Uh-oh, Kansas City Live isn't happy with the so-called dress-code compromise. I just got this e-mail.
rights" of the P&L businesses and "denies private businesses the
right to run their own business."
He adds:
This is an urgent matter because it could possibly go to vote this Thursday, April 2nd. If passed it will no doubt affect the safety and livelihood of hundreds of employees and millions of visitors as well as hundreds of business partners.
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If you guys consider yourselves "Private Businesses," then you owe Kansas City Tax Payers $300 Million back! Then you can kick out whoever you want, but don't do it with our tax dollars. I'm glad ordinance #090108 passed!
I was kicked out in October 2010 for wearing a white-T also. When I asked why I had to leave, they told me "dress code" violation, yet by law, they had to remove it from the dress code. They didn't like the way I questioned them, so they beat my ass and stole the cell phone I used to recorded the beginning of the conflict. I now have to go to court over the "disorderly conduct." I was wondering if you were the one that took the video footage of the guy getting kicked out of P&L with the white-t shirt on? April 12th, 2009 they passed a city ordanince that states they can no longer kick people out for wearing white-t shirts. I have read the actually ordinance. It's in PDF form online even. You should check it out. Section 27.F and 27.H and add that to your report.
I never knew a customer complaint could result in a ass beating, stolen phone, and a ticket!
I am white male, 33 y/o, affluent (if 130K year = affluent). Went with a group of friends to a wine bar...don't know the name, and was asked to leave b/c I was wearing a white t-shirt and a hat. If you are going to enforce a dress code, post it at the front door.
I have never been so insulted in my life. F downtown...I will never go back.
Kansas City is apparently full of clones. You better assimilate!
And here I thought the fiduciary negligence of KC government was what was endangering the downtown.
Well when you take the soup (money from government) you give up a lot of your rights.
I'm pretty sure Cordish's "downtown" is in Baltimore, no?
This whole power and light debacle is immature at best. Businesses and those who are enforcing this dress code are exponentially limiting the effectiveness of the intended urbanity that the Power & Light District was supposed to bring. These tax payers that are being marginalized help pay for the very structures and pavement they are excluded and removed from. This isn't fair. Now, mind you that it's obvious that the neighboring dynamics of the area is different but social gathering spaces can in fact work. I don't know if anyone's ever heard of The Plaza?
The idiotic business owners that sent this childish jpeg need to instead of complaining in all caps need to capitalize on the benefits of a beefier new consumer market that really exhibits and cultivates true diversity and not it's facade to safe-haven these suburbanites who - whether they know it or not - are actually seeking the urbanity of the city. But development like this MUST be done right.
Besides, if you want to exclude these so called liberal-minded low-society misfits, they should just keep prices the way they are. They simply won't come - it's too "high pinky". This is almost true as it is. But if the P&L sinks, so will prices, so will value. We're putting a red flag on the wrong thing.
I endorse the advancements of these compromises. Diversity must live on. It is the oxygen of a city.
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