Monthly Archives: August 2010

Tough weekend in the burbs

Posted on Aug 30, 2010 by BlogKC

Sunday morning’s breaking news items on the KC Star web site…

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Happy Gillis on Food Network tonight

Posted on Aug 30, 2010 by BlogKC

Happy Gills Cafe & Hangout in the Columbus Park neighborhood will be featured on tonight’s episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives on the Food Network.  The episode airs at 9:00 p.m. This is KC’s third showing on a Guy Fieri … Continue reading →

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Historic Cosby Hotel might become parking lot after all

Posted on Aug 28, 2010 by BlogKC

The Star reports that Rick Powell is set to demolish the historic Cosby Hotel building within a week, despite a City offer to stabilize the structure and attempts to buy it by the Historic Kansas City Foundation and local preservationist/developer … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Downtown, KC History, Real Estate, Tax Breaks | Tagged | 2 Comments

Why Claire McCaskill won’t follow you on Twitter

Posted on Aug 27, 2010 by BlogKC

Senator Claire McCaskill, perhaps Congress’ most famous Twitter user, explains why she doesn’t follow other people Twitter.  Unlike other Congressional tweeters, she does it all herself without staff help.  While she won’t follow you, she does read every @clairecmc mention … Continue reading →

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A different kind of college ranking

Posted on Aug 24, 2010 by BlogKC

Earlier this month we reported on local colleges and university rankings on the annual US News list.  Today we have a different kind of ranking.  The Washington Monthly ranking looks at schools’ contributions to the world.  Metrics include things like … Continue reading →

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A tale of two buildings

Posted on Aug 23, 2010 by BlogKC

The building on the left is Valencia Place at 47th and Pennsylvania. It’s better known as the home of the Lockton insurance company and retail tenants like The Gap, McCormick and Schmick’s and Scooter’s Coffee.   The building on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Business, KC History, Midtown/Plaza, Real Estate | 1 Comment

This weekend, food and such from around the world

Posted on Aug 18, 2010 by BlogKC

This weekend the Ethnic Enrichment Festival returns for another installment of a long-running Kansas City tradition.  From Friday evening through Sunday, Swope Park becomes a United Nations of KC with food, music, and dance from dozens of different countries and … Continue reading →

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