Matt Staub
@staubio.com
Jaded KCMO urbanist. Marketing agency owner. Curious person. Creative generalist. Traveler. Visited 49/50 largest US metros.
I'm a little face blind and pop culture ignorant, so I have no idea what sighting I've totally missed.
But if you want minor, I once spotted (since canceled) Garrison Keillor in the taxi queue at LaGuardia as I made my way to the bus.
But if you want minor, I once spotted (since canceled) Garrison Keillor in the taxi queue at LaGuardia as I made my way to the bus.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I'm a little face blind and pop culture ignorant, so I have no idea what sighting I've totally missed.
But if you want minor, I once spotted (since canceled) Garrison Keillor in the taxi queue at LaGuardia as I made my way to the bus.
But if you want minor, I once spotted (since canceled) Garrison Keillor in the taxi queue at LaGuardia as I made my way to the bus.
Restarting an old tradition I used to do when I first moved to KC: winter darkness bike rides every Tuesday night, no matter the weather.
Exploring renegade trails, abandoned streets and interesting areas in the city. Steady pace 2–3 hour drop ride with a dinner break somewhere in the middle.
Exploring renegade trails, abandoned streets and interesting areas in the city. Steady pace 2–3 hour drop ride with a dinner break somewhere in the middle.
December 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Restarting an old tradition I used to do when I first moved to KC: winter darkness bike rides every Tuesday night, no matter the weather.
Exploring renegade trails, abandoned streets and interesting areas in the city. Steady pace 2–3 hour drop ride with a dinner break somewhere in the middle.
Exploring renegade trails, abandoned streets and interesting areas in the city. Steady pace 2–3 hour drop ride with a dinner break somewhere in the middle.
Just a shockingly bad deal. So happy Missouri didn't try to compete with this madness.
Remember, there is always a way to make the project work when it is a priority. This is apparently what we value.
Remember, there is always a way to make the project work when it is a priority. This is apparently what we value.
To pay off stadium bonds, Chiefs-related new spending would need to be $2.7B a year — for a team whose total revenue is less than a quarter of that. Each and every Chiefs fan would need to spend an extra $4,000 per game for Kansas to break even.
How Kansas governor claims $4B Chiefs stadium subsidy will cost “no new taxes,” and whether this makes any damn sense
Judging from my email, the proposed Kansas City Chiefs stadium deal with the state of Kansas has set off a wave of cognitive dissonance among sports fans and taxpayers: Gov. Laura Kelly says that the ...
www.fieldofschemes.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Just a shockingly bad deal. So happy Missouri didn't try to compete with this madness.
Remember, there is always a way to make the project work when it is a priority. This is apparently what we value.
Remember, there is always a way to make the project work when it is a priority. This is apparently what we value.
Future home city of the Chiefs, where over $6 billion in taxpayer money will be "invested" in the team. Two major Kansas River bridges are closed indefinitely due to deferred maintenance making them unsafe, and parts of the city have been given up on to leap-frog out to 435 to build a mall.
December 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Future home city of the Chiefs, where over $6 billion in taxpayer money will be "invested" in the team. Two major Kansas River bridges are closed indefinitely due to deferred maintenance making them unsafe, and parts of the city have been given up on to leap-frog out to 435 to build a mall.
Gonna go ahead and pour cold water on calls for rail transit. It's an almost always idle structure 20 miles from the center of the region partially through under- and undeveloped land that was leapfrogged to build a mall by the freeway.
Ain't happening.
Ain't happening.
BREAKING: The Chiefs will relocate to Wyandotte County, Kansas, after lawmakers offered a major tax incentives package that could cover up to 70% of construction costs for a new stadium.
It's official: The Kansas City Chiefs are moving from Missouri to Wyandotte County, Kansas
The Chiefs will relocate to Wyandotte County, Kansas, after lawmakers offered a major tax incentives package that could cover up to 70% of construction costs for a new stadium.
www.kcur.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Gonna go ahead and pour cold water on calls for rail transit. It's an almost always idle structure 20 miles from the center of the region partially through under- and undeveloped land that was leapfrogged to build a mall by the freeway.
Ain't happening.
Ain't happening.
No amount of bedazzling can fix the super-human scale problem. We should think of these things like fields because they're totally incompatible with dense, human-scaled neighborhoods.
The AI data center building boom is spreading large-scale facilities across the U.S., but few are being designed with even an iota of aesthetic distinction. f-st.co/8RZ4VuD
Data centers are the buildings of our era. Do they have to be so boring?
The AI data center building boom is spreading facilities across the U.S., but few are being designed with aesthetic distinction.
f-st.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
No amount of bedazzling can fix the super-human scale problem. We should think of these things like fields because they're totally incompatible with dense, human-scaled neighborhoods.
One of the uniquely delightful aspects of living in a bi-state region is that we fight back-and-forth for sports stadia and office relocations, effectively negotiating against ourselves on behalf of billionaires and corporations.
a computer screen displays greetings professor falken hello and a strange game
Alt: An iconic scene from the movie "War Games," where it intuits from a simulation of mutually assured destruction that "the only way to win is not to play."
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
One of the uniquely delightful aspects of living in a bi-state region is that we fight back-and-forth for sports stadia and office relocations, effectively negotiating against ourselves on behalf of billionaires and corporations.
We connect the district with a premium transit option and one its largest? employers promptly announces plans to decamp to a car-dependent suburb for fresh tax breaks.
Quintessential Kansas City.
Quintessential Kansas City.
Reader, the answer is yes.
"It's official: Lockton will leave Plaza for new HQ in Leawood's Hallbrook North"
www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n...
"It's official: Lockton will leave Plaza for new HQ in Leawood's Hallbrook North"
www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n...
December 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
We connect the district with a premium transit option and one its largest? employers promptly announces plans to decamp to a car-dependent suburb for fresh tax breaks.
Quintessential Kansas City.
Quintessential Kansas City.
I really don't think it matters a ton in which state the Chiefs play in the scheme of things, but putting this thing twice as far from downtown in an area with no density or real transit will make access more difficult and make us less competitive for major events.
Legislators will consider public funding package in hopes of luring the NFL team to Kansas. The Royals will not be discussed Monday, leaving the MLB team’s future uncertain.
www.thepitchkc.com/kansas-legis...
www.thepitchkc.com/kansas-legis...
Kansas legislators to meet Monday about deal to bring Chiefs to domed Kansas stadium, entertainment district
Kansas legislative leaders will meet Monday to consider using STAR bonds to finance a stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs that could be built near the Legends shopping area. (Photo by Grace Hills for K...
www.thepitchkc.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I really don't think it matters a ton in which state the Chiefs play in the scheme of things, but putting this thing twice as far from downtown in an area with no density or real transit will make access more difficult and make us less competitive for major events.
KC, how the heck did we allow a hotel this close to the streetcar to have no ground floor presence other than parking and a tiny door to the elevator used to access the 2nd floor lobby? Let's hope our standards have elevated.
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
KC, how the heck did we allow a hotel this close to the streetcar to have no ground floor presence other than parking and a tiny door to the elevator used to access the 2nd floor lobby? Let's hope our standards have elevated.
Last minute, but hit me up if you want a couple of tickets to the NCAA Volleyball semis tonight!
December 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Last minute, but hit me up if you want a couple of tickets to the NCAA Volleyball semis tonight!
On the "Divided Lines" tour exploring race and real estate in KC. Familiar themes for me but never ceases to depress.
"Prairie Village today is 95% white. But that wasn't how it was intended. It was supposed to be 100%"
Also struck by how many teardowns there are in PV.
"Prairie Village today is 95% white. But that wasn't how it was intended. It was supposed to be 100%"
Also struck by how many teardowns there are in PV.
December 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
On the "Divided Lines" tour exploring race and real estate in KC. Familiar themes for me but never ceases to depress.
"Prairie Village today is 95% white. But that wasn't how it was intended. It was supposed to be 100%"
Also struck by how many teardowns there are in PV.
"Prairie Village today is 95% white. But that wasn't how it was intended. It was supposed to be 100%"
Also struck by how many teardowns there are in PV.
Why buy Starbucks ever?
There are so many locally-owned coffee shops where your money stays in your community, the shop offers something distinct to the culture, and the coffee is better.
Even amidst the consolidations of late-stage capitalism, you can still find your local.
There are so many locally-owned coffee shops where your money stays in your community, the shop offers something distinct to the culture, and the coffee is better.
Even amidst the consolidations of late-stage capitalism, you can still find your local.
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Why buy Starbucks ever?
There are so many locally-owned coffee shops where your money stays in your community, the shop offers something distinct to the culture, and the coffee is better.
Even amidst the consolidations of late-stage capitalism, you can still find your local.
There are so many locally-owned coffee shops where your money stays in your community, the shop offers something distinct to the culture, and the coffee is better.
Even amidst the consolidations of late-stage capitalism, you can still find your local.
Very cool! Now let's get the city-owned City Market to do this instead of dumping massive amounts of produce in the dumpster!
Kansas City continues to make it easier to divert food waste from landfills into organic compost in our community. We’re proud to work with the EPA and local markets to ensure the work we do creates more healthy food access for all in our community.
December 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Very cool! Now let's get the city-owned City Market to do this instead of dumping massive amounts of produce in the dumpster!
We all lament the destruction of the 50s and 60s, but it is wild how much KC was still demolishing in the 90s and 00s... and still does today.
December 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We all lament the destruction of the 50s and 60s, but it is wild how much KC was still demolishing in the 90s and 00s... and still does today.
Liz's writing is just so, so good. Laugh out loud stuff, folks. Read it.
Two nights playing with fire at Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce's steakhouse: defector.com/two-nights-p...
Two Nights Playing With Fire At Patrick Mahomes And Travis Kelce's Steakhouse | Defector
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As celebrity restaurant mascots, athletes offer a tidy sense of vertical integration: Why not supply the very calories they need to expend on the field? I’m surprised there are so…
defector.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Liz's writing is just so, so good. Laugh out loud stuff, folks. Read it.
They are boiling the frog slowly hoping we don't notice the ruining the beautiful game by turning it into American Football
News: Every 2026 World Cup match will feature two "hydration breaks," no matter the weather.
Each half will pause for exactly three minutes midway through.
It's a player welfare measure. It also has sporting & commercial implications.
More @theathleticfc.bsky.social:
Each half will pause for exactly three minutes midway through.
It's a player welfare measure. It also has sporting & commercial implications.
More @theathleticfc.bsky.social:
2026 World Cup to feature three-minute hydration breaks in every half throughout tournament
Every game will pause for three minutes in the middle of each half, which will essentially split the match into quarters.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
They are boiling the frog slowly hoping we don't notice the ruining the beautiful game by turning it into American Football
Reposted by Matt Staub
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
You can actually hear the producers cranking up the audience volume to try to make the response to Trump's "Peace Prize" sound less tepid.
December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
You can actually hear the producers cranking up the audience volume to try to make the response to Trump's "Peace Prize" sound less tepid.
To kick off this celebration of football and its role in bringing us all together in our shared humanity, we welcome Donald Trump. And then we'll give him a peace prize, "on behalf of billions of football fans around the world."
This is such a farce. And they can't even sort out their tech.
This is such a farce. And they can't even sort out their tech.
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
To kick off this celebration of football and its role in bringing us all together in our shared humanity, we welcome Donald Trump. And then we'll give him a peace prize, "on behalf of billions of football fans around the world."
This is such a farce. And they can't even sort out their tech.
This is such a farce. And they can't even sort out their tech.
"Never chase reality" is the perfect US Mens' National Team tagline for the Trump era.
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"Never chase reality" is the perfect US Mens' National Team tagline for the Trump era.
Important perspective. Left NIMBYs are also particularly culpable in this.
When NIMBYs block an apartment for not being "Affordable enough", they are telling those future residents (who can afford market-rates of new homes) to instead go bid up the price of the existing housing stock. Repeat enough times, and you make the whole city unaffordable.
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Important perspective. Left NIMBYs are also particularly culpable in this.
This is how we should accommodate transit when we want to close streets, instead of forcing reroutes like we do for events at T-Mobile Center in KC. Let the professional drivers pass through slowly and safely and give transit an advantage in times of congestion, not further delay.
Before (2024) / After (2025) the pedestrianization of Pont d'Iéna, Paris 16. Before that, tourists taking selfies in front of the Eiffel Tower had to go in the middle of the wide lanes of general traffic. Now they are in a pedestrian zone and just have to cross a slow bus lane (20 kph = 12 mph).
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is how we should accommodate transit when we want to close streets, instead of forcing reroutes like we do for events at T-Mobile Center in KC. Let the professional drivers pass through slowly and safely and give transit an advantage in times of congestion, not further delay.
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "city" (63×)
2. "downtown" (35×)
3. "building" (30×)
4. "without" (26×)
5. "parking" (23×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
1. "city" (63×)
2. "downtown" (35×)
3. "building" (30×)
4. "without" (26×)
5. "parking" (23×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "city" (63×)
2. "downtown" (35×)
3. "building" (30×)
4. "without" (26×)
5. "parking" (23×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
1. "city" (63×)
2. "downtown" (35×)
3. "building" (30×)
4. "without" (26×)
5. "parking" (23×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Consider the absurdity of expressing the number of residential units as a max and the number of parking spots as a minimum in an age of spiraling housing inaccessibility, climate change, and the crippling cost of car dependence.
The Plaza's master plan may still come up during tomorrow's City Plan Commission meeting, but a vote is set to be continued to Dec. 17. Plaza owners recently made tweaks, among other things, to add a 1,100 residential unit max and a 2,500-space parking minimum.
www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n...
www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/n...
December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Consider the absurdity of expressing the number of residential units as a max and the number of parking spots as a minimum in an age of spiraling housing inaccessibility, climate change, and the crippling cost of car dependence.