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    Northeast Chamber wants community input on art submitted for mural project

    “3 Roosters,” by Zac Laman. Photo from nekcchamber.com. Untitled art by Armando Mesa “Piece by Piece we Made These Streets,” by Maria […]

    Kansas City Chicanos

    June’s First Friday in the Westside North neighborhood saw the work of various local artists at the Mattie Rhodes Center Chicano Pachanga.

    View HNE mural proposals and vote for your favorite designs

    Northeast News The Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce is inviting the public for a juried selection of at least three […]

  • Swope Park – a home to exotic animals

    May 8th, 2019
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    Michael Bushnell Northeast News “An idea to create the largest zoological garden in the United States. There will be nothing […]

    Remembering stock yards’ glory days

    May 1st, 2019
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    Michael Bushnell Northeast News About two years after the opening of the “new” Hannibal Bridge over the Missouri River, Kansas […]

    The Golden Age of air travel

    April 24th, 2019
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    Michael Bushnell Northeast News “Providing the very finest in airline service between major cities from coast to coast, this newest […]

    The wild waters of pre-levee Kansas City

    April 17th, 2019
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    Michael Bushnell Northeast News Published by the North American Postcard Company of Kansas City, Mo., this week’s card is a […]

    The glory days of the Blue River

    April 10th, 2019
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    Michael Bushnell Northeast News The North American Postcard Company of Kansas City, Mo., published this Real Photo postcard, showing the […]

  • The original Kansas City Hummer vehicle

    April 3rd, 2019
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    Michael Bushnell Northeast News When you think of a Hummer these days the first thing to come to mind is […]

    Pastoral scene belies bloody history

    March 27th, 2019
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    Michael Bushnell Northeast News Mention the town Trading Post, Kan., and you’ll more than likely get blank stares from whoever […]

    The Old Watts Mill

    March 20th, 2019
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    Michael Bushnell Northeast News You might visit the area around 103rd Street and State Line Road if you were interested […]

    Lincoln Electric Park, a delight to the city’s Negro population

    March 13th, 2019
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    Michael Bushnell Northeast News During the early days of the 20th century, Kansas City’s Black population enjoyed only limited access […]

    Corby legend lives on in St. Joseph

    March 6th, 2019
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    Michael Bushnell Northeast News When John Corby passed through the trading post area of Joseph Robidoux on the Missouri River […]