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Think? That's in the numbers I've posted. How many pro games are there? 8?
Dude you are really struggling in ignorance. Perhaps it's because Austin has no pro sports teams.
Baseball (Royals) alone has 82 home games.
The Chiefs have 8. And of course these don't count pre and post season games.
MLS Sporting KC has 17 home games, again not counting post season games.
So that's a minimum of 107 pro sports games annually.[/quote]
Re: restaurants, I trust hard facts, not magazine articles about "who's hot right now."
But thanks for letting us all know you can get good sushi in Austin
Those articles are solely based on gaining readership.
Look up James Beard Award Winners and/or other real and substantial criteria from industry experts. Restaurant "scenes" are subjective.
KC is no food slouch, besides BBQ and steak, we have a great restaurant scene.
Anthony Bourdain did 2 "No Reservations" shows in KC before he showed up in Austin.
No one is doubting Austin's tech supremacy in KC vs Austin.
As I stated, (1)tech, (2) TX Capital and (3) UT is your entire economy.
My post was about your ignorance of KC's large and growing tech scene, which you did not respond to at all.
Would KC like to be the next "Austin" for tech jobs? Sure!
We can add that to our broader and more diverse economy.
Dude you are really struggling in ignorance. Perhaps it's because Austin has no pro sports teams.
Baseball (Royals) alone has 82 home games.
The Chiefs have 8. And of course these don't count pre and post season games.
MLS Sporting KC has 17 home games, again not counting post season games.
So that's a minimum of 107 pro sports games annually.
Re: restaurants, I trust hard facts, not magazine articles about "who's hot right now."
But thanks for letting us all know you can get good sushi in Austin
Those articles are solely based on gaining readership.
Look up James Beard Award Winners and/or other real and substantial criteria from industry experts. Restaurant "scenes" are subjective.
KC is no food slouch, besides BBQ and steak, we have a great restaurant scene.
Anthony Bourdain did 2 "No Reservations" shows in KC before he showed up in Austin. [/quote]
what are the hard facts on food? Who gives a schitt about preseason football other than degen gamblers. Did you read everything else I posted or are you just cherry picking? How many people in KC can eat at a James Beard restaurant?
And if you look at wiki, Bourdain visited Austin in season 6, again in season 9. KC, he visited in season 8, but why does this really matter?
Slight edge in diversity: Moderator cut: Link removed, linking to competitor sites is not allowed
I'm not sure how you want to measure density, but I doubt either rate well in that.
I agree with the first two, but I never look at percentages when it comes to diversity. Mainly because it doesn't speak for the whole metro area, and also it doesn't look at representation. Like the different ethnic restaurants, cultural festivities, museums etc. For example, Austin has a larger Hispanic number than Orlando, but Orlando has the more larger presence; or in Detroit which has a significant Middle Eastern presence in it's surrounding suburbs.
Dude you are really struggling in ignorance. Perhaps it's because Austin has no pro sports teams.
Baseball (Royals) alone has 82 home games.
The Chiefs have 8. And of course these don't count pre and post season games.
MLS Sporting KC has 17 home games, again not counting post season games.
So that's a minimum of 107 pro sports games annually.
Re: restaurants, I trust hard facts, not magazine articles about "who's hot right now."
But thanks for letting us all know you can get good sushi in Austin
Those articles are solely based on gaining readership.
Look up James Beard Award Winners and/or other real and substantial criteria from industry experts. Restaurant "scenes" are subjective. KC is no food slouch, besides BBQ and steak, we have a great restaurant scene.
Anthony Bourdain did 2 "No Reservations" shows in KC before he showed up in Austin. [/quote]
I agree with the first two, but I never look at percentages when it comes to diversity. Mainly because it doesn't speak for the whole metro area, and also it doesn't look at representation. Like the different ethnic restaurants, cultural festivities, museums etc. For example, Austin has a larger Hispanic number than Orlando, but Orlando has the more larger presence; or in Detroit which has a significant Middle Eastern presence in it's surrounding suburbs.
Are you saying KC has more cultural fests? I flat don't know. I don't know about Orland or Detroit either. Just saying Austin, by the numbers appears more diverse than KC.
Really? You put Houston and Charlotte in the same category as OKC and the Inland Empire?
I didn't put them in the same category other than that they all get a lot of shade on here. Houston more so than Charlotte. Of course they are all on various different tiers in a lot of different factors.
kcmo, you do realize that UT football draws 90k plus a game right? What is the point in posting all of those pictures? There are museums in every city. Was that supposed to help KC's cause? I can throw up random pictures too, of any city.
Nice pic of a pool??? ok....
I don't care about college sports. At the same time, I do enjoy Pro sports. If a person prefers college sports over Pro, then Austin might be the city for them. I prefer pro and KC has NFL, MLS and MLB. Plus a major speedway. I'm not into nascar FYI and would much prefer Austin's open wheel racing scene. I had actually planned to fly to Austin last year for the Circuit of the Americas race with my son, but something came up. That's not enough to overcome Austin's lack of pro sports though.
Every city has museums, but not every city museums of the same caliber as KC. Typically older, more established cities have such museums. Austin has nothing comparable to the National World War 1 Museum which is constantly mentioned as a top ten museum in the country. The Nelson is also a step up form anything in Austin from its 1930's original structure to the modern galleries that have been added to it. Then you have the Steamboat Arabia, Negro League Baseball Museum, American Jazz museum, College Basketball Hall of Fame, Kemper Museum of Modern Art, Truman Library and more.
It's not like KC is only about the 1930's. Sure, KC has amazing art deco towers, union station, historic theaters etc that Austin just can't touch, but KC also has a very nice contrast of modern architecture to go along with their historic architecture. The Kauffman Center for performing arts and Sprint Center are great examples of this. The Kauffman Center is ranked high as a world class performing arts venue. Austin has nothing like it. KC is killing Austin with modern tall skyscrapers, I'll give you that.
KC has Worlds of Fun, Oceans of Fun and Schlitterbahn amusement parks, large casinos, a large zoo, starlight theater etc.
And KC's urban districts (River Market, Downtown/P&L District, Crossroads, Crown Center, Westport, Country Club Plaza) are on a different level than Austin's downtown and university area.
Somebody asked why "I" think KC is better. I'm giving reasons why I think Austin is still lacking in the amenities department. If you think Austin has everything you like and want, then good for you. I personally still consider it a AAA type city with some nice skyscrapers and some good urban recreation.
I don't care about college sports. At the same time, I do enjoy Pro sports. If a person prefers college sports over Pro, then Austin might be the city for them. I prefer pro and KC has NFL, MLS and MLB. Plus a major speedway. I'm not into nascar FYI and would much prefer Austin's open wheel racing scene. I had actually planned to fly to Austin last year for the Circuit of the Americas race with my son, but something came up. That's not enough to overcome Austin's lack of pro sports though.
Every city has museums, but not every city museums of the same caliber as KC. Typically older, more established cities have such museums. Austin has nothing comparable to the National World War 1 Museum which is constantly mentioned as a top ten museum in the country. The Nelson is also a step up form anything in Austin from its 1930's original structure to the modern galleries that have been added to it. Then you have the Steamboat Arabia, Negro League Baseball Museum, American Jazz museum, College Basketball Hall of Fame, Kemper Museum of Modern Art, Truman Library and more.
It's not like KC is only about the 1930's. Sure, KC has amazing art deco towers, union station, historic theaters etc that Austin just can't touch, but KC also has a very nice contrast of modern architecture to go along with their historic architecture. The Kauffman Center for performing arts and Sprint Center are great examples of this. The Kauffman Center is ranked high as a world class performing arts venue. Austin has nothing like it. KC is killing Austin with modern tall skyscrapers, I'll give you that.
KC has Worlds of Fun, Oceans of Fun and Schlitterbahn amusement parks, large casinos, a large zoo, starlight theater etc.
And KC's urban districts (River Market, Downtown/P&L District, Crossroads, Crown Center, Westport, Country Club Plaza) are on a different level than Austin's downtown and university area.
Somebody asked why "I" think KC is better. I'm giving reasons why I think Austin is still lacking in the amenities department. If you think Austin has everything you like and want, then good for you. I personally still consider it a AAA type city with some nice skyscrapers and some good urban recreation.
I really enjoy your posts, they are very informative and level-headed. This thread has become what you often see on CvC -- on one side people discussing what their city actually offers in terms of urban qualities and amenities; and on the other people throwing around (often meaningless) stats about "high ranking" here and "fast growing" there, but unable to provide any specifics about what makes their city great or special *as a city*. I guess that speaks for itself.
kcmo -- it's pretty clear that KC has the more interesting urban neighborhoods. But how would you compare the two downtowns (and immediately adjacent areas) if you are familiar with both?
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Of course you are not explaining why Austin is far superior. I don't know much about either city and just want to learn. There were a few posters on this thread that provided a lot of detailed information on KC and I appreciate it. I didn't see as much on Austin. But statements like "Austin is far superior and this isn't even a contest" without any substance to back it up are not very helpful.
I did say this is my opinion based on my personal preferences right? Just making sure
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