Jul
28
Boring election stuff you should care about
July 28, 2010 | 2 Comments
There is an election Tuesday, and The Star has explains two small things on the KCMO ballot that will help improve neighborhood livability. One raises the fee on automobile tires in order to fight the scourge of illegally dumped tires. The other imposes a fee on chronic violators of property codes -things like peeling paint, [...]
Jul
26
TED alternatives
July 26, 2010 | Comments Off
If you missed this morning’s mad scramble for the limited supply of TEDxKC tickets, there are a few other options available. Other TEDx events are coming up September 30th in Tulsa, October 15th in Chicago, and October 16th in Omaha. Or start your BIL, an alternative to TED.
Jul
26
TEDxKC tickets now available
July 26, 2010 | 2 Comments
Update: TEDxKC is sold out. VML really needs to choose a bigger venue. Giving the Social Media Clubs early access to tickets also reduced access for everyone else.
TEDxKC returns for a second year on August 12th at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Get tickets here by navigating the calendar to August 12th. Hurry, tickets will run [...]
Jul
21
City Hall gets into social media
July 21, 2010 | Comments Off
The City’s communications department has finally jumped onto the social media bandwagon recently.
Check out their Facebook page and follow @kcmo on Twitter.
May
25
Foreclosure help event
May 25, 2010 | Comments Off
If you are someone you know is facing foreclosure, the Feds will be in town on Wednesday providing face-to-face counseling and planning. It’s Wednesday 1:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Bartle Hall. Get the details and list of documentation to bring.
May
24
Beerfest runs out of beer
May 24, 2010 | 1 Comment
Last week we were stoked for the KC Beerfest’s move to Midtown, but it didn’t go so well. KC Beer Blog reports that the fund raiser for the KC Free Health Clinic ran out of beer, apparently due to beer distributors reneging on commitments of donated beer.
Apr
27
White supremicist night club in Odessa, for real
April 27, 2010 | 4 Comments
This could almost be ripped from the Onion if it wasn’t real. The white supremacist who almost moved the Aryan Nations headquarters to KCK in 2005 apparently ended up moving from Pennsylvania to Oak Grove and has been working at a gas station there. Now he is now opening an under-21 nightclub in Odessa’s dying [...]

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