Mayor Landwehr's Blog

Well, it's pretty close to Jeff City (?)

Have to post this before someone catches me on film. I have this weakness for Amish stores. Can't go the KC without stopping in Tipton. They have loads of snacks like roasted, salted soybeans that are perfect for any occasion -- actually no one seems to like them but me. 

Anyway, I was visiting a client at Autumn Meadows outside Linn on the east side, and right next door there's a new store named "Duetsches Heim"  -- German Home. It has a huge assortment of bulk foods imported from Pennsylvania. Fresh meats and cheeses. Locally owned and operated. Clean as a whistle. Kids working there you'd trust with your car for the evening.

How about one of these in old Munichberg on the Southside?  All of us bargain-hunting Germans in Jefferson City would storm the place.

 

City Council Could Perform in 2010 Christmas Program

I can't get it out of my mind. This is how the Mayor and the City Council would present the Twelve Days of Christmas if they were invited next year during the holiday season.  (The actual singers have a great history:  The Virginia Gentlemen. )

Merry Christmas to all our Highstreetbeat friends. Thanks for tuning in.

Apostrophe Patrol Case No. 09-117: Courthouse Security

The security team at the Cole County Courthouse does a great job. They're efficient and polite. Going through a metal detector there is not a hassle at all.

But I hope when the County completes the new jail across the street there are a few dollars in the budget for signage.

And we'd be glad to do an Apostrophe Audit prior to ribbon cutting.

Here, among the items to REMOVE would be two orphan apostrophes.

 

December Character Trait: "Compassion."

At last night's City Council Meeting City Human Resources Director Gail Strope presented this month's character trait. She showed us a very good video clip from a recently formed international group, Charter for Compassion. It's worth watching . . .  several times.

 

Tattoo Bill Inked / City Staff Responds Immediately

Friday at noon Fourth Ward City Councilwoman Carrie Carroll introduced a bill that would allow tattoo parlors in all commercial zones. The council will vote on the measure in January. Within minutes city staff unveiled a large replica of the city seal on the newly renovated sidewalk outside City Hall. 

Just a coincidence?

 

Landwehr Milk Stout @ Prison Brews

In 1933 Uncle Louis opened Landwehr Dairy on Ash Street. It had a front bar and fountain much like the current Central Dairy venue. Louis sold the dairy in 1963 to Quality Dairy, but it closed several years later. The large buildings on Ash Street held several businesses over the years, but they were vacant for a decade until Jefferson City's first and only microbrewery opened last year - Prison Brews - named after the State Penitentiary Redevelopment area just a block away.

Last week, a namesake brew, "Landwehr Milk Stout," was introduced along with the other Seasonal Brews. It's dark, with a malty taste, hints of chocolate and a "sweet finish from the milk sugar." Go by and they'll pour you a sample, or more.

 

Ped/Bike Project Details Made Public at Open House

Mark Capron from Jacobs Engineering is designing the ped/bike walkway across the Missouri River bridge at Jefferson City. Construction begins in early 2010 and take about a year to complete. Capron took me on a virtual tour Tuesday night at MODOT's open house. All the details can be found at the MODOT link.

Open House Tuesday: The Bridge to Somewhere Special

We've all heard about "A bridge to nowhere." It's a slogan to protest bad ideas.

Well, on December 15 there will be an open house about a local bridge to somewhere and it's a  great idea.

As Boonville litigated over preserving the railroad bridge for bike/ped access across the Missouri River, and Hermann talked MODOT into doing it right the first time --- just making it part of their new bridge --  a small group in and around Jefferson City have been working on getting an "attachment" built onto the downriver bridge here overlooking the Mighty Missouri and the most beautiful state capitol in the county.

Guess what! It's going to happen. The $7 million project is a partnership between private supporters, MODOT, JC Parks & Recreation, DNR and the Missouri State Parks Foundation. Come by the Parks and Rec Multipurpose Building in (formerly) Cedar City on the North Side from 4:00 to 6:30 to see the plans and make comments. Construction will start in the spring.

 

Truman Building was a great venue for the Music Makers

For the last twenty-six years a choir comprised of state employees, the Missouri Music Makers, has put together a holiday concert. Thursday they sang in the Capitol rotunda over the noon hour, and Friday they set up in the Truman Building. The eight floor open interior of the building was a great venue for hundreds of state workers (and a few visitors like me) to soak up some very nicely done holiday tunes. Director Glen Webb (also the Cantorum director) brings it all together. Glen, Peggy, and long-time friend MaryAnn are from the Attorney General's Office. They clearly enjoyed this right brain departure from their left brain world!

Thanks, guys!

 

Solve This Yearbook Mystery — Case No. 09-115

This series invites readers to guess the identity of Jefferson City personalities. We post pictures and information from their high school yearbooks. Log your guess, or a candid anecdote about the subject, by selecting "Comments" below.

HINT:  If Jim Dyke did a cartoon about this guy, he might be looking for a job.

QUESTION:  What the heck was he looking at?