Very interesting, well-researched and well-written - nice job David. I'm glad to see that, under Alexander, the museum is moving towards self-sufficiency. It's a shame that more people in Kansas City don't visit it or even know the WWI museum exists. It's truly a fantastic museum, world-class in my opinion. Hopefully, the publicity tour announced today, sponsored by Waddell & Reed, will help generate additional traffic. The 100th anniversary of the war in 2014 should help as well.
Geezus what an awful situation for Mr. Wren, though his lawsuit is silly - nobody was responsible for his kid drinking himself to death but his kid: personal responsibility still exists, even if it doesn't seem like it in this country.
It shouldn't shock anyone that the frat hasn't changed, or that the party continued when the other kid hurt himself. College kids believe they're invincible and death, injury, etc. to others rolls right off their backs, sadly.
I hate that the money went to renovate the K, rather than building a new stadium downtown. That made so much more sense for the city economically, and it's a shame more big voices didn't fight for it.
However, that research doesn't take into account the drop the K might have seen in attendance without the renovations. I know that's impossible to calculate but it's something to think about.
I agree with jjskck - in another two or three years, the Sprint Center is not going to be the newest game in town - some other arena will. Let's face it - KC was talked about as a destination for NBA/NHL more because of AEG and the fact that we had a new arena then this town actually being able to support the NBA or NHL.
The Penguins were our best chance - they would have come here ready to win immediately, with one of the two biggest stars in the NHL ready to draw people in. But if we ended up with a crappy team or an expansion team, I can't see this town supporting it. Same with the NBA - it'd be a novelty at first, but that would wear off and people would realize how boring NBA basketball is until the playoffs start.
Re: “The University of Kansas digitizes 241 really old city maps”
And don't forget the KC Library has those same maps for Kansas City, all digitized in their Missouri Valley Special Collections too - they're fascinating pieces of history. Imagine how long they took to draw!