Dan Merker
@danmerker.bsky.social
Humble genius.
World traveler. K-State Wildcat. Arsenal supporter. Baseball nerd - Go Royals! Music & nostalgia romantic. Be kind. Go Birds.
World traveler. K-State Wildcat. Arsenal supporter. Baseball nerd - Go Royals! Music & nostalgia romantic. Be kind. Go Birds.
Gonna be > 16x Prairiefire, which has gone spectacularly poorly. www.kansascity.com/news/busines...
Johnson County mega-development defaults on bonds from controversial KS incentive program
Prairiefire has paid only $130,000 on the principal of the $65 million bonds issued more than a decade ago.
www.kansascity.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Gonna be > 16x Prairiefire, which has gone spectacularly poorly. www.kansascity.com/news/busines...
As for the Royals, I think it very much *does* matter where they end up. And I am both concerned and dubious as to how that’s going to go down. But I will reserve judgment until we know the deal there.
December 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
As for the Royals, I think it very much *does* matter where they end up. And I am both concerned and dubious as to how that’s going to go down. But I will reserve judgment until we know the deal there.
I’d be more interested in asking those who authorized such a use of funds without so much as a public vote what in the hell they’re doing and what other public services/funding will have to be sacrificed to facilitate this.
December 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I’d be more interested in asking those who authorized such a use of funds without so much as a public vote what in the hell they’re doing and what other public services/funding will have to be sacrificed to facilitate this.
Sorry I just saw this. We sis brunch at Streetcar Grille.
December 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Sorry I just saw this. We sis brunch at Streetcar Grille.
That makes me tempted to ditch the whole family and just play a round of Yuletide golf 😳
December 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
That makes me tempted to ditch the whole family and just play a round of Yuletide golf 😳
All I really knew of it before was the excellent animation and opening song.
December 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM
All I really knew of it before was the excellent animation and opening song.
Would be 4 in a row without the massive gag job at the end of 2023 but whatever. Hosting a playoff game. Let’s ride.
December 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Would be 4 in a row without the massive gag job at the end of 2023 but whatever. Hosting a playoff game. Let’s ride.