Jun

20

The gift that keeps on giving

June 20, 2008 | 15 Comments

No, it’s not The Clap, it’s The Cordish.  As in the Power & Light District developer the Cordish Company.  We begged the Cordish Company to help us revitalize Downtown, and some days it seems like we might have made a deal with the devil. The gifts have ranged from record-setting tax breaks to delayed openings [...]

Jun

17

Union Station Massacre anniversary and documentary

June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Today is the 75th anniversary of the Union Station Massacre, an infamous shootout between law enforcement and the Kansas City Mob in 1933. Tonight the station will show a new documentary about the massacre called Shooting Back in Time. It is produced by Terrance O’Malley, who created the excellent Nelly Don documentary that played at [...]

Jun

12

Poo overflow postpones Flush Creek dragon boat races

June 12, 2008 | 6 Comments

Recent heavy rains have caused sewer overflows into Flush Brush Creek, forcing Saturday’s dragon boat races to be postponed until July 26. That’s too bad, because the floating turds would have added an obstacle course element to the boat races.

Jun

3

Sugar Creek Slavic Festival

June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The suburbs of Sugar Creek in the east and KCK’s Strawberry Hill in the west form two Slavic bookends on either side of the metro area.  Both neighborhoods have long histories of hosting Slavic immigrants and throwing great parties to celebrate that heritage.  This weekend is Sugar Creek’s annual Slavic Festival.  Head east to sample [...]

May

27

Wanted: Copy Editor for Muralist

May 27, 2008 | 5 Comments

Call the grammar police, and snap your photos while it lasts. The Monarchs baseball team was definitely plural, not possessive.
This is a photo of a new mural going up along Truman Road between Grand and Walnut, in the Power & Light District. It matches an earlier mural a block west. Both murals serve as temporary [...]

May

20

Screenland going across the river

May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Thursday night at Midnight the old Armour Theatre in North Kansas City will re-open as the Screenland Armour.  It’s the third old movie palace to receive Butch Rigby’s amazing renovation, including the famous red leather recliners.
KC Star: Screenland to open downtown NKC

May

12

Deb Hermann proposes museum tax increase

May 12, 2008 | 8 Comments

City Councilmember Deb Hermann (1st District) is proposing a plan to boost funding for city museums by asking voters to increase the city’s museum property tax. The city currently has a very small 2 cent museum tax that goes to the Kansas City Museum.  Hermann want to raise it to 8 cents and include more [...]

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