Dec

31

Warhol at Union Station, Pulitzer photography at Truman Library

December 31, 2009 | Comments Off

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 portfolios are on display.  Be sure to download the mp3 audio tour in advance and take your [...]

Dec

30

Earnings Tax, Behind the Music

December 30, 2009 | 7 Comments

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 income taxes in Kansas City and St. Louis.  Those taxes make up about [...]

Dec

29

KC 14th most-literate city in US

December 29, 2009 | 2 Comments

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 with strong national reputations and extensive networks of neighborhood branch libraries.
Our biggest weakness is the [...]

Dec

29

History of KC Colonnade apartment buildings

December 29, 2009 | 2 Comments

The new KC Free Press has a good article about the history of the city’s colonnade apartment buildings, which were invented in Kansas City and built in the first part of the 20th century. The six-plex walk-up buildings were fashionable addresses with generous porches, a valuable amenity in the days before air conditioning. Other features [...]

Dec

27

Monday commute reality check

December 27, 2009 | Comments Off

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 difficult for crews to keep roads clear.
Most side streets are still snow packed and slippery.  [...]

Dec

25

Merry X-Mess!

December 25, 2009 | 1 Comment

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. And no parking on emergency snow routes.  Snow plows are working their way towards neighborhood [...]

Dec

24

Snowmygod!

December 24, 2009 | Comments Off

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.

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