Charge up and come early

YWCA Corner Coffee Cafe
1017 North 6th Street, KCK

802.11g
SSID:  YWCA Public

Well, what do you know?  No sooner do we discover that the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library has eased its death grip on its wireless network-now if they'll just lose a bit of their anal-retentiveness and loosen up on the filtering and port blocking-than we get a lead to another free and open hotspot in downtown KCK-and here it is.

Two big downsides-no power outlets and it closes at 4:30 p. m.  On balance, however, I'm going to declare that the upsides-it's free, open and in the area of the metro where the need for it is greatest-carry the day.  It's on the east side of Sixth just north of Minnesota Avenue, so those south and west facing windows you're looking at will only be a problem late in the afternoon, and only if you sit next to them.