Kansas City Friday Link Pool: Prez Biden Double Take, Bored With MAGA & Recession Arrives

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Northeast Kansas City Workaround

Kansas City, Missouri, officials could soon dethrone Independence Avenue Bridge

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Independence Avenue Bridge remains undefeated. During one particular week in 2020 , three trucks crashed into the bridge - each ended up on the losing end. But there could soon be relief on the way for truckers.

Hipsters Help Us Start Summer

The Pitch's 2022 summer guide to the best of KC events

First Fridays. Welcome to the wonderful world of pandemic recovery. Since we've all been reeling from hand sanitizer stress, face mask maintenance, and vaccine vendors, it's time to bring some fun back to our, now greatly appreciated, lives. Despite all, never fear gentle readers, for The Pitch is here.

Couple Hurt In Crash Overnight

Crash at Cleaver II Boulevard, Prospect Avenue sends 2 people to hospitals

Hide Transcript Show Transcript KMBC 9 NS EWLEADING THE WAY. CRASHED AT LEFTWO T PEOEPL SERIOUSLY HURT HIS UNDER-INVESTIGATION TONIGHT. IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 10 NEAR CLEARVE TO BOULEVARD AND PROSPECT. NO WORD.

Clean Eating On Nice Side Of Bridge

Vegan Restaurant Tree Hugger Come to the Northland - In Kansas City

Phil Newman and Mandy Morris-Newman were running a Hawaiian shaved-ice truck when Covid-19 hit, forcing them to pivot to a less event-based concept. The result? Tree Hugger, a vegan spot that got its start on wheels but is now a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the Northland. The eatery offers loaded tater tots, tacos, burritos, sandwiches and...

Baller Coach Recommits

Chiefs' Bieniemy on HC job: 'I've got to go get it'

4:06 PM ET Adam TeicherESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eric Bieniemy acknowledged his disappointment over failing to get an NFL head-coaching job despite multiple interviews in recent seasons.

Hottie Takes Us South Of The Border

Supermodel Kara Del Toro Shares Her Travel Guide to Tulum, Mexico

These days, it's hard to know if certain travel destinations are as beautiful in real life as they appear on your Instagram feed. Is it the editing and perfectly posed angles that inspire your wanderlust or is the destination actually as exciting as it looks?

Nobody Wants Prez Biden Part Deux

Americans Are Unusually Lukewarm About A Second Biden Term

Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. President Biden says he'll run for reelection in 2024. But some Americans don't believe him - and moreover, many don't want him to throw his hat into the ring for a second term. Even before Biden was elected in 2020, there's been speculation about whether he'll seek a second term.

MAGA Finally Played Out

Opinion | Trump Is Finally Boring

It's a blessing and a curse for formerly cutting-edge musicians to see their once radically countercultural material show up in TV ads for automobiles or other common consumer products. There's no danger that Trump will ever be similarly laundered into the mainstream, or graduate into a beloved or respected elder statesman as almost all American presidents do at some point.

Politicos Celebrate Glory Daze

Bill Clinton and Tony Blair Have a Warning for Progressives

Blair urges progressives to rebuild atrophied muscles of self-discipline. For much of the left, Blair said on Clinton's program, it's not clear that their main goal is really to win power or wield it: "Its primary purpose is to make itself feel good about itself, right? To convince itself that it's principled, right?

RECESSION HAS ARRIVED!!!

U.S. car sales at 'recessionary levels,' as inflation, rising interest rate concerns increase, RBC says

U.S. new-car sales dipped below an annualized 13 million vehicles in May, prompting analysts at RBC to say they are at "recessionary levels," although demand is still heated and auto makers offer few if any incentives to those looking to buy a new vehicle. By RBC's reckoning, the May U.S.

Sharing Smut Life Lessons

Porn Star Offers Amber Heard Some Career Advice After Losing Lawsuit

Editorial Bryan Steffy/Getty Images Adult entertainment maven Kenda Lust has some career advice for Amber Heard on the heels of her loss in court Wednesday. She suggests OnlyFans may be the best option for the disgraced actress.

Sloppy Start For Hipsters

With its new Midtown location, Pirate's Bone Burgers is serving a knockout breakfast sandwich from its walk-up window

Known for serving delicious plant-based burgers and generous baskets of fries in Kansas City's Crossroads, Pirate's Bone Burgers has now opened a second location, adding a killer breakfast sandwich to its menu that is only available at their new walk-up window in Midtown - and it has Kansas City "breaking the fast" in a tasty way for under $10 with coffee.

Deep Dive For Families

A guide to pools in the Kansas City-area

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With students out of school for the summer, KSHB 41 News has compiled a list and hours of some pools in the Kansas City area. Missouri Kansas City, Missouri - There are 26 pools in Kansas City, Missouri. However, four are closed for the summer season.

Storms Approaching

A sunny end of the week before days of rain

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Neko Case - "Oh, Shadowless" is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.