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City of Entrepreneurs: Kansas City

The Kauffman Foundation produced this video about Kansas City's entrepreneurial successes and looks to what the future holds for Kansas City as Google reinvents the internet starting right here in KC.

Hallmark, Marion Labs, H&R Block, Cerner and American Century. These are but a few examples of the entrepreneurial successes that began in Kansas City. Now Google has picked Kansas City as the starting point for revolutionizing how we use the internet and for spawning a new generation of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Recently, the UMKC Bloch School earned the highest ranking as the world’s top academic site for innovation management research.

The Local Show will be exploring how Kansas City will be embracing this new technology and examining the innovators.

Tags: Big 5, Big 5 Ideas, Entrepreneurship, The Local Show, TLS213

CityAge: The New American City

Producer Justin Bond eavesdropped on some of the sights and sounds of the two-day CityAge summit The New American City at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

While we were busy with the KCPT membership drive last week, Kansas City Mayor Sly James was busy saving America’s urban cities.

More than a dozen U.S. Mayors rolled into town along with political and thought leaders from around the country. They were convening at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts for the CityAge Summit on The New American City.

Kansas City is only the third place, and the first U.S. city, where CityAge has held a summit. The first two have been in Canada.

The Kansas City event wound up attracting more than 550 people from 259 organizations and 73 cities. Producer Justin Bond eavesdropped on some of the sights and sounds of the two-day convention that included a nod to Kansas City’s musical heritage.

Tags: The Local Show, TLS315

Clear for Landing: Mark VanLoh

A recent front page story in the Kansas City Star says momentum now seems unstoppable for a new Kansas City airport to be built four miles south of its current location. The problem, the story reports, is the three terminal design of the current facility which is outmoded, expensive to maintain and requires according to the story just as many security screeners as all of three New York City airports combined

Nick Haines sits down with Mark VanLoh, Director of Aviation for the Kansas City Aviation Department, to discuss potential changes at the airport and to preview what travelers should expect this holiday.

Tags: The Local Show, TLS214

Cocktail Connoisseur: Ryan Maybee

Ryan Maybee is a restaurateur with expertise in the fields of wine, spirits and mixology. To him, the craft of bartending is more than just making a drink. Rather, he believes bartending is a true skill akin to the professionalism of chefs and their culinary educations. This belief in bartending as an art form has been the basis for his career and educational pursuits in the beverage industry.

In 2007, Maybee turned his vast knowledge and experience into a comprehensive consulting business. He launched RoundTable Marketing and Consulting, which specializes in wine list and cocktail menu development, staff training, and restaurant and bar consultation. Later that year, RoundTable partnered with beverage industry expert, Doug Frost, to create the Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition. The annual competition showcases some of the most talented bartenders in Kansas City and serves as a benefit for a local charity, the HALO Foundation.

In 2009, he opened Manifesto, a small, speakeasy like bar focusing on classically inspired cocktails using all fresh and homemade ingredients. In a short time, the bar has already received overwhelming local and national attention by being noticed in The New York Times, Esquire, and winning Small Wonder Bar of the Year 2010 by Nightclub & Bar Magazine.

The Rieger Hotel opened in 1915 and was home to many travelling salesmen, railroad workers, and passersby during Kansas City’s formative years. The three-story brick building has a long, rich history and much of the décor, including the tile floor and the bathroom fixtures remain original. It was originally owned by Alexander Rieger, the son of Jacob Rieger, who was the founder of J. Rieger & Co. Whiskey. J. Rieger & Co. operated out of Kansas City’s West Bottoms neighborhood, also known as “The Wettest Block in the World”, from 1877 to 1919. The whiskey distribution company became one of the largest in the country before Prohibition and the Volstead Act put an end to their success. But the Rieger name lived on here at the hotel, and in 2010 The Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange brought back that classic name and identity. It’s our goal to honor the history of the Rieger name while adding a new and lasting landmark restaurant to Kansas City’s culinary landscape.

Recipe for The Pendergast:

1/2 ounce Bénédictine
3/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth
1 1/2 ounces Bourbon
Couple dashes of Angostura Bitters

Pour over ice. Stir to chill. Pour into glass. Zest with a lemon. Enjoy.

Tags: Doug Frost, Food, History, Prohibition, The Local Show, TLS207, Wine

Community Conversation: Civil Rights in KC

A special discussion of civil rights activism in Kansas City, hosted by the Kansas CIty Public Library.

Thanks to everyone who attended Monday’s Community Conversation: Civil Rights in KC at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library. We hope you enjoyed taking part in our discussion of civil rights activism in Kansas City and getting a sneak peek of the upcoming documentary Freedom Riders. Be sure to tune into The Local Show on May 12, 2011 to see excerpts from the conversation.

KCPT President and CEO Kliff Kuehl introduces the clip from Freedom Riders, which premieres on KCPT May 16, 2011.

Attendees chat and enjoy resfreshments at the reception at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library.

Learn more about KCPT’s presentation of Freedom Riders

Local Support for Freedom Riders is provided by:

Tags: Events, Freedom Riders, Kansas City Public Library, Local, Outreach, The Local Show

Community Reflects on Its Own Immigration Practices

At KCPT's Homeland: Immigration in America screening on July 16, 2012 attendees saw their community on the big screen.

Over one hundred people came out to see the sneak-peek of Homeland: Immigration in America, a three part documentary co-produced by the Nine Network and KCPT for PBS’ 2012 Election Coverage.

Attendees viewed the second part of the documentary titled “Enforcement”, which illustrates the lengthy process of attaining citizenship legally, the inconsistencies in the legal system, and policemen who have to choose between enforcing the law and building trust with documented and undocumented immigrants in integrated communities.

The policemen in the documentary are two of Kansas City’s own. Police officers Matthew Tomasic and Chato Villalobos, who work in the Westside, were in attendance and answered people’s questions about their work in one of KC’s largest Hispanic neighborhoods.

Comments about the film included concerns about the use of the term “illegal”, pride in the police officers compassionate and community approach, and stories about prejudice against Hispanics in other areas of Kansas City.

Tags: Diversity, Local, Outreach

Concert On The Bridge: Fitz And The Tantrums

KCPT will soon begin operating the radio station, 90.9 The Bridge. Here is a sample of how we will bridge radio and television with in studio performances from touring bands and musicians such as Fitz And The Tantrums.

You may have heard that KCPT will be adding something new to our operation later this year. We are acquiring the radio station, 90.9 The Bridge, which plays a format known as AAA–Adult Album Alternative.

This should be fun for listeners who haven’t been able to hear much of that kind of music on the radio. Also, it will give us a chance on the TV side to sometimes share some musical talent with you in new and interesting ways.

As we leave you this week, here’s a taste of what you might expect to see more of here on KCPT–a little video with the band Fitz And The Tantrums playing live at Weight & Measures Soundlab in the Crossroads.

Tags: Music, The Bridge, The Local Show, TLS332

Confluence of Art & Nature: Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

Friends of the Arboretum Chair Dennis Patton discusses some recent changes at the Overland Park Arboretum and what is in store for the 300-acre attraction.

Visitors heading out to the Overland Park Arboretum are now greeted by a big surprise: a ticket charge. After more than two decades as a free attraction, the 300-acre outdoor venue just-off of 179th street and 69 Highway is now charging $3 dollars to enter and a buck for kids.

Thanks in part to the controversy over a bronze statue of a topless woman, last year was the best ever for the arboretum which is trying to get visitors to think of them as MORE than just a park. Joining us on The Local Show is the Chair of the Friends of the Arboretum Dennis Patton.

Tags: Art, Conservation & Nature, The Local Show, TLS318

Constructing Fields of Dreams: Scott Radecic & Populous

Nick Haines talks to Populous Senior Partner Scott Radecic about how the local sports architecture firm with a global reputation is playing an integral part in the London 2012 Olympic Games with their stadium design work.

The 2012 Summer Olympics start July 27 in London and Kansas City can be proud to play a big hand in the the almost month long global sporting event.

You may not know this, but London’s Olympic Stadium is designed by Populous, the sports architecture firm, with its world headquarters in the River Market right here in Kansas City. More than a hundred architects with Populous, which changed its name from HOK Sport in 2009, worked on the stadium design. The company has offices in London and around the world.

We sat down with Populous Senior Principal Scott Radecic to talk about how this local sports architecture firm is playing such an integral part in the London games and innovative sports venues around the globe.

Olympic Stadium | London 2012 from Populous on Vimeo.

Tags: The Local Show, TLS302

Coping With the Loss of a Fur Baby: Pet Grieving Support Group

Many of us have experienced the terrible sadness that accompanies the loss of a beloved family pet. Producer Justin Bond takes viewers inside the local Struan Center, where Dr. Raphael Smith conducts a Pet Loss Grief Counseling and Support Group.

Anyone who has experienced the death of a pet knows how heartbreaking that can be. But for some, the loss of a dog or a cat can be so emotionally wrenching it actually affects their physical and mental health.

The tale of a middle-aged woman so devastated by her dog’s death that she had to be put on a life support system is just one extreme example. But pet owners who even months after a loss still have trouble eating and sleeping are common and in Kansas City mental health professionals say they are increasingly treating patients for chronic depression brought on by the death of a pet. At the Struan Center in south Kansas City psychologist Dr. Raphael Smith runs a regular pet grief group therapy session. KCPT and producer Justin Bond got a rare opportunity to take its cameras inside to witness a recent meeting.

Tags: Mental Health, The Local Show, TLS330

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