Jaz Hays
@jazhays.com
Programmer in the Northland of KCMO. I post maps sometimes and talk about local politics.
Throwback to, in preparation for my mother's wedding, I got my hair cut by my stepdad's barber Roscoe.
Roscoe wasn't super familiar with cutting hair for white people, so when I told him I wanted my hair cut "short" I got a buzz cut.
Roscoe wasn't super familiar with cutting hair for white people, so when I told him I wanted my hair cut "short" I got a buzz cut.
January 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Throwback to, in preparation for my mother's wedding, I got my hair cut by my stepdad's barber Roscoe.
Roscoe wasn't super familiar with cutting hair for white people, so when I told him I wanted my hair cut "short" I got a buzz cut.
Roscoe wasn't super familiar with cutting hair for white people, so when I told him I wanted my hair cut "short" I got a buzz cut.
11 years ago, I offered to teach a girl in my English class how to drive a manual. After driving around in the abandoned Metro North Mall parking lot, we went to Jimmy Johns in North Kansas City.
Today's our 7th wedding anniversary and we went to the same Jimmy Johns
Today's our 7th wedding anniversary and we went to the same Jimmy Johns
January 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
11 years ago, I offered to teach a girl in my English class how to drive a manual. After driving around in the abandoned Metro North Mall parking lot, we went to Jimmy Johns in North Kansas City.
Today's our 7th wedding anniversary and we went to the same Jimmy Johns
Today's our 7th wedding anniversary and we went to the same Jimmy Johns
There's a white squirrel that lives down the street from me. I've been trying to get a photo of it for months. It's been my white whale.
I finally got a photo of it today.
I finally got a photo of it today.
December 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
There's a white squirrel that lives down the street from me. I've been trying to get a photo of it for months. It's been my white whale.
I finally got a photo of it today.
I finally got a photo of it today.
Same location, 104 years apart
November 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Same location, 104 years apart
lmao back then Chipotle was just one of the many vendors at an amusement park called Winnwood Beach
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
lmao back then Chipotle was just one of the many vendors at an amusement park called Winnwood Beach
Here's a map showing the approximate path of the railroad overlaid on a modern map of the Chaumiere neighborhood
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Here's a map showing the approximate path of the railroad overlaid on a modern map of the Chaumiere neighborhood
A neighbor shared this photo from 1921 of the Moscow station of Kansas City's interurban railroad.
The station was on Russell rd here in the Chaumiere neighborhood
The station was on Russell rd here in the Chaumiere neighborhood
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A neighbor shared this photo from 1921 of the Moscow station of Kansas City's interurban railroad.
The station was on Russell rd here in the Chaumiere neighborhood
The station was on Russell rd here in the Chaumiere neighborhood
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. by precinct with various boundaries drawn.
October 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. by precinct with various boundaries drawn.
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. by KCMO City Council District.
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. by KCMO City Council District.
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. by Municipality
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. by Municipality
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. by County Legislature District.
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. by County Legislature District.
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr.
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Election results for the Recall of Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr.
This game of "leap frog" between development and annexation led to inconsistent standards applied to those developments.
One example of this is that many of those neighborhoods developed prior to annexations lack basic infrastructure such as sidewalks.
One example of this is that many of those neighborhoods developed prior to annexations lack basic infrastructure such as sidewalks.
August 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This game of "leap frog" between development and annexation led to inconsistent standards applied to those developments.
One example of this is that many of those neighborhoods developed prior to annexations lack basic infrastructure such as sidewalks.
One example of this is that many of those neighborhoods developed prior to annexations lack basic infrastructure such as sidewalks.
In the 1950s and 60s, the city of Kansas City, MO rapidly expanded its borders. Due to the timing of those expansions, many inner-ring KC suburbs were mostly developed prior to being annexed by the city. Later expansions were developed under City jurisdiction.
August 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
In the 1950s and 60s, the city of Kansas City, MO rapidly expanded its borders. Due to the timing of those expansions, many inner-ring KC suburbs were mostly developed prior to being annexed by the city. Later expansions were developed under City jurisdiction.
A map of currently existing single family homes in Kansas City, MO, by the year they were built.
The city limits are the black boundary.
The city limits are the black boundary.
August 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A map of currently existing single family homes in Kansas City, MO, by the year they were built.
The city limits are the black boundary.
The city limits are the black boundary.
200 years of homes in Kansas City
August 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
200 years of homes in Kansas City
In my neighborhood, one road has been leaky for years. In 2023, a geyser appeared in the middle of the street.
Leaks still reoccur constantly and the water dept just patches the one spot instead of replacing the entire line.
Leaks still reoccur constantly and the water dept just patches the one spot instead of replacing the entire line.
July 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
In my neighborhood, one road has been leaky for years. In 2023, a geyser appeared in the middle of the street.
Leaks still reoccur constantly and the water dept just patches the one spot instead of replacing the entire line.
Leaks still reoccur constantly and the water dept just patches the one spot instead of replacing the entire line.
Photos from my walk tonight
May 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Photos from my walk tonight
I submitted my first pull request to a major open source project 5 days ago and the maintainers still haven't reviewed it.
May 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I submitted my first pull request to a major open source project 5 days ago and the maintainers still haven't reviewed it.
