Archive for February, 2008

Kansas City Government Channel

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

KCCG-TV2 is a government television channel that operates in Kansas City. Produced by the City Communications Office, the station can be made available to television viewers through cable subscription or through online viewing.
 
As a Kansas City television channel operated by the local government, KCCG mainly features city council meetings, legislative sessions, and city events. It […]

Kansas City Plaza Tennis Center

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Raring for a game of tennis? Then a good place to go to is the Plaza Tennis Center at 747 J.C. Nichols Parkway Kansas City, MO. With 14 outdoor tennis courts, you have more than enough space to practice and improve on your game. If you want to showcase your skills in front of a […]

Kansas City Fox News

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Fox 4 is one of the broadcast news providers in Kansas City, Missouri. Functioning as an affiliate of Rupert Murdoch’s giant television network Fox Entertainment Group, Fox 4 is one of the network’s local stations which has the biggest airtime devoted to local news. Fox 4 fills 49 hours of weekly airtime with local […]

Kansas City’s The Fox

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

101 The Fox is a classic rock radio station based in Kansas City, Missouri. It is also known as the official flagship station of the city’s professional football team, the Kansas City Chiefs. The Fox regularly broadcasts play-by-play coverage of the Chiefs games since 1989, hence the moniker The Chiefs Radio Network.
 
The Fox of Kansas […]

Kansas City TV

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Kansas City Public Television is one of the local TV stations operating in Kansas City, Missouri. From its beginnings in the instructional TV format under the Kansas City Missouri School District, the station developed into a community licensed public TV station with a more diverse programming after it came under the management of local civic […]

Plaza Lights in Kansas City

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

It’s an awesome visual display. A whole neighborhood literally lights up with more than 280,000 multi-colored bulbs, a welcome cue that a bustling city is on at the onset of enjoying a great holiday. I’m talking about the famous Plaza Lights in Kansas City.
 
This grand tradition started in 1930 with only 16 lights hanging on […]

Kansas City Apartments

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

A Google search of Kansas City apartments turns up thousands of results that could lead you baffled. To further complicate matters, each site often features hundreds and even thousands of available apartments to browse through. Having lots of choices is nice but an overload of options is certainly a headache. So how do you go […]

Historic Maps of Kansas City

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

The Kansas City Public Library offers a fascinating collection of artifacts that provides a fresh insight on how we can view the local history of Kansas City. This collection consists of maps of Kansas City that date back to the 19th and early 20th centuries.
 
An early detailed map of Kansas City was dated 1887. It […]

Kansas City Shuffle

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

You go left. When everyone looks right. That’s the Kansas City Shuffle.
 
That’s one of the simplest definition of the term as derived from the jazz song of pianist Bennie Moten which was released in 1926. The lyrics describe a type of deception game where you outwit and outmaneuver everyone else in order to gain an […]

Kansas City Map

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Kansas City, Missouri may be tauted as the metropolis that maintains a hometown feel but it still takes a wee bit of effort to navigate. For the newcomer who wants to familiarize himself with the every nook and cranny of the city, a basic Kansas City map would be a useful tool to have. A […]