Monthly Archives: June 2010

Local bank web site defaced

Posted on Jun 29, 2010 by BlogKC

KCB Bank is a small Kearney bank with few branches elsewhere in Clay County.  The bank’s web site has fallen victim to a home page defacement. Usually these types of things are just pranks that don’t involve the theft of … Continue reading →

Posted in Business | 2 Comments

Your tax dollars at work: The Jones Pool

Posted on Jun 28, 2010 by BlogKC

Ink, the KC Star’s anti-Pitch that should just be called “Bros and Hos Magazine”, has an interesting slide show from the Jones Ultra Pool in the Power & Light District. We hear that just dipping your toe in this pool’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Downtown | 3 Comments

50 years of beige

Posted on Jun 18, 2010 by BlogKC

Happy Birthday, Overland Park!

Posted in Suburbs | 2 Comments

Flooding coverage

Posted on Jun 16, 2010 by BlogKC

KC Free Press has a recap of recent flash floods with a little bigger perspective than most of the local media. It notes new challenges in notifying the public weather emergencies when the few people left in front of TVs … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Weather | 3 Comments

Mizzou’s wandering eye screws KC

Posted on Jun 13, 2010 by BlogKC

If the Big 12 conference dissolves as it seems to be doing, Kansas City can probably say good-bye to conference tournaments and a big chunk of the revenue paying of the Sprint Center loans.  MU and KU will likely end … Continue reading →

Posted in MO Governor, Politics, Sports | 7 Comments

18th Street Fashion Show

Posted on Jun 12, 2010 by BlogKC

Tonight the popular West 18th Street Fashion Show returns for another year in the Crossroads Arts District.  It’s your chance to see local artist Peregrine Hoenig, who is currently competing on Bravo’s Work of Art reality show.  The show is … Continue reading →

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Committee for County Progress is not progressive at all

Posted on Jun 4, 2010 by BlogKC

The Committee for County Progress is supposedly a progressive reform group in Jackson County, but their most recent endorsements in the upcoming County Legislature race show them to be anything but progressive or reform-minded.  The CCP is to Jackson County … Continue reading →

Posted in Jackson County, Politics | 4 Comments