An glimpse at the more important items from the Kansas City news cycle right now as we roll toward the midday . . .
Jazz District Revival Redux
Crispus Attucks Elementary School to become cultural arts center
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The former Crispus Attucks Elementary School has new owners who have big plans for the space. The City of Kansas City announced Thursday it sold the school to the Zhou Brothers, internationally renowned contemporary artists, teachers, and lecturers, who are planning to convert the school into a new cultural arts center.
Summertime Reporting
Go inside KC's Urban Youth Academy
The grand opening is set for March 29.
Ad Game Decline Afteramth
VML parent WPP takes hard hit - Kansas City Business Journal
The rise of digital has created challenges for the parent of Kansas City-based VML marketing agency, leading to WPP PLC's worst annual sales performance since the recession. On Thursday, its shares dropped 14 percent, and it's market cap is down $2.6 billion. WPP's CEO Martin Sorrell told The Wall Street Journal that it needs to change its model.
Kansas City Highway Crash Report
Dump truck hits MoDOT crew on I-435 at Front Street
It was a close call Thursday morning for a MoDOT crew when a dump truck slammed into their work site.
Dead Tree Covers Retail Trouble
Big box stores in JoCo fighting for lower taxes. Here's who loses if they win.
Seven Target stores in Johnson County could soon be paying lower taxes after arguing their county property appraisals were too high by at least 30 percent. And other appeals involving Walmart, Home Depot, CVS, Walgreens and dozens of other Johnson County businesses are waiting in the wings. A Feb.
Local World Of Drama
A Kansas Actor's World Travels Bring South American Influences To Kansas City Stages
An emerging Kansas City director's travels in South America are influencing theater productions in Kansas City. At the moment, that's most evident in the current production by the University of Missouri-Kansas City's graduate theater department. "The Storytelling Project," which runs through Sunday, mixes Andean mythology with the actors' personal stories.
Kansas City NextGen Hype
Chiefs GM Brett Veach with high, high (very high) praise for Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes didn't just play well in the Chiefs Week 17 win over the Broncos last year. He's also one of the best players Chiefs GM Brett Veach HAS EVER SEEN! "From the day he first stepped on the field at rookie minicamp, he's "wowed" us...he's one of the best players I've ever seen."
And this the OPEN THREAD for right now . . .
Big box stores always protest that their county property appraisals are too high. Nothing new here. Long story short I bet the county intentionally stacks a higher appraisal and do it on purpose and then cut the figure to what it should be and the stores go ok we'll pay it and the county still gets what they wanted in the first place. Everyone should protest their property appraisals just on a matter of principle. The county is looking for more of your hard earn tax dollars to play with. To make it all look good for them they like to run out what the schools would lose to make a property owner feel guilty so they pay up minus a protest.
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ReplyDelete1:08 I did exactly that, I had refinanced my house in 2015 and my appraisal was lower than the county’s by $10,000. I brought it to their attention and they told me they couldn’t change until 2017 because they only appraise property’s every two years. I sent them a copy last year and they eventually lowered it to match my appraisal. They got two extra years out of me because of how it fell during there cycle which I think is complete b.s.
ReplyDeleteI-435 and Front street another location in Kansas City to avoid
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