TheKCGuy's Kansas City News and Events

July 3: Independence Day Weekend

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

It's Independence Day Weekend in Kansas City. It's well past time to head out and buy some fireworks. You can head pretty much any direction out of KCMO and hit a fireworks stand. If you head North or South, the Red X has you covered. They have a store in Riverside and one just South of the Grandview Triangle on 71. To the West, there are tents and more permanent structures in Wyandotte County. To the East, you have to go pretty far before you hit one of the I-70 roadside, year round establishments.

Wherever you go, please remember to leave the parking lot before you start lighting off your bounty. I've seen some close calls in the past!

If you're interested in seeing a more professional show, I have a list of some of the Fireworks Shows in the metro area.

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July 2: Holiday weekend

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Enjoy the Holiday weekend. I know no one is really working today.

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July 1: July in Kansas City

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

It's July in Kansas City. For the most part, that means that we get to listen to the neighborhood kids lighting off fireworks all month. There's no better way to celebrate our Independence from King George's thugs than with a reenactment between the neighborhood rebels and the uniformed officers.

If civil disobedience is not your fancy, there are numerous Fireworks Shows around town this weekend. A few have been canceled due to budget shortcomings, but there are many still going strong. I guess the Corporate Woods show and surrounding activities have been getting bigger and better each year, so perhaps this is the year to check that one out.

Also this month is the KC Fringe Festival. It's always full of entertaining folks and their activities.

Enjoy the coolish spell we're having. I have a feeling it won't last long and we'll be in the 100's before July is over.

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June 30: Frogging season opens tonight

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Missouri's frogging season opens tonight. In Kansas, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to gig your frogs.

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June 29: News about chain retailers

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Here are a couple of interesting items from recent news about chain retailers.

First, it looks like after one head-fake, Dunkin' Donuts is trying again to come to the metro area. You grease fans may soon no longer have to trek to Lawrence or St. Joe.

Then, some folks are apparently hatching a scheme to deliver Trader Joe's goods to buyers in the KC area. I can't imagine a quicker way to go broke. I also have to wonder what Trader Joe's may have to say about that.

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June 28: Urban farms and garden tour

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The urban farms and garden tour and the Duck derby are both today.

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June 27: Opinion of red light cameras

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I was interested to read this opinion of red light cameras from KCMO police chief Corwin. He describes some of the challenges he is running up against trying to decide how much of his officers' time to devote to analyzing the results of the cameras at the cost of pulling them off of the street. Several more red light cameras are due to go into service throughout the summer.

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June 26: This weekend in Kansas City

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

There's lots of stuff happening This weekend in Kansas City.

Starting today and running all weekend is the 2nd annual Art Annual at the Power and Light District. In addition to art, it features live music and a few food and drink specials by some of the nearby merchants.

Tomorrow, there is the Art of the Car Concours car show at the Kansas City Art Institute. They have a pretty impressive line-up of classic cars and motorcycles, enough that they claim that it's the largest vintage car show in Kansas City.

Sunday is the Urban Farms and Garden Tour which sounds really interesting. There's also the Duck Derby, which is a fundraiser for Children's TLC, a great cause.

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June 25: Daily specials at the Foundry

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The current daily specials at the Foundry are posted over at McCoy's Public House's new blog. Some of them are reasonable, but most don't seem to fit in with KC Beer Blog's criteria for a certified happy hour. The only one that looks pretty good to me is the 2-fer-$2 tacos on Tuesday. I'm just baffled that $7 burgers on Sunday counts as a special. Perhaps their view of how much a burger costs has been inflated by being located directly across from Blanco's Burgers and Bottles, featuring burgers for over $10.

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June 24: Eat.shop kansas city

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I was recently pointed to a great book about Kansas City dining and shopping. eat.shop kansas city is "The Indispensable Guide to Inspired, Locally Owned Eating and Shopping Establishments." It features a bunch of locally owned restaurants and locally owned places to shop. The photos in it are fantastic, and I have learned of a few new spots to try, and was reminded of a few that I haven't visited recently enough. I expect I'll leave it in my car so that I can more easily deal with those emergency times when we can't think of any place to eat. You can grab it at Barnes and Noble, but I suspect that Rainy Day has it, too.

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