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Dorri PartainDorri PartainManaging Editor Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) envisions a new educational facility and campus to expand learning opportunities on the site of the current Woodland Elementary site. Funding for…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainManaging Editor Since the initial announcement last December that Frank — a 250-year-old burr oak known as “the Liberty Tree”— would need to be removed, an outpouring of memories…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainManaging Editor On a chilly December afternoon, a long-time friend and I sought a location where we could sit, chat quietly and relax after the rush of the holidays,…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainManaging Editor Following on the heels of a press conference on Nov. 26 at the site of the Olive Park Village apartment complex, the Independence Plaza Neighborhood Council (IPNC)…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainManaging Editor Beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 13, the North-East branch of the Kansas City Public Library will offer a variety of classes for English learners, from basic vocabulary and…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainManaging Editor Preservationists involved in the grassroots group, Save Smith Hall, attended the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) hearing on Friday, Dec. 19 at City Hall to support the application…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainManaging Editor On Saturday, Dec. 20, the 500 block of Prospect Avenue was the scene for holiday cheer. Pendleton Heights neighbor Joe Cedillo, along with friends, family and volunteers…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainManaging Editor A scale model on display at the Museum of Kansas City smells good enough to eat. From stately columns to “stained glass” windows, baker Michelle Tobiason has…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainManaging Editor Remember when you were a kid and built towers and houses out of blocks just for the glee of knocking them down? There was no concern if…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainManaging Editor Community input for regional transit, development and land use continues as two groups hosted sessions during the same week of early December. A full array of maps,…
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