Tony's Kansas City

• The TKC Saturday Night Playlist!!! After The Fall in Kansas City!!!

  
  
  It certainly hasn't felt like Fall this weekend but then again nothing in Kansas City really feels authentic upon close inspection.
  
  In fact, this week marks a bit of a turning point in local topsy-turvy politics and culture in the metro. It seems that' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:26pm EST
  

• Making a point this weekend

  KCTV5: Police Investigate Overnight Stabbing [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:17pm EST
  

• Fatal DUI sentencing

  Crime Scene KC: Intoxicated driver gets 4 years in KCK teen's death . . . They always said that drinking and driving and killing somebody was akin to murder . . . I guess "they" didn't really mean it.
  
  The driver had two previous DUI convictions, refused' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:13pm EST
  

• KC's Favorite Hottie Holly Starr

  
  
  Kansas City's own Holly Starr has been busy az hell lately and if there's something worthwhile going on in the metro . . . She's probably there.
  
  She recently appeared on the cover of Must Read Kansas City Magazine and we all know that [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:53pm EST
  

• "Snoop at the Voodoo"

  Some white guy at The Star says that a recent Snoop appearance at a KC casino signals hip-hop now moving toward "legacy" artists and away from so many one-hit wonders chasing trends . . . Somebody please tell this to Soulja Boy. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:48pm EST
  

• Another (empty) Kansas Victory

  WDAF: Wildcats Holds On for 17-10 Win Over Jayhawks [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:45pm EST
  

• TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! KANSAS CITY AVIATION DEPARTMENT IS THE NEW CITY HALL DUMPING GROUND!!!

  
  
  Back in the day The Water Department used to be the place where the shunned and sometimes disgraced City Hall workers used to go to finish out their careers.
  
  Now it looks like the Aviation Dept. is left with the burden of paying for quickly [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:16pm EST
  

• Praying for peace in Kansas City

  Local press release: City-wide peacemakers summit to be hosted by Second Baptist Church, KCMO [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  

• Charges for one of this week's tragedies

  The Star: Authorities charged three people Friday with murdering 23-year-old Carol A. Thomas, who was abducted and shot this week. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:13pm EST
  

• The Star Signs Their Own Death Warrant

  
  
  In a monumentally stupid and uncreative move, The Star is moving toward paid content.
  
  Bottom Line Communications has the details from a mass e-mail sent out earlier this week: "The Kansas City Star has notified registered users of its KansasCity.com Web site that effective" [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:29am EST
  

• Sex Abuse Legacy Still Haunts Local Church

  The Star: Activist group criticizes KC bishop over sexual abuse issue [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:28am EST
  

• Lonnie McFadden Movie Appearance

  The Star reports on a 2 year-old movie that sounds sort of interesting given that local Jazz connection. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:25am EST
  

• SUPREMACY and a Double Standard for Kansas City Minority-Owned Businesses

  New Kansas City restaurant Element is opening without a liquor license thanks to panicky Crossroads neighbors and the local reasoning that uses the term "hip-hop" to stomp all over the rights of people of color. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:22am EST
  

• Hypocritical Kansas City Islam Criticism

  
  
  Sometimes I realize why this blog is so popular and it's mainly due to one fact: With almost every controversial issue involving different races or cultures, the commentary coming from the vast majority of Kansas City is almost willfully ignorant, lame and misinformed.
  
  In [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:36am EST
  

• Status Quo in South KC is Da Bomb

  NBC Action News: New Weapons Plant Moves Forward Despite Anti-Nuke Protests [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:33am EST
  

• Lady Soccer more hardbody than Wizards

  Newsie Nick Sloan finds the best takedown EVAR!!! [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:17am EST
  

• Woman Killed at Cleaver's Car Wash!!!

  In a tragic accident, a car wash is owned by Congressman Emanuel Cleaver was the site of a runaway SUV car wreck. It's not more important than any other fatal car wreck but will probably be used as yet another worthless teabagger political point. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:55am EST
  

• TKC Saturday Wake Up Links

  
  
  A late morning link compilation of not so important local news stories . . .
  
  The sound of luxury parking: Walton Construction will start on garage for Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
  
  Helping out a crash landing: Firm [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:31am EST