Wes Mikel

UI/UX designer who oversees 5 ALL, an interactive design studio.

[KCMO Public Library @KCLibrary]

May 12 is National Train Day! It's not an actual train, but you could ride the @kcstreetcar to get to our Central Library and check out a train book or use the classic wooden train set in our children's area. Plus, here's a special list on the subject: https://t.co/YkO2WY28ZK

[FlatlandKC @FlatlandKC]

What happens when you work two jobs and still can't afford the rent?
Watch "Affordable Housing" tomorrow, May 10, on @KCPT at 7:30 p.m. To see all of our coverage, head over to: https://t.co/4gkwcmOyM9 #KCPublicWorks

[FlatlandKC @FlatlandKC]

Open records requests and phone calls. That's how we obtained eviction records in Jackson County (MO) and Johnson County (KS). Wyandotte County? That was a totally different story: https://t.co/LmxahLOmxF #KCPublicWorks

[FlatlandKC @FlatlandKC]

It takes only minutes for Jelisa Bernardo to be legally evicted. In 8 days, she’ll be homeless. We follow her journey and explore a first-time analysis of eviction rates from both sides of the state line. https://t.co/PhOGu7LmqR #KCPublicWorks

[FlatlandKC @FlatlandKC]

An analysis of evictions on both sides of the state line has never been published. Until now: https://t.co/LRoJxB9IRY #KCPublicWorks

[FlatlandKC @FlatlandKC]

ICYMI: "Not in my backyard." A petition to block a mixed-income housing complex in the Northland drew support from over 4000 neighbors. But are there any real winners in this apartment fight? Video: https://t.co/tnCkbl4IbZ #KCPublicWorks

[CSS-Tricks @css]

Huge collection of very tiny JavaScript libraries that do specific things.

https://t.co/TxAn5JJfKG

[CSS-Tricks @css]

A CSS-only solution for accessible dropdown menus by @una. https://t.co/yScAhGytIU

[Wes Mikel @wesmikel]

@KellyCordingley The double “the”s in that make me think it didn’t get you the caffeine you wanted. I’ll bring in extra on Wednesday.

[Micah Cohen @micahcohen]

.@WaltHickey watched EVERY NIC CAGE MOVIE EVER!!!

https://t.co/uuk3SS7Szr

[Teen Vogue @TeenVogue]

"I didn't understand why they didn't care. I tried to tell them to come, but they said no." 💔Havana Edwards, a 7-year-old student from Washington, D.C., was the only one at her school to walk out of classes for the #NationalSchoolWalkout https://t.co/9WZXgjY8SS

[Programming Wisdom @CodeWisdom]

"Weeks of coding can save you hours of planning." - Unknown

[UMBC Athletics @UMBCAthletics]

When you never packed up your winter clothes, but then find out it’s going to snow on April 7

[Vox @voxdotcom]

President Donald Trump is calling National Guard troops to the US/Mexico border...where immigrants are coming in at historically low rates. https://t.co/TCjnpJG1Dd

[Shut up already, damn! @onlychyld]

In an effort to get out of MS-13, a teenager wrote a confession to his teacher, who gave it to the school resource officer, who gave it to the FBI, who gave it to ICE, who is sending him back to El Salvador...

to die at the hands of MS-13.

Damn.

https://t.co/2n6J88coB2

[FlatlandKC @FlatlandKC]

So...where do young Kansas Citians live anyway? A #curiousKC reader wanted to know if 20-somethings are actually living in all the new development downtown. Here's what we found: https://t.co/fJRne6yAMI

[FiveThirtyEight @FiveThirtyEight]

The link between immigration and crime exists in the imaginations of Americans, and nowhere else. https://t.co/NdcHBy6UIG via @UpshotNYT

[Micah Cohen @micahcohen]

So so so so so so cool https://t.co/rVI6cuGT0d