The Kansas City Star built a spacious printing plant in 2006 with beautiful glass panels covering the outside. Even before the building was completed vandals sometimes shot out windows. It has continued even today (LINK).
In 1911, the Star moved into its current location at 18th and Grand in an Italian Renaissance-style building
It was designed by the newspaper’s founder William Rockhill Nelson.
And now this building has a rat problem
Numerous sources have told Bottom Line that the building designed by the Star’s founder has a serious rat problem. Rats of various sizes and colors have been seen scampering down stairs and spaces. Some insiders think a current renovation of the editorial area has disrupted the rats in the old building.
“Basically employees are not thrilled to be sharing space with rats,” says a source. “They know that if you can actually see some rats then there are plenty more in the building out of sight.”
STAR SPELLED BACKWARDS IS ‘RATS’
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I could name a whole list of rats in that place…
Miami Herald had a rat problem a few years ago.
http://randompixels.blogspot.com/2010/07/more-bad-news-at-one-herald-plaza.html
Are you sure they’re not jumping ship?
Let’s see, they’ve got the Watchdog down there who writes regularly, but then dogs never seem to be too interested in rats. And the Fat Cats on Wall Street aren’t looking for a meal, so that wouldn’t work either. I think the primary cause of the rat problem is the relocation of the presses from the first floor of the “castle” to the new printing building and the elimination of typewriters in the News Room. They just don’t make enough racket down there anymore, or at least not enough to keep the rats away.
“Rats of various sizes and colors have been seen scampering down stairs and spaces.”
And, oddly enough, many of them lean to the left.