Tony's Kansas City

• TKC Weekly Power Rankings!!!

  
  
  Just a quick look at the movers and shakers in Kansas City this week . . .
  
  Places
  
  1. P&L District - (up 3) Nobody had more headlines. No district is about to undergo more change.
  2. The Mayor's office - Nobody was [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:08pm EST
  

• Local Internts PR on TV

  My favorite local marketing club using/pimping facebook and twitter makes the news!!! [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:59pm EST
  

• Pellom McDaniels Profile

  The story of a rather brilliant former Chiefs player. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:58pm EST
  

• Kansas City Ex-Con Job Fair!!!

  
  
  Awesome . . . This town is struggling with crippling unemployment but City Manager Wayne Cauthen is working toward a solution courtesy of his Aim4Peace program . . .
  
  WHO CARES IF CASH FOR THIS PROGRAM IS BEING SIPHONED FROM THE HEALTH LEVY?!?!?!
  
  [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:40pm EST
  

• KANSAS CITY OUT OF WORK!!!

  KMBC: "While the recession is supposed to be over, the unemployment rate has broken through the double-digit 10.2% barrier in October." [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:38pm EST
  

• P&L Discrimination Proof From City Hall

  Good job to NBC Action News who obtained a copy of the P&L District discrimination report that TKC readers previewed on Halloween. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:33pm EST
  

• KC Governance by Press Conference

  NBC Action News . . . Girl Scouts Host Milk and Cookies with the Mayor . . . He also talked P&L District . . . The "Smart with the Money" Mayor for a "City The Works" spent Friday doing more meaningless press than Mayor Kay used to [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:29pm EST
  

• Mike Mansur might read TKC

  From the woefully mislabeled "Prime Buzz" . . . "The Funk may be doing a committee shuffle" . . .
  
  Ya don't say . . . We were talking about this in October thanks to AWESOME TKC TIPSTERS . . . It's amazing what they're calling "news" [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:14pm EST
  

• TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! ANOTHER SHOCKING CASE OF BRUTALITY, BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION AT THE P&L DISTRICT!!!

  
  
  This one is gonna be huge . . . And it's getting bigger from what I hear . . .
  
  Just received this info from an AWESOME TKC TIPSTER on the subject of what could be ANOTHER ground breaking case invoving the kind of racial [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:45am EST
  

• KCMSD Fight Caught On The News

  With so much hype about change in the Kansas City Missouri School District, camera crews show up and catch a glimpse of the violence that's prevalent at local schools and complaints from parents that the situation is out of control. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:21am EST
  

• Costumes at the KCBT

  Kansas City photog Eric Bowers captures Sgt. Pepper trading commodities in Kansas City. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:19am EST
  

• It's the little differences

  
  
  I guess nobody really has a monopoly on racial persecution . . . Other than the Native Americans.
  
  Still, it's hard not to notice that the names of people of color killed in violent murders in Kansas City are simply rattled off like some [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• Skating at Crown Center Starts

  The Crown Center Ice Terrace opens for its 37th season Friday. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:57am EST
  

• Don't Give Granny The Phone

  NBC Action News: A metro grandmother loses more than $2,700 in a telephone scam. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:56am EST
  

• Pretty great John Bullard Profile

  KC Tribune: John Bullard Throws Hat Into Ring For a Jackson County Seat in House [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:49am EST
  

• Candy Apple Red Kansas City!!!

  
  
  An old college friend of mine Todd Norris is set to recapture his crown and one of Kansas City's most talented and brilliant filmmakers.
  
  A trailer to his upcoming short movie Candy Apple Red is a glimpse at one of the best local cinematic productions of [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:12am EST
  

• The Late Friday Morning Link Look

  
  
  A collection of Kansas City area links which just might demonstrate that we're all connected:
  
  Show Me A Morning Blast: No Injuries in Explosion Outside St. Joe Food Plant
  
  More local gunfire: Police: Officer Involved In East KC Shooting[...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:06am EST
  

• Mi Ranchito Hot Mess Round Up!!!

  
  
  The best Mexican food story of the year has resulted in poisoning charges and other convoluted details. Here's a collection of news stories and a slight justification for Taco Bell goodness:
  
  Two Charged in Mi Ranchito Poisoning
  
  Couple Accused of' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:35am EST
  

• KMBC discovers Facebook!!!

  A fantastic local report which undoubtedly signals the social networking monster has finally jumped the shark and is soon to be replaced by the next Internet fad hyped by venture capital interests.
  
  Hint: Google is developing it. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:24am EST
  

• "The Beaumont Club: Still open"

  I wasn't really worried about it but another Westport closing could be the death rattle for the ailing party district.' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:23am EST
  

• Big Kansas City Soccer Promises

  
  
  According to local Wizard's blog Down The Byline . . .
  
  Wizards President Robb Heineman says: "We Will Break Ground this Year"
  
  There's even a vague hint they could go back to the Bannister site (not likely) still . . . The bold [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:18am EST
  

• Alleged, Local Golf Club Water Heist

  What interests me about this story from The Star is that involves Country Club d-bags benefiting from KC's old and busted water infrastructure and the last minute effort to recoup costs:"The owner of Staley Farms Golf Club in the Northland has been indicted on a felony charge of theft" [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:04am EST
  

• Westport Fire To Start The Weekend

  NBC Action News: Westport Condo Evacuated by Morning Fire. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:01am EST
  

• The Fall of Kansas City

  
  
  Ramsey Mohsen really out does himself in his latest post and captures some of the most breathtaking images of Kansas City during the fall.
  
  To wit . . . I've had a bit of inspiration . . .
  
  TKC IS PUTTING TOGETHER A' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:14am EST
  

• About the Kansas City Weekend

  Another Fabulous First Friday Edition Of A Weekend Guide From Mary-Anne's KC About.com blog. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:12am EST
  

• A JoCo Willie Aames Retrospective

  Life is SoJoCo doesn't seem to enthused about getting financial advice from one of The Golden Ghetto's biggest F-ups.' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:10am EST
  

• Listening To The Local Irish Music Scene

  From Irish KC: "Published by Ireland's Turlach Boylan (of Glen Road, The KC School of Irish Traditional Music, and original member of Kelly), Lunchtunes is beautifully simple.
  
  Meeting every week at Doug Goodhart’s house to play some music and teach each other some tunes. Publishing some of them" [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:07am EST
  

• The Back End Of The Week

  
  
  There's a lot to cover this week . . . Other than the fact that often times "We" seem to be our own worst enemy.
  
  More Kansas City links and posts hopefully coming up . . . Right after I'm "finished" with this' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:27am EST