Category Archives: General

It shouldn’t be news to anyone that Missouri has one of the highest rates of smoking in the country. We are tied for 4th place with Indiana, just slightly behind Oklahoma, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Be sure to check out … Continue reading →

Check out this powerful video of UMKC students and professors created for It Gets Better,  a great project combating suicide and bullying directed at gay and lesbian youth.

KC is included in this series of racial/ethnic maps of various US cities.  The results aren’t surprising.  Red = Caucasian, Blue = African-American, Yellow = Latino, Green = Asian. The Troost line dividing the East Side from the City’s Southwest … Continue reading →

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.  … Continue reading →

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.  … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

The City’s communications department has finally jumped onto the social media bandwagon recently. Check out their Facebook page and follow @kcmo on Twitter.