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A
B
Everyone
I'm
Katrina
Parker-
and
this
is
the
weekly
report
featuring
events
happening
in
your
city
I'm
here
in
the
fifth
floor,
permit
center
and
pretty
soon.
If
you
need
a
permit,
you
won't
even
have
to
come
downtown.
The
city
is
set
to
launch
the
compass
KC
system,
it's
a
new
online
permitting
system
and
it's
going
to
change
the
way
you
do
business
with
the
city.
Once
the
system
is
live,
you
can
apply
for
permits
and
submit
plans,
pay
your
invoices
and
search
for
records
online
for
more
information
on
the
system.
B
Go
to
KC
MO
gov,
slash
compass
KC,
it's
almost
time
for
back
to
school,
and
that
means
the
annual
mayor's
Rock.
The
block
events
join
Mayor
Sly
James
on
August
11
from
10
a.m.
to
4
p.m.
at
Washington,
Square
Park.
For
this
great
family
event,
there
will
be
live,
entertainment
and
activities
for
the
whole
family.
B
Free
parking
is
available
in
the
BlueCross
BlueShield
parking
lot
across
the
street
and
get
this
free
food
for
the
first
1,000
guests
and
if
game
night
is
a
favorite
at
your
house,
come
out
to
play
pick
your
priority
with
the
city
budget
staff.
Let
us
know
what
is
most
important
to
you:
what
will
win
infrastructure,
Public,
Safety,
neighborhoods
and
housing?
Your
input
will
help
shape
the
city
budget
join
us,
August,
23rd
from
12
to
noon
at
the
Liberty
Memorial
Saturday
August
25th
from
9
to
11
a.m.
B
at
the
southeast
community
center
4201
East
63rd
Street
and
Tuesday
August
28th
from
6
to
8
p.m.
at
Briarcliff,
Church,
800,
Northeast,
Vivian
Road
work
continues
toward
the
construction
of
a
new
terminal
at
KCI.
Councilmembers
were
recently
updated
on
the
project
and
design
work
continues.
The
new
terminal
will
be
environmentally
friendly
and
one
of
the
most
accessible
in
the
world
to
keep
up-to-date.
With
the
latest
information
on
the
new
terminal
visit
KC
mo
govt
/
new
KCI,
the
go
KC
projects
just
keep
flowing
the
city
started
at
renovation
on
the
Delbert
haff
found
this
week.
C
Morning,
everybody
have
excited
to
have
the
opportunity
to
celebrate
the
beginning
of
construction
for
the
fountain.
Here
it's
been
a
great
community
asset,
it's
a
gathering
place
for
families
and
for
children
to
play
and
cool
off
in
the
summers
and
enjoy
some
ice
sculptures
in
the
wintertime
and
aesthetically,
improving
the
the
the
perception
of
this
community.
So.
D
The
renovation
is
just
getting
underway
and
you
can
see
that
the
pool
depth
will
be
a
little
bit
shallower
to
make
sure
we're
not
using
as
much
water
and
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
have
that
the
dangers
of
the
deep
water
it
will
improve
the
go
back
to
seven.
We
used
to
have
seven
jets
in
the
fountain.
There'll
be
seven
jets.
They
used
to.
There
are
only
three
currently
so
that
will
be
a
nice
improvement.
Of
course,
there'll
be
a
TA
access
from
the
east.
B
F
G
Really
makes
it
special
and
the
Geo
bond
specialists
we're
making
generational
investments.
I
mentioned
the
generational
aspect.
Kind
of
it
just
struck
me
because
I
got
my
kids
here,
but
it's
really
I
think
the
key
component
of
why
we
did
the
Geo
bond
and
why
people
approved
it.
The
voters
approved
it
in
April.
This.
H
J
I
could
have
Kate
Barnes
with
the
revival
of
downtown
Kansas,
City
and
I
know
that
in
her
first
tournaments
mayor,
she
was
laying
the
groundwork,
building
the
coalition's
assembling
tool
and
everything
that
is
necessary
to
change
a
downtown
that
had
been
dormant
and
dead
literally
dead,
where
the
biggest
and
best
activity
was
using.
Some
of
the
boarded
up
buildings
as
haunted
houses
around
Halloween,
the.
I
I
really
believe
that
it
was
mayor
Barnes.
That
said,
we're
gonna
do
this.
She
had
such
great
vision.
She
dreams
big,
as
we
all
know,
and
she
does
great
things.
She
doesn't
dream.
Small
and
I.
Think
after
she
had
a
few
conversations
with
mr.
Anschutz
&
AEG.
She
had
him
convinced
that
it
was
his
idea
and
he
should
come
back
here
and
do
this.
She.
J
H
J
The
fact
that
Kate
Barnes
was
the
first
female
mayor
in
this
city's
history
I
think
is
important
for
one.
It
showed
an
issue
of
inclusiveness
that
was
extremely
valuable
where
she
included
everybody
in
her
administration
reached
out
to
every
aspect
of
the
community,
regardless
of
whether
you
were
gay
or
straight
black
or
white,
north
or
south
of
the
river.
She
was
trying
to
bring
people
into
the
administration
and
into
the
city
who
would
move
the
ball
forward.
J
K
Over
20
years,
the
Charlotte
Street
foundation
has
been
supporting
artists
in
the
art
community
in
Kansas
City,
and
today
we
are
at
La
Esquina
gallery
one
of
their
many
venues,
and
today
we
are
with
Amy
Kligman
the
executive
arts
director
here
at
Charlotte
Street
and
Pat
Alexander,
who
is
the
programming
manager
so
today,
I
would
love
to
talk.
If
you
could
talk
about
the
Charlotte
Street
foundation,
give
me
some
general
information
and
maybe
Pat
you
could
talk
about
the
loss
skin,
a
gallery
in
particular,
so.
L
And
Charlotte
Street
is
an
organization
that,
as
you
said,
has
been
around
for
20
years.
We
primarily
are
here
to
stoke
and
cultivate
the
art
psychology
of
Kansas
City,
and
we
choose
to
do
that
by
providing
direct
support
to
its
artists
and
we
have
a
residency
program.
We
have,
as
you
mentioned
several
venues,
Laskey,
that's
one
of
them
and
we
also
provide
grant
money
and
directly
top
artists,
yeah
and.
M
Laws,
Skeena
would
be
one
of
these
many
venues
that
are
opportunities
for
exhibitions,
so
there's
an
open
call
process.
That's
been
going
on
for
the
last
11
years,
where
artists
or
curators
can
make
proposals
for
different
projects,
maybe
not
just
visual
exhibitions
but
performances,
our
festivals
and
things
like
that.
That
can
just
kind
of
add
to
this.
The
arts
ecosystem
here
in
Kansas
City,
so.
K
L
Of
course,
so
all
terrain
is
an
exhibit
that
will
be
up
through
August
11th
and
that
exhibit
features
a
red
artist
and
her
residency
program.
So
this
is
an
entirely
local
show
and
it
was
curated,
a
radar
which
is
a
curatorial
project
of
Madilyn,
glue,
cheese
and
past
that
our
next
exhibition
will
be
welcome
to
the
neighborhood,
which
is
happening
and
towards
the
end
of
August.
L
That
exhibition
is
actually
also
entirely
local,
but
it's
happening
during
the
window
of
open
spaces,
and
the
goal
in
the
hope
is
to
be
highlighting
artists
in
the
Kansas
City
area,
talking
about
their
experience
living
as
an
artist
in
the
Midwest,
and
so
we're
excited
to
be
presenting
that
work,
it'll
be
a
larger
group
show
and
then
later
in
the
year
we
have
a.
We
have
fountain
verse,
which
is
a
small
press
and
poetry
festival
and
that's
a
three-day
festival
that
will
be
happening
also
during
the
window
open
spaces.
You.
K
J
M
Been
around
for
twenty
one
years,
we
definitely
have
a
lot
of
attendance
from
other
artists,
so
there's
a
great
community
here
for
that
and
that
support
afraid
show
they
have
distinct
groups
that
come
through
and
some
shows
when
there
are
regional
and
national
artists.
It
will
pull
in
their
artists
so
like
when
we
did.
The
show
this
last
summer
was
in
exchange
with
Oakland
in
Kansas
City
galleries.
So
the
Oakland
artists
were
able
to
come
to
Kansas
City
and
install
the
work
and
meet
the
artists
working
in
Kansas
City
and
that
vice
versa.
M
L
N
Take
Kansas
City
I've
got
a
very
important
question
for
you.
Are
you
engaged?
No,
not
the
kind
of
engage
that
involves
putting
a
ring
on
it.
I
mean
really
engaged
in
what's
going
on
in
and
around
this
great
city
that
we
live
in,
there
are
nearly
500,000
residents
in
Kansas
City.
Some
of
you
may
even
live
and
work
here.
Just
like
I
do
and
that's
why
it's
so
important
that
we
not
only
understand
how
things
work
around
here,
but
also
have
a
voice
in
the
decisions
that
guide
Kansas
City's
direction
if
you're
not
engaged.
N
Now
is
your
time
to
change
that
the
city
of
Kansas
City
is
hosting
resident
work
sessions
and
we
really
need
to
see
you
there.
You
will
get
to
weigh
in
on
the
citywide
business
plan,
discuss
the
priorities
that
matter
most
to
you
and
you'll
get
to
hear
from
senior
leaders
and
city
officials
firsthand.