There's a ton of interesting stuff going on right now in Kansas City's blogosphere but I think the day pretty much belongs to DUI stories and local partying aftermath.
Still . . . I'm more interested in bit players to local drama and' [...]
The Convention Hotel Steering Committee Task Force recently came up with the following dumbass locations to put a KANSAS CITY FINANCED HOTEL that will end in more debt and one more local failure.
Power & Light (13th & 14th between Wyandotte & Baltimore) Barney Allis Plaza (12th & Central) [...]
Let's not call this a sellout . . . Because my contention has always been that FORMER City Manager Wayne Cauthen didn't have much support in any community . . . Unless we're talking about developers.
There's actually a great deal of information in there for people for people who have the wonderful luxury of making the upcoming holiday a celebration of convenience.[...]
The Star: "A former top assistant to Phill Kline faces a legal ethics complaint alleging he made misleading comments before the Kansas Supreme Court." [...]
I couldn't think of the appropriate title and there isn't enough cheesecake on this blog today so I'm dedicating this post to MM's genius and Playboy' [...]
Hey, you don't have to be a radio douchebag like Kevin Kietzman to serve up suburban failure . . . AWESOME TKC TIPSTERS sent us a a fun E-bay link that offers a piece of one of most bland Leawood eateries on the wrong side' [...]
KCTV5 cracks me up with this bit of irony . . . Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's plan for “Complaint Free Wednesday,” has drawn an angry torrent of ill will. [...]
I knew it would happen and it did . . . Ferruzza follows my news without so much as a link and it seems The Pitch gets their news via TKC. Which is fine for the flowery write-up given the reaction to it was rather meh. [...]
The season of consumerism is upon us and that means it's time for Mayor Funky and his wife Gloria Squitiro to make Baby Jesus cry with their political maneuvering for the holiday season.
All over Kansas City, awesome TKC TIPSTERS are saying that that the [...]
White guys Wayne Godsey and Jeff Roe Say It's Time To Move On . . . So far, there's absolutely NO OPPOSITION TO THE CAUTHEN OUSTER but one off-hand statement from Terry Riley.
WHITE DUDES IN KANSAS CITY STAY WINNING BY FIGHTING A BATTLE WITH AN ENEMY THAT'S' [...]
AWESOME TKC TIPSTERS are all over town and over the weekend they found a new, local hangout:
"Niece's has finally opened their restaurant at 65th and Troost. Like the other ones they own, it's great food. You'll have to go there for breakfast or lunch.'" [...]
KCTV5: Kansas City School District officials are holding a second round of paycheck pickups in an effort to cross-check who is officially on the payroll. [...]
Actually, the news is on the TV stations this morning but nobody has bothered to post it to the web . . . Twitter was the best place to go for confirmation of THE DENNIS MOORE CONGRESSIONAL DROPOUT as of EARLY in the AM . . [...]
AWESOME TKC TIPSTERS are saying that Council dude Ed Ford might be earning more support from people looking to take their cash somewhere beyond the current offering of KC politicos . . . Especially given that he [...]
A bit of backstory on a recent principal ouster in the Golden Ghetto . . .
Here is a report from a SURPRISE JOCO TKC TIPSTER . . . "I have a student at Blue Valley North High School. Teachers there have told students that" [...]
In the last 24 hours The Chiefs earned another meaningless victory very much like the Cauthen ouster that might not really change much when it comes to the overall downward spiral of Kansas City. Oh yeah and some broad made' [...]
Just discovered an interesting media shop in Kansas City . . . 385 Ethnic Talent Agency: They're a model and talent agency located in the river market that EXCLUSIVELY represents ethnic models. Their models are working for ad agencies, clients like Hallmark, and commercial companies' [...]
Just an observation, the last time I saw Julia Othmer I noticed that she was not only an amazing musician but there were a ton of hot chicks in the crowd.
Now, to be fair a great many of these hot chicks were [...]
Something interesting to note about the way local media uses language to push foward their agenda . . .
A RATHER PERCEPTIVE AND AWESOME TKC READER NOTICES AN INTERESTING ANGLE TO POLITICALLY CORRECT KANSAS CITY STAR COVERAGE OF A LOCAL MURDER!!! "The story in the" [...]
Mayor Funky beat the case when when a Missouri Ethics Panel passed on his light rail campaign shenanigans but then never interviewed Joe Miller or anybody else given the fact that they're pretty much known for not doing a thing . . . Meanwhile, more witnesses are available who know' [...]
Mary Bloch is more important than you for many reasons but mostly because has written for Air Tran and Midwest Airlines magazines, her work has been published on the websites for Sally’s Place and the Kansas City Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, and she is a member of the Association of [...]
For maybe the first time in a long time, Kansas City Political movers and shakers are slightly more entertaining than Jodie Marsh all buffed out in a bikini.
Here is the scientific ranking Kansas City's most powerful and influential people:
The most important story in the metro being overlooked: The ethics commission says it needs more time to discuss its probe into the conduct of Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Mark Funkhouser. [...]
Here's the aftermath of Cauthen stories . . . A couple of TKC mentions and a few things this blog reported previously and a couple of really great stories.
KCTV5: Crossroads Businesses Peeved At Parking Situation . . . It wouldn't be a news day if some of the most privileged people in the metro weren't whining. [...]
KICKASS TKC TIPSTERS know their stuff when it comes to campaign finance reporting . . . And they are offering some important perspectinve on history repeating itself for my favorite Council Lady.
On her last campaign finance report to the Missouri Ethics Commission, Beth reported [...]
While all of the local media outlets and blogs are playing catch up . . . TKC TIPSTERS have an EXCLUSIVE look at the discussion of a potentially serious error made during yesterday's Cauthen suspension.
Folks thinking that this is a victory for Mayor [...]
I has already written a story on this at KC Confidential yesterday but it hasn't been posted yet and I offered it up way too late. The staff over there all have to wait in line until local sports dude Greg Hall gets done' [...]