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What’s On KC- UMKC Theatre and KCAT present Billy Bishop Goes to War
- African American Read In
- African American Read In
- Charles Wetherbee, violin (Master Class)
- Historical Dynamic Duos: How to Get/Not Get Along and Change the World
- V-Men Workshops
- Stitches Exhibit
- Carl Orff's Carmina Burana
- UMKC Preview Day
- Last day to withdraw with assessement (W or WF) (undergrad) (first 8-week session)
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Warhol at Union Station, Pulitzer photography at Truman Library
KC is currently hosting two excellent traveling exhibitions, and both are great opportunities to escape the snow and ice for a bit this holiday weekend. Andy Warhol at Union Station through January 10th Over 80 pieces of the pop artists … Continue reading
Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Downtown, Media, Suburbs
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Earnings Tax, Behind the Music
Update: Our numbers have been tweaked thanks to advice from a commenter… So the City’s earnings tax is back in the news again. The libertarian Show-Me Institute is mounting another effort to achieve their primary goal, elimination of the city … Continue reading
Posted in Earnings Tax, Politics
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KC 14th most-literate city in US
A national ranking of America’s most literate cities puts Kansas City at 14th, up from 18th in 2008. Our strengths in the study’s methodology are our public libraries. The KC Public Library and Mid-Continent Public Library both serve the City … Continue reading
Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Education
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History of KC Colonnade apartment buildings
Update: KC Free Press has gone tits up. The original article is cached by Google or saved here in PDF. The new KC Free Press has a good article about the history of the city’s colonnade apartment buildings, which were … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, East Side, KC History, Midtown/Plaza, Real Estate
Tagged colonnade
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Monday commute reality check
We all know by now that the Christmess Blizzard is going to take some time to recover from. While the freeways are mostly clear, it’s not so great elsewhere. Three days of snow and high winds have made it very … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation, Weather
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Merry X-Mess!
So for once the TV folks actually got it right. Yay! They’re saying don’t try driving if you don’t absolutely have to. If you do, be aware that the City will ticket folks stuck on major roads without snow/all-weather tires. … Continue reading
Snowmygod!
If you get tired of the 24/7 weathergasm on local TV, check out the KC Weather Podcast for some non-melodramatic information. kcweather.org on the Web or @kcweather on Twitter.