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by AJoD
Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:41 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Lamp Post District - Mission, KS
Replies: 32
Views: 18502

Re: Lamp Post District - Mission, KS

mRoyal wrote: Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:08 pm Interior work being done on old Brothers Music at SE corner of Johnson and Dearborn.
The result is an atrocious use of some prime space, a very ugly, weirdly bright light window display physical therapy spot Athletico.
by AJoD
Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:55 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Lamp Post District - Mission, KS
Replies: 32
Views: 18502

Re: Lamp Post District - Mission, KS

Appreciate your advocacy, bchociej! https://shawneemissionpost.com/2020/09/18/mission-bowl-apartment-concept-gets-green-light-from-mission-city-council-101360/ I think the Locale development is pretty sharp, would love to see development along this corridor continue with multifamily that is more arc...
by AJoD
Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:51 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Lamp Post District - Mission, KS
Replies: 32
Views: 18502

Re: Lamp Post District - Mission, KS

Anyway, chatter at the Mission Ward IV meeting tonight about potential redevelopment of the Mission Bowl site into residential. Seeing as I live directly behind the site, this is exciting. I also hope to see something thoughtful and appropriately urban. If anybody has thoughts about what kinds of t...
by AJoD
Mon Feb 10, 2020 10:24 am
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Lamp Post District - Mission, KS
Replies: 32
Views: 18502

Lamp Post District - Mission, KS

Some entertaining copy here: https://www.thelojo.com/ The LoJo? lojo? The Locale "Located smack dab in the middle of the City of Missions Lamp Post District, Locale is within a block or two of most every retail store you can imagine." "Outdoor Public Courtyard to Connect w/ Lamp Post ...
by AJoD
Mon Feb 04, 2019 2:00 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Downtown Mission/ The Gateway
Replies: 1401
Views: 298856

Re: Downtown Mission/ The Gateway

“We awouldn’t be Cinergy Cinemas & Entertainment without the rest of our amusements. In addition to movies, food, and beverages, we synergize over arcade/video games, a redemption store, boutique bowling, billiard tables, a multi-tier laser tag arena, Sky Walker (a gravity-defying overhead ropes...
by AJoD
Thu May 17, 2018 3:58 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Tom Colicchio-involved "Food Hall" to Mission Mall site?
Replies: 20
Views: 8500

Re: Tom Colicchio-involved "Food Hall" to Mission Mall site?

I took it to mean that the entertainment space was a live music venue east of the food hall
by AJoD
Thu May 17, 2018 3:35 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Tom Colicchio-involved "Food Hall" to Mission Mall site?
Replies: 20
Views: 8500

Re: Tom Colicchio-involved "Food Hall" to Mission Mall site?

Shawnee Mission Post story, guess there was a Cameron press release today
by AJoD
Thu May 17, 2018 3:17 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Tom Colicchio-involved "Food Hall" to Mission Mall site?
Replies: 20
Views: 8500

Re: Tom Colicchio-involved "Food Hall" to Mission Mall site?

!?

Is this as out-of-the-blue to everyone else? I haven't heard any local dev news on the Gateway in who knows how long, and Food & Wine breaks the story?

This seems very encouraging to me, maybe the most sensible of all the attempted "wow" concepts pitched here in 10 years.
by AJoD
Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:44 pm
Forum: Out of Town Talk
Topic: Nebraska’s 1st Ross Dress for Less
Replies: 3
Views: 3391

Nebraska’s 1st Ross Dress for Less

I'm not so active here these days, but this story made me miss the place. Cheers!
by AJoD
Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:40 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Smart City Project
Replies: 145
Views: 61526

Re: Smart City Project

Thanks! The type of longstanding, grad-student churning-out research programs are a long road. I've long lamented the distance to Rolla. Oh well. Testbed not explicitly connected to Google's experiments in the 3.5, but fixed wireless is part of it. We've actually agreed to partner with Startland a l...
by AJoD
Fri Jun 09, 2017 1:25 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Smart City Project
Replies: 145
Views: 61526

Re: Smart City Project

Or to put it another way, of all the GF impact to KC, the local Smart City initiative may create most significant opportunity to maintain leadership in a new industry. KC has a headstart but may become a challenge to maintain top player status if the regional universities don't get on board and tak...
by AJoD
Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:30 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Smart City Project
Replies: 145
Views: 61526

Re: Smart City Project

KC's head start can capitalize on the attention with some tangible outcomes, more than it did with Google Fiber. KC has a shot at becoming a long term major industry player I would argue that this smart city head start is in fact a tangible outcome from Google Fiber; certainly one of the intentiona...
by AJoD
Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:47 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Downtown Mission/ The Gateway
Replies: 1401
Views: 298856

Re: Downtown Mission/ The Gateway

In a community meeting last week, he said he has a signed agreement with Aloft and an Element hotel. Odd...Aloft recently announced they have sold their only other local hotel location. http://bluevalleypost.com/2016/09/01/park-places-aloft-hotel-sells-22-5-million-maryland-investment-group-44899 V...
by AJoD
Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:25 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Do you have or plan to get Google Fiber?
Replies: 347
Views: 161456

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

With all the hoopla surrounding it plus getting your fiberhood to sign up meet a quota so a school can get free wifi plus stupid marketing to make it all hip and exclusive, was it really worth it? I almost feel like the City got swindled a bit. In addition to earthling's good description of what we...
by AJoD
Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:35 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Downtown Mission/ The Gateway
Replies: 1401
Views: 298856

Re: Downtown Mission/ The Gateway

In a community meeting last week, he said he has a signed agreement with Aloft and an Element hotel. Three retailers--grocer, sporting goods, electronics--sounds like he's close-ish w 2 of 3. Nothing above those three retailers.
by AJoD
Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:06 am
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Taco Republic in Westwood
Replies: 38
Views: 15878

Re: Taco Republic in Westwood

mean wrote:Finally got around to trying this place. Entire party was underwhelmed. Bummer.
I went once, several months ago, had three different tacos that bordered on inedible. My expectations were modest, but still disappointed.
by AJoD
Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:54 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Is Westport KC's Williamsburg?
Replies: 16
Views: 5021

Re: Is Westport KC's Williamsburg?

That Gawker list is terrible. Wicker Park in Chicago? Huh?

My favorite, though, was Portland's: "The Williamsburg of Portland is Portland"
by AJoD
Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Religion...
Replies: 1117
Views: 181574

Re: Religion...

Thought some here might find this review (written by an atheist) of God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science interesting. I actually couldn't remember how pervasive this myth was in this thread, but a board search for "Galileo" pulled up several str...
by AJoD
Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Health Care Debate
Replies: 1272
Views: 180195

Re: The Health Care Debate

Is the new year-long extension of individuals' ability to keep non-complying plans the key concession that legislators were holding out for during the government shutdown? I don't follow the nuances of this stuff closely, but it seems like what is happening now is the thing that Obama was unwilling ...