Liar’s Poker
Last week, Councilman Jermaine Reed pulled his ordinance from floor debate at Thursday’s City Council meeting after serious questions surfaced about the funding apparatus that would funnel $27-million public dollars into
Still no plan
That’s right. Still no comprehensive plan for the redevelopment of the 18th and Vine Entertainment District and nothing, as far as planning is concerned, seems to be on the horizon either.
Standing with the West Side
As for this Newsdog, I’ll stand with the West Side neighborhood knowing all too well the ways of pushy developers and a P&Z committee that quite frankly could give a Tinker’s
Kansas City Food Desert Myth
Northeast News When is a desert not a desert? When it’s in Kansas City’s urban core and dubbed a food desert in order to garner over $13 million in subsidies to
Plan? What plan?
Kudos to Councilwoman Jolie Justus for finally finding the courage to stand up and ask what the rest of the city is asking in regard to 18th and Vine.
We’ll keep ours, Mr. Mayor
Kansas City Mayor Sly James recognized National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 2nd by issuing a multi-paragraph manifesto directed at every legal gun owner in the city, warning us that
CCO and the Moral Economy Conundrum
Well the CCO gang is at it again, rambling about some kind of moral economy and a so-called “hearing” by some quasi-guvment agency allegedly charged with making sure the business marketplace
Toy Train Streetcar Expansion Folly
Well the secret is out, and the dog told you so after the last streetcar expansion vote.
Position Roulette
Recently, Police Chief Darryl Forte announced that due to budget cuts, his department would have to trim officers and positions.