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by swid
Mon Jul 10, 2023 11:02 am
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: Noka
Replies: 8
Views: 1869

Re: Noka

The short version is "not agreeing with hiring decisions (and the rationale made for those decisions) made by ownership".

It's a deal-breaker for me due to knowing the employee involved, but what happened isn't something that rises to the level of me telling everyone else to stay away.
by swid
Fri Jul 07, 2023 12:36 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: KC Rag Meetup/Streetcar Extension walking tour?
Replies: 13
Views: 1307

Re: KC Rag Meetup/Streetcar Extension walking tour?

I'd love to do this, but I'm out of town that weekend.

I agree that it's too long to do a loop, but as someone who lives very near the highest point on Main between downtown and the Plaza, I'd suggest starting somewhere near 31st and going south from there.
by swid
Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:48 am
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: Noka
Replies: 8
Views: 1869

Re: Noka

We went to Noka for dinner a day or two after open and sat at the kitchen bar area - overall, I got vibes of "The Rieger, but vaguely Asian" from the place.

We enjoyed the food, but...we won't be back, for reasons unrelated to the menu or seating setup.
by swid
Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - Wallstreet Tower (formerly US Bank Tower)
Replies: 668
Views: 204402

Re: OFFICIAL - Wallstreet Tower (formerly US Bank Tower)

FWIW, when we were looking to buy something a couple years ago, our realtor flat-out refused to show us any units in exactly two buildings - this one and Western Auto.
by swid
Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:08 pm
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: Is KC's restaurant scene in a slump?
Replies: 47
Views: 34036

Re: Is KC's restaurant scene in a slump?

The James Beard awards are today - the livestream starts at 5:30 Central.
by swid
Mon May 22, 2023 11:29 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal
Replies: 3886
Views: 694167

Re: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal

Going back to the other ongoing discussion of "what's going to happen to the empty lounge shell?", I dug through Compass and found some recent projects that *could* potentially be related to it. A $1.65 million "Terminal Tenant Modifications KCI" project that last had activity on...
by swid
Mon May 15, 2023 10:53 am
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Martini Corner near 31st/Gilham
Replies: 479
Views: 269012

Re: Martini Corner near 31st/Gilham

There is a proposal to build 18 townhomes (slated to be rentals) on the vacant lots on Oak St, between 31st and Linwood. This was most recently the shipping container staging area. I noticed yesterday that these lots are being graded, so it looks like work is getting close to starting on these. Par...
by swid
Wed May 10, 2023 10:37 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments
Replies: 2536
Views: 646923

Re: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments

While I realize that adding one-off international flights takes quite a bit more planning than, say, throwing excess widebodies between here and Phoenix with < 2 weeks' notice, doing so for that game wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility if an airline *really* wanted to do so. If only there w...
by swid
Sun Apr 16, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Capping the Loop
Replies: 2567
Views: 449315

Re: Capping the Loop

Last night was a UFC event at T-Mobile. Grand, 14th, and Walnut were all closed through P&L.
by swid
Thu Apr 13, 2023 3:02 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal
Replies: 3886
Views: 694167

Re: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal

I hadn't realized that Chase was partnering with "The Club" lounge ownership for their Sapphire-branded lounges; given Southwest's (and United's) card partnerships with Chase, I wouldn't be surprised if that's what winds up in the empty lounge shell.
by swid
Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:06 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Bike Lanes
Replies: 787
Views: 247742

Re: Bike Lanes

But I'd also add I've never seen anywhere that a protected bike lane was added to wyandotte south of 31st, saw that for the first time today and it's not on Google maps bike map. Is there somebody from the city that informs Google to update that? I submitted an edit request on Google Maps to get th...
by swid
Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:49 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
Replies: 6092
Views: 1016028

Re: KCMO Downtown Streetcar

That's correct. Assuming the plans I saw a couple months ago are still accurate, starting Monday, Main will closed SB all the way to Grand until May 7. Main will be NB-only from 27th to Pershing as well.
by swid
Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:27 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8411
Views: 8117976

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

I got robo-texted a "participate in this survey!" link earlier today. At first I assumed it was local election push-polling, but an Internet search of the company name behind the survey looked legitimate enough, so I decided to see what it was about. Surprise! The Royals are workshopping t...
by swid
Mon Mar 27, 2023 6:31 pm
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: Sporting Kansas City
Replies: 1022
Views: 295561

Re: Sporting Kansas City

This is going to be a long, ugly season.
by swid
Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:34 pm
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: NFL Draft
Replies: 397
Views: 87099

Re: NFL Draft

It's a little annoying that the NFL doesn't seem to care enough yet to put up an FAQ for this year's draft, but I'm guessing just about everything ticket-related from last year's FAQ is applicable for this year. If you have any interest at all in taking in the event, I'd say it's best to go ahead an...
by swid
Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:15 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Condos near Federal Reserve
Replies: 123
Views: 28581

Re: Condos near Federal Reserve

Demo work started this week.
by swid
Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:47 pm
Forum: Power & Light District
Topic: Three Light
Replies: 2552
Views: 720166

Re: Three Light

Pretty sure he ragequit on his own volition, but I don't know if being called out constantly on his use of culture wars boogeymen or the insufficient gratitude being showered upon him for the Cordish boot-licking was what ultimately sent him packing.
by swid
Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:39 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: 112 & 206 East 31st
Replies: 34
Views: 4316

Re: 112 & 206 East 31st

I wish my neighbors would think a bit more all the way through "one of the reasons we voted for the streetcar extension was to *reduce* the need for cars/parking, right?", but alas. Another one of my pet peeves is one-way neighborhood streets (if you want traffic calming on side streets, t...
by swid
Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal
Replies: 3886
Views: 694167

Re: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal

Delta recently tightened up access to their lounges - other than having their own top-level credit card (or an Amex Platinum), you have to be a top-level elite or flying in Delta One on at least one leg of your journey.
by swid
Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marijuana
Replies: 101
Views: 22007

Re: Marijuana

Both ballot questions have language as to what the revenues will be earmarked for: City: "...exclusive purpose of providing neighborhood quality of life improvements, to fund through the Department of Health, refuse and neighborhood cleanup services, homeless prevention services, and violence ...