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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Traffic disaster for south-by-southeast commuters
If you haven’t heard yet, a massive landslide/sinkhole has destroyed part of the gigantic Grandview Triangle freeway interchange in southern Kansas City, likely for weeks to months to come. MoDOT has posted some detour routes for Monday’s commute, but none … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation
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Cosby Hotel photos
Check out these great photos of the Cosby Hotel, from Hyperblogal.
Prospero’s Bookstore expanding to eastern suburbs
Prospero’s Bookstore has been a Midtown cultural and social mainstay for several years on West 39th Street. This weekend they are branching out with a second location in Blue Springs. Parkside Books at 208 N 7 Hwy is being rebranded … Continue reading
Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Suburbs
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Historic Hotel Cosby building gets a reprieve
The shameful demolition of the Hotel Cosby is on hold pending purchase of the building by Adam Jones, who has rehabbed many historic buildings around Downtown and the Westside. KC Star: Demolition delayed. BlogKC: Historic building to be demolished after … Continue reading
Storm report and Brush Creek video
Whew! What a crushing downpour this afternoon. Midtown was hit especially hard with street flooding in the usual places – Westport, Southwest Boulevard, 31st and Roanoke, and the Plaza. 31st and Main is closed due to collapsed pavement. KCPL’s outage … Continue reading
Posted in Midtown/Plaza, Weather
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Historic building to be demolished after owner’s neglect
The KC Star reports that the historic Hotel Cosby building at 9th and Baltimore is threatened with an emergency demolition this weekend. Apparently the owner has failed to maintain the building, to the point that the brick facade is falling off. … Continue reading
Author of “The Facebook Effect” to speak at the Library
Social media mavens, mark your calendars for next Tuesday, July 20th. The Facebook Effect author David Kirkpatrick will be making an appearance at the Central Library. He’ll discuss his book about the rise of Facebook and Marc Zuckerberg. Copies of … Continue reading
Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Downtown
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