Kansas City Mouse House Enjoys Free Money

Apropos for #TBT . . . This ongoing effort from developer Butch Rigby is FINALLY seeing a bit of forward momentum after years of false starts.

Here's a peek at the progress on local tribute to a union buster who was also a creative force . . .

U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, D-MO, presented a check for $2 million to Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. at a press conference, Feb. 22. This funding will be used to restore Walt Disney’s historic studio and open it to the public as offices, a museum, and space for kids to train in digital media.

This is part of $40 million of federal funding Rep. Cleaver secured to give to 15 community projects that he is a part of and that will directly benefit residents of his district.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Thank You Walt Disney gets $2 million in federal funding for 31st Street studio renovations, community projects

Walt Disney Historian Dan Viets, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, and Thank You Walt Disney founder Butch Rigby speak during the press conference. // Photo by Sarah Moore U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, D-MO, presented a check for $2 million to Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. at a press conference, Feb. 22.