By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
May 22, 2013
Kansas City youth won’t have to follow a year-round 9 p.m. curfew in the entertainment districts just yet.
After tabling the proposed curfew for three weeks, the city’s Public Safety and Emergency Services Committee voted May 15 to table the item again for another four weeks.
Public Safety Chair John Sharp said tabling the item would give the mayor’s stakeholder group, which includes youth, the Kansas City Police Department and representatives from the five entertainment districts (Country Club Plaza, Zona Rosa, Westport Shopping District, the Central Business District and the 18th and Vine District) more time to meet to discuss solutions.
During the April 24 Public Safety meeting, City Council member Jan Marcason defended the need for a 9 p.m. year-round curfew for youth under 18.
“Unfortunately, incidents continue on the Plaza involving unsupervised youth,” Marcason said, who sponsored the curfew ordinance. “If we ignore there is a problem
Northeast News
May 22, 2013
Joshua Phillips, a Northwest Missouri State University junior, has joined the Northeast News team as our summer intern.
Phillips is majoring in mass media journalism and is a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He also writes for the Tower Yearbook and is online editor and chief
Northeast News
May 20, 2013
According to the Weather Channel’s website, the 64123 zip code clocked wind speeds of 24 mph and wind gusts up to 36 mph, along with 0.71 inches of precipitation on Sunday.
Approximately 77,000 Kansas City Power & Light
Northeast News
May 16, 2013
Bridge deck repairs will reduce both northbound and southbound I-435 late Friday through Sunday afternoon between Front Street and Truman Road.
The left lane of northbound I-435 between Truman Road (Route 12) and Winner Road (Route 24) will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, through 5
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
May 15, 2013
Growing up in a family with 9 other siblings meant life was always interesting.
“It was a blast,” Mo Orpin said. “I have nothing but great memories from my childhood.”
Earlier this year, Orpin became the executive director of The Don Bosco Centers, taking over for Torre
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
May 15, 2013
Now that the Kansas City Public Schools’ Board of Education has approved reinstating middle schools, the possibility of saving the former Thacher Elementary School building is becoming less likely.
Board members approved reinstating middle schools during an April 24 meeting and plan to use Northeast Middle
Northeast News
May 15, 2013
Do you need to purge your home of A.B.O.P.T.?
A.B.O.P.T. stands for antifreeze, batteries, oil, paint and tires, and all are considered household hazardous waste.
The city of Kansas City, Mo., with the help of Heartland Community Connection and other partners, is giving its residents an opportunity to safely
By LESLIE COLLINS
Northeast News
May 15, 2013
Thirteen years ago, the building at 1801 White Ave. was listed on the city’s dangerous buildings list. Its roof was caving in, the floors were buckling. Estimated repairs totaled $200,000. The last thing the neighborhood needed was another blighted building or vacant lot.
Police officers and
Northeast News
May 15, 2013
Christmas in October is now accepting applications for its 2013 program.
Now in its 30th year, Christmas in October has rehabilitated more than 7,500 homes in the Kansas City metro.
“We’re trying to change lives in neighborhoods one house at a time,” said John Summers, managing director of Kansas
Northeast News
May 15, 2013
Once again it’s time to think about nominations for Kansas City’s Good Neighbor Award.
Each year, the city of Kansas City recognizes citizens who take pride in where they live and those who exhibit the traits of being friendly, helpful, respectful and clean, to name a few.
The purpose
