Black chamber opposes stadium tax
Still, this is a fantastic move that for once puts the concerns of KC citizens ahead of business interests or Billionaire wish lists.
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Rizzo said that's not true and then explained the misunderstanding.Are you kidding, an Italian felon not supporting some sweet, publicly funded construction deal in KC. Fugghetaboutit.
Rizzo said,"I set up a mechanism to fix it if there was a problem. Let's vote to keep the stadiums."
A development agreement between the county, the Chiefs and the Royals was signed at the meeting.


We feel this article is a gross misrepresentation of the dancers mentioned as well as B-boying. Ms. Pflaum's story inadequately reflects the views of many interviewees and fails to include viewpoints of established and vital members of the local B-boy scene.Sad thing is, I don't think this douche bag is kidding.






Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes told Missouri lawmakers Tuesday that her city couldn't turn itself around without sometimes taking private property. "We have to have the right of eminent domain" to use as a last resort, Barnes said.Clearly, it sure beats having to share the redevelopment wealth with businesses who have managed to stick it out through the lean years in KC.




The annual Easter parade was a fixture on the Country Club Plaza for almost 40 years until it fell into reclusion about 10 years ago . . . "Because Zona Rosa is reminiscent of a historic city downtown, this is a perfect opportunity to bring back the tradition of the parade to the local community."Ya hear that Mayor Kay? You've had decades in City Hall trying to do something with downtown and a few real estate developers have apparently managed to put together a "historic city" in only a fraction of that time. If only you could pick up and move this town away from the pesky minorities then maybe you could show some success as well. It would be a lot easier than trying to move all of the darkies and bums out of downtown and neighboring communities . . .








Negotiators for the county say the agreements would ensure that women and minority contractors and workers get their fair share of any stadium improvement work, which would employ about 1,000 people a year. They said the agreements go beyond anything ever done in construction locally or in professional sports.Mind you, this is in the same city that has so far completely failed to include minorities in all of the current construction projects that are going on in the city. Recently, both African-American groups have united to voice concerns over a lack of hiring in area construction along with local Latinos who have also protested the Sprint Center over their lack of inclusion in that project.


















A new set of parents and children would sue state officials to prevent separation of the majority-white western Independence and Sugar Creek neighborhoods from the majority-black Kansas City School District, which Benson says would deny equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.Thing is, these tactics never work because (as any fat woman can attest) you just can't force someone to stay with you if they are unwilling.

Police broke up at least 10 fights, tackled a gunman and nearly shot a juvenile who had a toy gun. They arrested two men for aggravated assault, one for narcotics possession, and one man for carrying a concealed weapon. In addition, seven persons were arrested for city violations.What I noticed is that Downtown is basically the toilet of the suburbs. Lots of white people I don't normally see hanging around were up to no good in the city yesterday. However, we can always count on Eastsiders to start more than their fair share of trouble as well. Reportedly, a "steady stream of fights followed about every five or 10 minutes at different locations along Grand, mostly on the east side."






















Animal control officers descended on Richard and Celia Holt's 30 acre property and took away at least a dozen so-called Grey Wolves. This comes after neighbors complained about the wolves terrorizing livestock, running horses out of pens, and nearly killing at least two family pets. The Holts, who consider the wolves "family," were devastated and disagree that the wolves are dangerous.Hopefully, this raid will put an end to the wolves poaching off the livelihood of residents. It's hard for people to understand that no matter how cute or cuddly Mexicans or wolves may seem, you just can't keep them as pets because if they don't kill you, then one day you'll wake up and find they took yer job.




KCADC, or Kansas City Area Development Council is the registered owner of this site, and this is where my question comes in. Since they are a registered non-profit, doesn't that negate them from tinkering in political campaigns, like registering and administrating a site for a political candidate?So not only are there several potholes in and around Brookside that Solomon has yet to tend to but there also seems to be a few holes in his campaign strategy as well. Actually, I'm hoping that it just slipped the guy's mind and it's not a sign of oncoming dementia. It's hard to tell with guys his age.










The biggest lie had to be the Mel Solomon procession. He had about 30 people or so walking behind his banner waving to the crowd, him out in front of it all looking like a big goofy cartoon character. Soon after his group passed, I noticed some people hanging out around me that had 'Mel Solomon' t-shirts on. I asked one of them if they knew Mel. "No, someone came up to me in the crowd before-hand and offered to give me a free t-shirt if I walked in the parade with them". A friend of mine later tried to turn down 'Mel Solomon' literature that some woman was thrusting upon him. She asked him to please take it as "...I get paid for every one I hand out."Sadly, like many young women on St. Paddy's Day Solomon was looking for somebody to tell him they liked him and lie about commitment. With all the excitement of the parade you might feel sorry for KC voters when they wake up next to a candidate as desperate and needy as Solomon.


Over the last decade, newspapers have witnessed an erosion in circulation and advertising revenue as readers look elsewhere for news and entertainment and advertisers embraced the Internet and other news platforms.While the article is full of great news about profit margins and profitability . . . It's clear that producing this town's daily fish wrap isn't a good business. Seems like Knight Ridder did the right thing. In the end it wasn't a surprise. Dumping an old, bloated and cranky financial drain is the reason behind most divorces and a great excuse to get out of the






