Contemplation to start #TBT . . .
Rolling Stone: August Ames died by suicide in December after becoming embroiled in controversy on Twitter and now is the subject of an exclusive Audible investigation
Jezebel: What to Make of This Serial-esque Podcast Investigating Porn Performer August Ames's Death?
Radio Times: The Last Days of August will take us back to California's porn capital in the San Fernando Valley
More local considerations right now . . .
Another Kansas City Comeback???
Positive on Prospect: the movement community leaders say will turn the east side around
New Tech For The Not-So-Friendly Skies Of Sleaze Scummit
Local nonprofit organization helps Lee's Summit police get new drone
A $5,000 drone is now a new tool for the Lee's Summit, Missouri, Police Department. A local non-profit, called Hero Fund USA, is behind the effort to make it happen. "We would much rather hear about a drone getting shot or injured or crashed on the nightly news, as opposed to a first responder getting hurt," Hero Fund USA CEO Darrell Smith said.
Golden Ghetto Democracy Needs Help
Johnson County Election Office in dire need of more poll workers
With only a dozen days left before Election Day, the Johnson County Election Office is understaffed and in need of 200 to 300 poll workers. To become a poll worker, applicants must be registered voters in Johnson County. They are also required to take a training class that requires about four to five hours, said Ronnie Metsker, Election Commissioner.
Nortland Retail Revival
Zona Rosa's new owners planning vibrant new shopping, dining and entertainment area
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Zona Rosa's new owners are planning for the future, and they hope to give the area a huge face-lift. The 1.1 million-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment center is located at the intersection of Interstate 29 and Barry Road, just minutes away from the Kansas City International Airport.
Today's Forecast
First Alert: Light rain showers move in for your Thursday
We'll see periods of light rain this morning and through the evening. Clouds and rain will hold afternoon temperatures in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Mostly cl...
Party Plans Already Started
Hallowing Voodoo Dance Party & Other Weekend Possibilities
Have you heard the one about the bookstore that walked into a bar? Afterword Tavern & Shelves (1834 Grand Blvd.) is a new bookstore-bar hybrid that opened last month in the Crossroads. "We liked the idea of bringing the community together," co-owner Luke Pitz said.
Retelling Kansas City Retail History Amid Amazon Internets Domination
Sears played a role in the residential development of Northeast Kansas City
On the heels of the Sears bankruptcy filing last week, we bring you this postcard of the iconic Sears distribution center that once stood at 15th and Cleveland, just east of the railroad trestle. The massive 1.1 million square foot mail order center was completed in 1925 and was the catalog distribution center for the entire Midwest region.
Mel Torme/Autumn Leaves 1990 is the song of the day this is the OPEN THREAD for right now . . .
Over the years, so many mostly taxpayer-funded schemes have been going to "turn Prospect around, that the idea has become a swirling vortex like water going down the toilet.
ReplyDeleteWhich pretty much what it actually is.
All meaningless hype; the same old grifters; no accountability; and zero serious results.
Want to see it again?
It never changes.
Let's give Zona Rosa $10,000,000. At least you can go to Zona Rosa and not get mugged or find your car windows smashed in, and I bet Zona Rosa turns a much higher profit for the area than the Jazz District, 12 & Vine, or whatever name you want to call that mugfest criminal area. Yeah, $10 million for Zona would be a much better investment. Too bad the KC city council can't math (sorry, I phrased that kinda raciss).
ReplyDelete^^^You have obviously never been to Zona Rosa. Maybe get out of your hose once and a while? Zona Rosa has been overrun by the same problems plaguing everybody else. Do not park in the parking structure after dark or else your car will be broken in. There has been a shooting as well as several fights there. Next time, don't comment on thing you know nothing about. You exposed yourself as an idiot and a shut-in. No go away.
ReplyDelete^^^^ I work in Zona Rosa, idiot. Day an night shifts.
ReplyDelete^^Then you really must be a fucking retard then.
ReplyDelete^^^^ at least I have a job, basement boy.
ReplyDelete^^^...and yet, you're still retarded!
ReplyDeleteKC never so much a city, always more a conglomeration of warehouses.
ReplyDeleteBiggest retail bankruptcy in history. 125 year old American institution gone.
ReplyDeleteOn Trump's watch.
MAGA??? So much winning.