Monthly Archives: January 2010

KC Design Week

This week is the first KC Design Week, showcasing the city’s vibrant community of graphic designers, architects, interior designers, fashion, urban planning, and much more.  The week features a series of exhibits, lectures, contests, discussions.  One of the highlights is … Continue reading

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Ingredient now open on the Plaza

Locally-owned fast-casual restaurant Ingredient is now open in the old Meiners grocery store space on the Country Club Plaza.  Ingredient’s first KC location is in the Power & Light District, and they also have restaurants in Leawood, Lawrence, and Columbia. … Continue reading

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Missouri legislators and columnist to live-tweet State of the Union

Several Kansas Citians are representing the Midwest in a national live-tweeting of tonight’s State of the Union Address.  State Senator Jolie Justus, State Representative Ryan Silvey, blogger Tom Ryan, and KC Star columnist Barb Shelly are all participating. Follow the … Continue reading

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Rex Sinquefield’s earnings tax petitioners out in force

We were in Columbia this weekend, where folks gathering signatures for the earnings tax initiative petition were out in full force.  It looked like Rex had hired half of the MU campus to blanket downtown Columbia with clipboards.

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Northland sprawl proposal to move forward today

Update: After two hours of impassioned testimony, P&Z Committee Bill Skaggs  refused to let the proposal come up for a vote, holding it least another week. The controversial Tomahawke Ridge subdivision is back on the docket today.  The City Council’s … Continue reading

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I-70 among country’s worst commutes

A new study of automobile commutes finds that I-70 in Kansas City is the 58th worst commute in the country, being congested 47 hours a week. The worst spot on I-70 is eastbound at Van Brunt, thanks to the bottleneck … Continue reading

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KC Restaurant Week benefits Harvesters

January 22-31 is Kansas City Restaurant Week, benefiting the Harvesters food bank.  A diverse selection of locally owned restaurants, and few chains, will offer great specials and donate a portion of their proceeds to Harvesters. Each multi-course meal will fixed-price … Continue reading

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