Man About Town KC
@manabouttownkc.bsky.social
A lifetime of accidentally being in the right place at the right time
Downtown • Midtown • Northtown 💜
Mizzou 🏈 • KC Current ⚽️ True/False Film Fest 🎬
📍 Kansas City, Missouri 🌎 World Cup City 2026
Downtown • Midtown • Northtown 💜
Mizzou 🏈 • KC Current ⚽️ True/False Film Fest 🎬
📍 Kansas City, Missouri 🌎 World Cup City 2026
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Any chance someone on here knows the artist who made this ceramic piece? Was bought in KC, maybe Red Star or Belger 10+ years ago? Am wanting to surprise my wife with another piece, possibly. (She's not on Bluesky, so I can only post it here)
"Every dollar spent settling lawsuits for [KCPD officer] Blayne Newton’s violence is a dollar stolen from mental health services, from housing, from education, from the material conditions that actually produce safety. @kcdefender.bsky.social
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KCPD Holds Taxpayers Hostage While Shielding a Killer in Blue – The Kansas City Defender
The department has received $1.2 billion since 2022. Now it claims it can't afford basic services while an officer who has killed three people remains on patrol. A Kansas City Defender investigation.
kansascitydefender.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
"Every dollar spent settling lawsuits for [KCPD officer] Blayne Newton’s violence is a dollar stolen from mental health services, from housing, from education, from the material conditions that actually produce safety. @kcdefender.bsky.social
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Article contains link to survey seeking public opinion.
18th and Vine Streetcar Extension unveils potential routes connecting the Crossroads
www.thepitchkc.com/the-18th-and...
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18th and Vine Streetcar Extension unveils potential routes connecting the Crossroads
18th and Vine Streetcar Study Area // Courtesy of Parsons + Associates Kansas City’s first public meeting for the 18th and Vine Streetcar Feasibility study was held Tuesday, February 3, and public com...
www.thepitchkc.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Article contains link to survey seeking public opinion.
If the new Chiefs stadium in Kansas brings a Super Bowl to KCK, expect a giant cost -- not a windfall.
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The NFL’s Super Bowl Demands Are Crazier Than You Think
The Super Bowl is the world’s most commercially successful sporting event.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:58 PM
If the new Chiefs stadium in Kansas brings a Super Bowl to KCK, expect a giant cost -- not a windfall.
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"I feel this is not a public hearing, this is a presentation of what has already been decided," said one Olathe resident. This proved to be foreshadowing, as the city council listened for two hours, then approved Chiefs tax subsidies in a unanimous vote.
Olathe council unanimously approves Chiefs subsidy after just two hours of discussion; Wyandotte County to follow tomorrow
Both Wyandotte County, where a new Kansas City Chiefs stadium would be built under a proposal by the state of Kansas, and the city of Olathe, where a Chiefs training facility would go, held hearings y...
www.fieldofschemes.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
"I feel this is not a public hearing, this is a presentation of what has already been decided," said one Olathe resident. This proved to be foreshadowing, as the city council listened for two hours, then approved Chiefs tax subsidies in a unanimous vote.
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Olathe would give up all sales, hotel, and property tax revenues within a Chiefs tax district for 30 years. Unless the city council says tomorrow, "We get all the hassle of hosting a Chiefs practice field but the Chiefs keep all the tax money? No thanks."
Chiefs practice field in Olathe would break new ground in siphoning off city tax money
Two local Kansas governments will be holding public hearings tomorrow on possible subsidies for a new Kansas City Chiefs stadium to defray the state's possibly insurmountable costs. Wyandotte County h...
www.fieldofschemes.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Olathe would give up all sales, hotel, and property tax revenues within a Chiefs tax district for 30 years. Unless the city council says tomorrow, "We get all the hassle of hosting a Chiefs practice field but the Chiefs keep all the tax money? No thanks."
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Users of Meta’s social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Users of Meta’s social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Users of Meta’s social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
If centrally located Morton Amphitheater means the death of Sandstone, er, I mean Azura, located waaaaaay out west -- I'll shed no tears.
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Kansas City’s new amphitheater means more concerts. But what’s the downside? — The Kansas City Star
Promoters at some rival venues have some concerns.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:07 PM
If centrally located Morton Amphitheater means the death of Sandstone, er, I mean Azura, located waaaaaay out west -- I'll shed no tears.
apple.news/APocXEdmeRJy...
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Do you live in Jackson Co, Missouri? If so the legislator is having a meeting on Tuesday, Jan 20 from 6-7:30 to talk about an ordinance to unmask ICE. If you can't be there in person please send them emails. You can use this link to do that: secure.ngpvan.com/bQnI8Kh1nUKt...
Tell Jackson County Legislators to Vote YES on 6050 and Unmask ICE!
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January 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Do you live in Jackson Co, Missouri? If so the legislator is having a meeting on Tuesday, Jan 20 from 6-7:30 to talk about an ordinance to unmask ICE. If you can't be there in person please send them emails. You can use this link to do that: secure.ngpvan.com/bQnI8Kh1nUKt...
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The Murray Center for Documentary Journalism has launched the first-of-its-kind Method M Film Fund, which offers grants of as much as $100,000 to Murray Center alumni working in top-line roles on documentary film productions. Applications close on Jan. 21. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
Applications open for Method M Film Fund, with grants up to $100,000 for documentary projects from Murray Center graduates
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Jan. 8, 2026) — The Murray Center for Documentary Journalism has launched the first-of-its-kind Method M Film Fund, which offers grants of as much as $100,000…
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January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The Murray Center for Documentary Journalism has launched the first-of-its-kind Method M Film Fund, which offers grants of as much as $100,000 to Murray Center alumni working in top-line roles on documentary film productions. Applications close on Jan. 21. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
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United's CEO is the highest paid CEO in the industry, while their flight attendants are paid the least – by far.
That's not right.
No CEO should make 1,173 TIMES what a first year flight attendant makes.
I'm standing with @afacwa.org. They deserve a fair contract now.
That's not right.
No CEO should make 1,173 TIMES what a first year flight attendant makes.
I'm standing with @afacwa.org. They deserve a fair contract now.
January 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
United's CEO is the highest paid CEO in the industry, while their flight attendants are paid the least – by far.
That's not right.
No CEO should make 1,173 TIMES what a first year flight attendant makes.
I'm standing with @afacwa.org. They deserve a fair contract now.
That's not right.
No CEO should make 1,173 TIMES what a first year flight attendant makes.
I'm standing with @afacwa.org. They deserve a fair contract now.
Because cooler heads might have prevailed, and Clark might not have got his bag.
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Why didn’t Wyandotte, Johnson county voters get to weigh in on the Chiefs deal? — The Kansas City Star
Residents wondered why they didn’t have a chance to vote on the Kansas City Chiefs stadium deal as Jackson County voters did in 2024. How did we get here?
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January 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Because cooler heads might have prevailed, and Clark might not have got his bag.
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In 1998, Ving Rhames gave his Golden Globe to Jack Lemmon.
Jack had the decency to acknowledge that he didn’t deserve the award no matter how heartfelt the gesture.
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Jack had the decency to acknowledge that he didn’t deserve the award no matter how heartfelt the gesture.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk3E...
January 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
In 1998, Ving Rhames gave his Golden Globe to Jack Lemmon.
Jack had the decency to acknowledge that he didn’t deserve the award no matter how heartfelt the gesture.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk3E...
Jack had the decency to acknowledge that he didn’t deserve the award no matter how heartfelt the gesture.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk3E...
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On Thursday morning, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement toured a warehouse in south Kansas City with aims to hold detainees there. By the afternoon, city lawmakers banned such detention centers from being approved.
Hours after ICE toured Kansas City warehouse, council blocks federal detention center permits
On Thursday morning, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement toured a warehouse in south Kansas City with aims to hold detainees there. By the afternoon, city lawmakers put in place a measure to stop such detention centers from being approved.
www.kcur.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
On Thursday morning, officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement toured a warehouse in south Kansas City with aims to hold detainees there. By the afternoon, city lawmakers banned such detention centers from being approved.
Screenland Armour has a member of their film community who can use a little help.
As someone who is recovering from an unexpected 20-day hospital stay in Nov-Dec—and not expected to be 100% for months—I can empathize. (I don’t need help, thankfully.)
Support S. Marie Houston:
gofund.me/011a63c68
As someone who is recovering from an unexpected 20-day hospital stay in Nov-Dec—and not expected to be 100% for months—I can empathize. (I don’t need help, thankfully.)
Support S. Marie Houston:
gofund.me/011a63c68
Donate to Rest and Recovery Fund for My Surgery, organized by S Marie Houston
Hi kids!
I hoped it wouldn't come to this, but I need your help. On Janu… S Marie Houston needs your support for Rest and Recovery Fund for My Surgery
gofund.me
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Screenland Armour has a member of their film community who can use a little help.
As someone who is recovering from an unexpected 20-day hospital stay in Nov-Dec—and not expected to be 100% for months—I can empathize. (I don’t need help, thankfully.)
Support S. Marie Houston:
gofund.me/011a63c68
As someone who is recovering from an unexpected 20-day hospital stay in Nov-Dec—and not expected to be 100% for months—I can empathize. (I don’t need help, thankfully.)
Support S. Marie Houston:
gofund.me/011a63c68
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You can email the entire city council of Kansas City using [email protected]. I'm told by CM O'Neill that the ICE facility isn't actually in Kansas City, but Grandview. Contact Grandview at
www.grandview.org/government/c...
or individually listed in the next post.
www.grandview.org/government/c...
or individually listed in the next post.
January 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
You can email the entire city council of Kansas City using [email protected]. I'm told by CM O'Neill that the ICE facility isn't actually in Kansas City, but Grandview. Contact Grandview at
www.grandview.org/government/c...
or individually listed in the next post.
www.grandview.org/government/c...
or individually listed in the next post.
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The Bears Kyle Monangai suffered a water bottle mishap that Luther Burden III found hilarious (via NFL)
January 13, 2026 at 3:37 AM
The Bears Kyle Monangai suffered a water bottle mishap that Luther Burden III found hilarious (via NFL)
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Vrbo is trash.
As a result of the situation that took place in Venezuela, and closed Carribean air space the following day, I was unable to arrive at my destination on 1/03/26
Our Airline could not rebook us to another day within my planned stay.
As a result of the situation that took place in Venezuela, and closed Carribean air space the following day, I was unable to arrive at my destination on 1/03/26
Our Airline could not rebook us to another day within my planned stay.
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Vrbo is trash.
As a result of the situation that took place in Venezuela, and closed Carribean air space the following day, I was unable to arrive at my destination on 1/03/26
Our Airline could not rebook us to another day within my planned stay.
As a result of the situation that took place in Venezuela, and closed Carribean air space the following day, I was unable to arrive at my destination on 1/03/26
Our Airline could not rebook us to another day within my planned stay.
“Kansas lawmakers have done every NFL team and every pro-subsidy lawmaker everywhere else in the country a huge favor, because now teams can look at the Kansas deal and say, ‘Hey, what we’re asking for is not nearly as bad or as crazy or stupid as what Kansas is offering,’”
Recent projects in Kansas and DC set new records for public funding of professional sports stadiums.
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Sports stadium deals hand even more taxpayer money to billionaires • Stateline
Two recent stadium deals have set separate records for taxpayer giveaways to sports teams. They serve as further evidence that public officials are uninterested in curbing subsidies for billionaire te...
stateline.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
“Kansas lawmakers have done every NFL team and every pro-subsidy lawmaker everywhere else in the country a huge favor, because now teams can look at the Kansas deal and say, ‘Hey, what we’re asking for is not nearly as bad or as crazy or stupid as what Kansas is offering,’”
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The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement. www.wired.com/story/gofund...
GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement. www.wired.com/story/gofund...
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As the NFL playoffs begin, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. https://youtu.be/vLkyULxrWiE?si=yOBm-M2Y7pcokmRO
The Sports Stadium Scam | Robert Reich
Billionaires have found one more way to fleece the public: sports stadiums.And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our f
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January 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
As the NFL playoffs begin, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. https://youtu.be/vLkyULxrWiE?si=yOBm-M2Y7pcokmRO
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That’s how you do a headline. Unvarnished truth.
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
That’s how you do a headline. Unvarnished truth.
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PUBLIC STATEMENT
Regarding KCPD's disruption of our weekly meal share on 1/4/2026
Regarding KCPD's disruption of our weekly meal share on 1/4/2026
January 8, 2026 at 12:38 AM
PUBLIC STATEMENT
Regarding KCPD's disruption of our weekly meal share on 1/4/2026
Regarding KCPD's disruption of our weekly meal share on 1/4/2026
This is the answer. This is exactly what John Sherman *claimed* to want when he started his search. thekcpulse.com/2025/12/28/t...
The Case for an 18th and Paseo Ballpark
In the aftermath of the Chiefs announcing a planned 2031 move to Kansas City Kansas, I’m reminded by the opportunity of the Royals potentially remaining in Missouri and, in particular, Kansas…
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January 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is the answer. This is exactly what John Sherman *claimed* to want when he started his search. thekcpulse.com/2025/12/28/t...