Kansas City RiverFest Fizzles

Here's a peek at the end of a local tradition that was mostly propped up by way of insider deals and contracts.

A quick word taken from a hack developer blog . . .

KC RiverFest is ending its annual Fourth of Day fireworks celebration at Berkley Park and combining its pyrotechnics with the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

RiverFest drew about 65,000 people last year and the traffic jams on bridges and roads leading to Berkley prompted the organization to rethink its mission.

Developing . . .