Quick look back at pop history that speaks to this scorching cowtown Thursday afternoon . . .
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IE: How Britney Spears’ 1999 Rolling Stone Cover Made Her a Provocateur
Closer to home, here are the news links we're checking right now . . .
Kansas City Winter Prep Today
KC Metro snow plow drivers test and hone skills ahead of winter
Breaking News Independence, MO - On what may be the last hot day of Summer 2018, snow plow drivers put themselves to the test preparing for the upcoming cold months.
Suburban Standoff Aftermath
Man in custody following Overland Park standoff
Moving Dirt In Mission
Earth is finally moving at Mission Gateway. But council is delaying one more thing | The Kansas City Star
Preliminary site work is finally underway at the long-awaited Mission Gateway development, but the City Council has also approved a delay in the start of a tax incentive for the project. Korb Maxwell, a Kansas City attorney working with the developer, told the City Council on Monday night that the required development milestones are being met.
Rock Chalk Contagion
West Nile virus found in horses across Kansas
The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Health says West Nile virus has been confirmed in horses across the state over the past few weeks. The confirmed cases have been reported in Lyon, Seward, Neosho, Marion and Wichita counties.
Show-Me Dry-out
Missouri's drought has lessened, but farmers still struggle
Despite recent rainfall, more than half of Missouri is still in a drought, hitting hard at one of the state's key economic engines: agriculture. Missouri hay - the primary feed for livestock - has hit its lowest production levels in 30 years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Lesson In Niceness
Metro students celebrate differences, combat suicide with 'You Be You' campaign
LEE'S SUMMIT, MO (KCTV) -- When it comes to suicide prevention, many programs throughout the country have kept their focus on mental illnesses. Now, some of the schools in the Kansas City area are taking a different approach with the "You Be You" campaign. The message from students is that it is okay to be different.
Kansas City Weekend List Already
Troostapalooza & Other Weekend Possibilities
Troostapalooza, a festival hosted by the Troost Street Collective, is from noon to 7 p.m. at 30th Street and Troost Avenue. The family-friendly fest will have performances (The Phantastics, Marcus Lewis Big Band), a pop-up craft fair, pickleball, skateboard demonstrations and food trucks (Urban Café, Pita for Good).
And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now . . .
ReplyDeleteDo you think this event can go off with no violence?
my guess is that mission mall is surprisingly successful. hope so.
ReplyDeleteA palooza here a palooza there, here a palooza there a palooza everywhere a palooza paplooza ol' McSlyster had a farm eieiooooooooo
ReplyDeleteIn the case of the Mission "development", the attorney recently stated that "the required development milestones were being met".
ReplyDeleteWhich, from the photo, apparently means that after 11 years, there's now one front end loader on site.
Maybe he meant development "millstones".
More momentum!
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