | 4 Comments

KMBC-TV 9 reports that a Johnson County dumbass is sans Lexus and golf clubs after leaving his garage door open and the keys in his car. Apparently there is a rash of this crime of opportunity in the burbs lately, so don’t forget that beige is not camouflage.  Criminals can still see your stuff when [...]

Nov

25

Plaza lighting ceremony details

November 25, 2009 | Comments Off

The 80th annual lighting ceremony will run from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thanksgiving evening.  Saturday Night Live star and Johnson County native Jason Sedakis will flip the switch at 7:30 p.m. KCTV-5 will broadcast the event.
KCATA will run MAX service every 15 minutes from 4:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.  However, the MAX station on [...]

Nov

24

KC Bartender Competition results

November 24, 2009 | Comments Off

This past weekend Arturo A. Vera-Felicie of R Bar and 1924 Main won the 2009 Greater KC Bartending competition.  Other finalists include bartenders from Justus Drug Store, Benton’s, Manifesto, The Gusto Lounge, and others.

Pitch: The best bartender is…
List of winners, finalists, and video bios of the competitors.

Nov

24

Pendleton Heights holiday homes tour

November 24, 2009 | Comments Off

This Saturday November 28th the Pendleton Heights neighborhood hosts a holiday homes tour, featuring historic Victorian and Queen Anne homes and a classic Kansas City Colonnade apartment building. Pendleton Heights is one of the neighborhoods of the Old Northeast and was built as one of the city’s first suburbs in the 1880s.  It’s located just [...]

Nov

23

Robert Altman’s Short Cuts tonight at the Central Library

November 23, 2009 | Comments Off

This month the KC Public Library is showing several movies by Kansas Citian Robert Altman.  Tonight is Short Cuts from 1993, 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library.  Get the details at www.kclibrary.org.

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