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Gigabit Challenge Is a Gigabust for KC

Posted on Jan 21, 2012 by BlogKC

The Gigabit Challenge was an interesting contest for business plans that take advantage Google’s upcoming 1 gigabit fiber optic network in Kansas City. Unfortunately no local companies won, and the most of the prize money is flowing of town and … Continue reading →

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Streetcar advances with approval of special taxing district

Posted on Jan 19, 2012 by BlogKC

Today the City Council approved a plan to pay for the Downtown Streetcar with a mix of taxes on sales, property, and parking lots adjacent to its route along Main Street. Downtown residents will likely vote in April to approve … Continue reading →

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NY Times pisses off KC vegans and vegetarians with lame BBQ stereotypes

Posted on Jan 14, 2012 by BlogKC

A. G. Sulzberger, son of New York Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger, is doing some time in the provinces, working at the Times’ Midwest bureau here in Kansas City.  Since before moving here he’s been freaked out about being vegetarian in … Continue reading →

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McDonalds getting discharged from Truman Medical Center?

Posted on Dec 28, 2011 by BlogKC

It looks like Truman Medical Center CEO and respected community leader John Bluford might finally be rectifying the incredibly embarrassing situation with a McDonald’s in the hospital lobby. In special piece in the KC Star, Bluford finally acknowledges the irony … Continue reading →

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Midtown Christmas Luminaries

Posted on Dec 24, 2011 by BlogKC

Ready for a break from shopping, cooking, or family? Skip the congestion on the Plaza and check out the luminaries in Midtown.  This evening the residents of the Coleman Highlands and Roanoke neighborhoods are lighting their annual luminarie display. Head … Continue reading →

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Midtown bucks the real estate bust with 600-plus new apartments on the way

Posted on Dec 23, 2011 by BlogKC

While single family home values continue to plummet and Downtown residential development has completely stopped, Midtown and the Country Club Plaza area are going strong.  More than 600 new units in the pipeline, largely due to suburban developers turning their … Continue reading →

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First KC Food Truck Festival in Westport this weekend

Posted on Jul 8, 2011 by BlogKC

The food truck trend has hit the heartland with full effect.  This weekend more than 15 trucks will setup shop together in Westport so you can sample them all in one stop. There is a $5 admission price that includes … Continue reading →

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