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Google Zone: Lisa Qualls & Aaron Deacon

Lisa Qualls and Aaron Deacon from Social Media Club KC discuss some potential uses for the new Google internet service.

It was one of the biggest news announcements of the year, but ever since Google picked Kansas City over thousands of other communities to build “an ultra-high speed fiber-optic internet network” there’s been very little more said about the deal.

The newly selected point person for Google in Kansas City declined to appear on The Local Show saying there simply wasn’t enough progress to report on yet. The co-chairs appointed by the Mayors of Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri also said they didn’t have anything substantive to share.

Just recently the Kansas City Star reported that the timeline for connecting the first neighborhoods has been delayed until next summer.

Interestingly, many of the articles about Google are quoting representatives of the social media club of Kansas City to help unpack what this all means. The 2,000 member tech-savvy group has been hosting forums to rev up community interest in the Google project and its potential for Kansas City.

Lisa Qualls and Aaron Deacon from Social Media Club KC discuss some potential uses for the new Google internet service.

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Etch-A-Sketch Art: John Raux

Artist John Raux shares how he turned a classic toy into his canvas of choice.

At one time or another, many of us fondly remember playing with an Etch a Sketch. It’s a classic holiday toy. Before we leave you this week, we want introduce you to John Raux who’s currently artist in residence at BNIM Architects. Raux, who lives in Kansas City’s Hyde Park neighborhood, just spent two weeks capturing life on the New York City Subway using only an Etch-a-Sketch for his canvas.
Artist John Raux holding up Etch-A-Scetch artwork
Artist John Raux shares how he turned a classic toy into his canvas of choice while sketching our very own Nick Haines.

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The Local Show-December 15, 2011

This week, Greg Graves & George Guastello discuss the Battle of the Brains. We look at why KC is the City of Entrepreneurs. We hear the story of a husband and wife who both battled breast cancer. And...a peek at KC Rep's A Christmas Carol.

This week, Greg Graves & George Guastello discuss the Battle of the Brains. We look at why KC is the “City of Entrepreneurs.” We hear the story of a husband and wife who both battled breast cancer. And…a peek at KC Rep’s A Christmas Carol.


Brain Power: Greg Graves & George Guastello

Greg Graves and George Guastello discuss the Battle of the Brains competition which had schools across the metro competing to design a new Science City exhibit.


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 here.


In Good Times and In Bad: Anna Graether & Greg Schultz

Guest Host Ryan Lefebvre sits down with Greg Schultz and Anna Graether to discuss the challenges and triumphs in their fight against breast cancer.


God Bless Us Everyone: KC Rep’s Christmas Carol

The Local Show presents a peek at this year’s performance of A Christmas Carol by the Kansas City Rep.

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Brain Power: Greg Graves & George Guastello

Greg Graves and George Guastello discuss the Battle of the Brains competition which had schools across the metro competing to design a new Science City exhibit.

Not everyone has been happy with Science City since it opened at Union Station in 1999.

Earlier this summer the engineering firm of Burns and McDonnell gave more than a million dollars to reinvigorate the family friendly science center.

They also launched Battle of the Brains a chance for area students to design a new permanent exhibit for Science City and with it a $50,000 prize for their school. The winner?

Olathe North High School’s winning entry explores how mechanical power is transformed into energy by running in giant hamster wheels to generate electricity. They call it Unplugged.

Burns & McDonnell CEO Greg Graves and Union Station CEO George Guastello discuss the Battle of the Brains competition which had schools across the metro competing to design the new Science City exhibit.

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