Rankings, lists, and such

Post by **KCMax** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:40 am

Lawrence, KS among the "Top 25 places to retire."

25 Top Places to Retire

Post by **KCMax** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:30 pm

KC is the 2nd best city in the nation for book lovers?

http://livability.com/top-10-cities-book-lovers?page=9

Kansas City gave rise to the great Ernest Hemingway, need we say more? Don't worry; we will. Kansas City also houses 21 bookstores, including local gems like Rainy Day Books. Rest assured, after a stroll through this small but cozy store, you will be fully prepared to spend your next rainy day curled up with a most excellent book.

Post by **KCMax** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:10 pm

KC ranks as 43rd best city

earthling · Post by **earthling** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:43 pm

KCMax wrote:KC ranks as 43rd best city

Strange list.. is by city only including small towns... is not by metro. Is interesting that KCMO makes the list but OP doesn't. KCMO and Minneapolis/St. Paul are the only Midwest cities on the list I saw (that are of major metro areas).

FangKC · Post by **FangKC** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:28 pm

Kansas is in the top 10 states with high combined sales taxes.

1. Tennessee 9.43%
2. Arizona 9.12 %
3. Louisiana 8.84%
4. Washington 8.79%
5. Oklahoma 8.66%
6. Alabama 8.64%
7. Arkansas 8.50%
8. New York 8.48%
9. Illinois 8.27%
10. Kansas 8.26% (note that the Kansas photo is of the KCMO skyline)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/2 ... =10_Kansas

Missouri's combined sales tax rate is 7.67%.

Post by **KCMax** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:44 pm

Overland Park named Top 25 city to retire in

They do cite as a drawback the lack of transit.

Post by **KCMax** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:16 pm

KC 32nd best city for working moms.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasse ... hers-2011/

Highlander · Post by **Highlander** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:45 pm

17th best city for foodies. Ranking emphasizes BBQ but KC is so much more than that.

http://www.travelandleisure.com/article ... foodies/18

zlohban · Post by **zlohban** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:01 pm

http://www.travelandleisure.com/article ... ildings/11

Worlds most beautiful buildings, Nelson Atkins Bloch top 24.....

Highlander · Post by **Highlander** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:19 am

zlohban wrote:http://www.travelandleisure.com/article ... ildings/11

Worlds most beautiful buildings, Nelson Atkins Bloch top 24.....

That's actually pretty cool that it's even on the radar screen. With PAC, KC will have two iconic buildings (not to mention a host of beautiful older buildings).

zlohban · Post by **zlohban** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:49 pm

http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2010 ... -city.html

Not a ranking but kind of cool.

FangKC · Post by **FangKC** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:05 pm

Our central public library parking garage also made Travel & Leisure's World's Strangest Building list.

http://www.travelandleisure.com/article ... ildings/12

brewcrew1000 · Post by **brewcrew1000** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:40 pm

We are ranked 7th for America's Best Downtowns

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efel45ed ... -city-mo-2

Post by **KCMax** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:53 pm

brewcrew1000 wrote:We are ranked 7th for America's Best Downtowns

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efel45ed ... -city-mo-2

Combine that love of culture with a walkable and livable downtown,

Could be a helluva lot more walkable.

kcjak · Post by **kcjak** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:12 pm

brewcrew1000 wrote:We are ranked 7th for America's Best Downtowns

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efel45ed ... -city-mo-2

Apparently Forbes couldn't send reporters out to Seattle, SF, etc. And if the list is about downtowns, why include anything on the city's BBQ, fountains and the Plaza? Not that downtown hasn't come a long way, but to say it's the 7th best in the country is stretching it.

Highlander · Post by **Highlander** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:07 pm

kcjak wrote:
brewcrew1000 wrote:We are ranked 7th for America's Best Downtowns

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efel45ed ... -city-mo-2
Apparently Forbes couldn't send reporters out to Seattle, SF, etc. And if the list is about downtowns, why include anything on the city's BBQ, fountains and the Plaza? Not that downtown hasn't come a long way, but to say it's the 7th best in the country is stretching it.

Maybe the judges went to the Plaza by accident. More than one person outside KC has told me what a great downtown KC has and then, after some discussion, I find out they are talking about the plaza.

FangKC · Post by **FangKC** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:28 pm

While Forbes touts our walkable downtown, a look on Kansas City's Wikipedia listing has this photo and caption. No one on the street.

A look down Downtown Kansas City streets today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri

Can we at least have some photos of downtown today with people on the streets and maybe some traffic?

Like:

http://kcphotos.com/view_image/2562/Downtown

http://kcphotos.com/view_image/3733/Big ... s_City,_MO

http://kcphotos.com/view_image/3745/Pow ... s_City,_MO

Post by **KCMax** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:05 am

KC is 101st in the world (29th in the Americas) in being an "innovation city."

http://www.innovation-cities.com/2011-I ... h-America/

zlohban · Post by **zlohban** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:42 pm

http://moneywatch.bnet.com/spending/blo ... ntent;col1

Should be best places to raise a family instead of best places to live. Another area win.

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