Mayor pushes the city in speech and song

Mayor Sly James delivered his State of the City speech in Midtown today and closed it with a surprise shot of panache. The city advocate struck a new chord at the Uptown Theater when he closed by singing “Going Back to Kansas City” with ...

Mayor plugs away in state of the city speech

Forget those cowtown and flyover area tags. Kansas City is a high point in the American renaissance and on its way higher, Mayor Sly James said yesterday at his fourth State of the City address. He spoke of progress made in a wide range of ...

Mayor James: “The nation is listening to Kansas City jam again”

Mayor Sly James’ state of the city speech Tuesday followed jazz music, broke briefly when an enraged man charged the podium and built to a crescendo of city accomplishments. “I know it’s easy to call this boosterism,” James said. “But ...