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by pstokely
Thu Apr 02, 2015 12:14 am
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: Rams leaving St. Louis?
Replies: 363
Views: 99508

Re: Rams leaving St. Louis?

As the NFL moves closer to returning to Los Angeles, the dominos are falling in a way that has some speculating that the Oakland Raiders could end up in St. Louis when all is said and done. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-los-angeles-oakland-raiders-st-louis-2015-3#ixzz3W72ZeFdL Doesn...
by pstokely
Mon Mar 16, 2015 11:30 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: The KCMO School District
Replies: 1091
Views: 261213

Re: The KCMO School District

what I continue to find interesting in NKC HS is more diverse than most of the KCMO schools. It's roughly 60% white. The southern northland is one place people move to when they leave the KCPSD when they want a quality education. That's the problem with integration, it doesn't help when the black a...
by pstokely
Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:07 pm
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: The News Room, closed
Replies: 30
Views: 11318

Re: The News Room, closed

that being said, what would you say the KU/MU split is in KC? Depends very much on which part of the region. I would estimate that anywhere north of the river and the eastern burbs (Independence, Blue Springs, Lee's Summit, etc.) are heavily MU biased, while all of JoCo and points south and west ar...
by pstokely
Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:03 pm
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: The News Room, closed
Replies: 30
Views: 11318

Re: The News Room, closed

that being said, what would you say the KU/MU split is in KC? Depends very much on which part of the region. I would estimate that anywhere north of the river and the eastern burbs (Independence, Blue Springs, Lee's Summit, etc.) are heavily MU biased, while all of JoCo and points south and west ar...
by pstokely
Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:31 pm
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: The News Room, closed
Replies: 30
Views: 11318

Re: The News Room, closed

that being said, what would you say the KU/MU split is in KC? Depends very much on which part of the region. I would estimate that anywhere north of the river and the eastern burbs (Independence, Blue Springs, Lee's Summit, etc.) are heavily MU biased, while all of JoCo and points south and west ar...
by pstokely
Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:44 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: The KCMO School District
Replies: 1091
Views: 261213

Re: The KCMO School District

Lincoln is a great school, but it's a lottery to get in. It's not big enough to handle 500 more students that AL would provide. Not sure where you've read/heard that. Currently, it's test scores, first come, first served. But yes, space would become an issue. Lincoln isn't even at full capacity, is...
by pstokely
Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:17 pm
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: The News Room, closed
Replies: 30
Views: 11318

Re: The News Room, closed

that being said, what would you say the KU/MU split is in KC? Depends very much on which part of the region. I would estimate that anywhere north of the river and the eastern burbs (Independence, Blue Springs, Lee's Summit, etc.) are heavily MU biased, while all of JoCo and points south and west ar...
by pstokely
Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:36 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: The KCMO School District
Replies: 1091
Views: 261213

Re: The KCMO School District

From what I hear about the question/argument of "why not have AL kids test in as well?"is this general Charter school rule: "Charter schools operate independently from the local district, and they are not allowed to have admissions criteria. For example, a charter school cannot requi...
by pstokely
Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:28 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: The KCMO School District
Replies: 1091
Views: 261213

Re: The KCMO School District

[...but the net impact of AL on the district's surplus buildings is essentially zero. As is AL's impact on keeping people from moving to the burbs. Not true. I have at least five families that I know that have moved to Kansas because they didn't get picked in the AL lottery system. They couldn't af...
by pstokely
Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:54 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: The KCMO School District
Replies: 1091
Views: 261213

Re: The KCMO School District

The best thing that could happen to downtown with schools is to split off and join the NKC district. Districts already cross county borders so no worries there. NKC HS is 10 minutes from downtown. Van Horn and it's feeders moved to Independence schools so there's a precedent already. what is the po...
by pstokely
Thu Feb 19, 2015 4:33 am
Forum: Out of Town Talk
Topic: Slate: Why St. Louis should move to Illinois
Replies: 25
Views: 9939

Re: Slate: Why St. Louis should move to Illinois

Then explain to me how Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, got elected as governor of Kansas, and Dennis Moore, a Democrat, got elected as Congressman? They weren't elected by rural Kansas voters. The only reason they were able to be elected in Kansas is because of suburban voters in the KC Metro, who a...
by pstokely
Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:03 am
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Dismantling of Great Mall (ongoing)
Replies: 174
Views: 50784

Re: Dismantling of Great Mall (ongoing)

Where's the "Save the Great Mall" people?
by pstokely
Tue Feb 17, 2015 1:34 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Do you have or plan to get Google Fiber?
Replies: 347
Views: 161574

Re: Do you have or plan to get Google Fiber?

Does GigaPower have more bandwith than uverse that only lets you have so many HD streams at once before bandwith is reduced?
by pstokely
Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:53 am
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: Rams leaving St. Louis?
Replies: 363
Views: 99508

Re: Rams leaving St. Louis?

Nixon says deals are in place with Ameren and the railroad to make available the stadium site. As I mentioned earlier, Rams aren't and never were going anywhere. Just wanted their free stadium on the taxpayer dime, and would lower themselves to any amount of shameful behavior to get it...sad to see...
by pstokely
Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:49 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
Replies: 5982
Views: 1439353

Re: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)

earthling wrote:Highwoods does not acknowledge there are Plaza residents, so no. I've seen many urbane CVS/Walgreens that size on E coast, and Duane Reade's in NYC. They use taller shelves.
what about a drugstore in the building Block controls?
by pstokely
Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:40 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
Replies: 5982
Views: 1439353

Re: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)

Nearly every high rent touristy/entertainment district on the scale of the Plaza (with residential hirises surrounding it) has a CVS or Walgreens (if not a local drugstore). is that space even big enough for a CVS or Walgreens? could a local drugstore afford the rent? is Highwoods even interested i...
by pstokely
Tue Feb 03, 2015 1:30 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
Replies: 5982
Views: 1439353

Re: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)

earthling wrote:Or a basic neighborhood service that serves the Plaza residents and hotel visitors... like the drugstore that used to be there. I know...
would Walgreens or CVS pay the higher rent? would a drugstore even be profitable there? if a Beauty Brands works there, a CVS or Walgreens probably could also
by pstokely
Tue Feb 03, 2015 1:27 pm
Forum: Missouri Suburbs
Topic: Bannister Mall/Cerner
Replies: 971
Views: 276170

Re: Bannister Mall/Cerner

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2015/02/02/cerner-employee-talent-expansion.html With Cerner's acquisition of Siemen's Health Services, their employee count jumped 6,000 employees to a total of 22,000 employees. I don't know where all of those currently employees are located, but I'd bet...
by pstokely
Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:46 pm
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: Rams leaving St. Louis?
Replies: 363
Views: 99508

Re: Rams leaving St. Louis?

nightlife strip remaining on north broadway (like the blues used to have in downtown dogtown) I have heard good things about this. Sadly never made it into the old barn across from Forest Park. I simply can't imagine that the NFL leaves the STL market (would bet heavily against it happening), but i...
by pstokely
Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:43 pm
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: Rams leaving St. Louis?
Replies: 363
Views: 99508

Re: Rams leaving St. Louis?

gosh, i guess you would think san antonio and austin could support an NFL team. st. louis is a weirdly small NFL TV market. i think that indy and nashville really cut into that market that the cardinals own, and i've seen plenty of bears/cardinals crossover in the larger central illinois cities. th...