November 12, 1909 THOMAS G. BEAHAM SUCCUMBS AT 68. FAULTLESS STARCH FOUNDER A KANSAS CITY BUSINESS MAN FOR 22 YEARS.Veteran Army Man Made This City the Scene of His Many Ac-tivities -- Became Ill Last Summer.THOMAS G. BEAHAM.The City Council just upheld Mayor Funkhouser’s surprise removal of City Manager Wayne Cauthen. Councilmembers Cindy Circo, Beth Gottstein, and Jan Marcason all switched sides after originally voting to keep the Manager back in December 2007.
It seems that for the moment that the Manager is suspended with pay. The Council [...]
This Sunday the annual Cranksgiving event returns to benefit a local food pantry. The goal is to see who can gather the most food in the least amount of time. Every participant will get a list of items to find, and a list of stores to visit. Be sure to [...]
In the news they’re talking about when women should get mammograms. That had me wondering, did Gloria Squitiro tell her peoples to get mammygrams? [...] 
The Friends of the Kansas City Public Library will hold their annual Book Lovers Book Sale Thursday-Sunday. More than 10,000 books, videos, and audio books will be on sale for $3.00 or less. The sale happens at the Central Library (10th and Baltimore), and you can find [...]
Local blogger Jason Preu has published swallow, a new poetry collection described as “a collection of thirty-two poems that feature surreal humor and imaginative speculations. Preu won the Kansas City Screenwriters’ Audience Prize award in 2003 for his comedy-horror script Night of the Mullets“. Check it out in [...]
Rainy Day Books is hosting David Plouffe, manager of Barack Obama’s historic 2008 presidential campaign, Thursday evening at Unity Temple on the Plaza. He will discussing his new book, The Audacity to Win, which tells the story of the campaign. Admission to the event requires purchasing the [...]
November 9, 1909 While the Police Drill in 