Showing posts with label barry brady. Show all posts
Showing posts with label barry brady. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The Storm Has Arrived

As of last night, my feeds and alerts for the Plaza started going insane with stories that are being written, both large and small. I'll do my best to keep you, our readers, informed!
  • If you want to skip the crowd, the Plaza lights will be tested at approximately 2AM tonight, i.e. Wednesday AM.
  • CSA Travel Protection (Who?) names Country Club Plaza lighting ceremony as one of top 5 destinations for Thanksgiving.
  • Good interview (and quick read) with retiring Plaza Manager Barry Brady about how the Plaza caters more to tourists than residents.
  • FINALLY, Plaza MAX bus service special schedule has been released:
Since BlogKC/LetsGoKC needs to pull the turkey baster out of their a$$, I'll quote from the KCATA site instead (this is public information and as much as you think you may have added some flair, your post says the same sh1t as the KCATA).

MAX Offers More Frequent Service For Plaza Lighting Ceremony
#39-39th Street-Plaza and #57-South Oak Night Service Reroutes Nov. 27 to Dec. 26; MAX Reroutes Nov. 27 Only

On Nov. 27, from 4 to 11 p.m., MAX will offer more frequent service for the Plaza Lighting Ceremony. MAX buses will operate about every 15 minutes, instead of every 30 minutes.

Buses on 15-minute frequency:
• Begin from 74th Terrace & Broadway at 4:01 p.m.
• Begin from 3rd & Grand Park-and-Ride at 4:06 p.m.
Last northbound bus leaves the Plaza (47th & Main) at 10:46 p.m.
Last southbound bus leaves the Plaza (47th & Main) at 11:28 p.m.
Throughout the rest of the day, MAX will operate its holiday schedule, which is every 30 minutes.
Oh my gosh, that actually provides better info than your post! And hey, um, by the way, I didn't grab that from your blog, I grabbed it from another vile, filthy plagiarist... but I'm not gonna tell you who it was. Nah nah nah nah.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Hasta la BYE-BYE Mr. Brady!

From KansasCity.com: Barry Brady is retiring at Highwoods Properties and relinquishing management of the Country Club Plaza, the shopping and entertainment district that he has run for 13 years.

“It’s my decision,” Brady said Tuesday. “Highwoods has been a good company. I’m 62 and I’m going to take some time off.”


To whomever may replace Mr. Brady,
  1. Could we please stop the commercialization of the Plaza with national brands?
  2. We don't want a Forever21 or an upscale Target. We would love, however, a Dean&Deluca or a Trader Joe's.
  3. Don't go the route of the P&L... keep some local flavor like the Classic Cup and other beloved KC eateries!
  4. Can we, seriously, turn 46th Street in a promenade, a la 3rd Street in Santa Monica? We may be able to avoid the near-death experience when walking the streets from those who have no intention of stopping at crosswalks and those that punch it coming out of parking garages.
And that's all I have to say about that... for now.

Sincerely,
PlazaBUZZ Resident Bob