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Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor Through the years, this picturesque church with a white spire has served generations of Historic Northeast residents — celebrating Easter, Christmas, weddings and baptisms. Most recently, Children’s…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor When the “father of the American Christmas card” needed art supplies for his young daughter, he launched a campaign to bring art instruction to all American school…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor During a late night storm on July 31, winds roared at 70 to 80 mph. Across Kansas City, reports of trees losing branches and causing damage prevailed…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor Proving you don’t need hiking boots or rugged terrain, Urban Hiking is increasing in popularity. The Missouri Department of Conservation has hosted a series of Urban Hikes…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor Cool tools for school – useful for math and art classes too. The protractor was first used by mariners to create or read maps and navigational charts…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor An ordinance sponsored by Mayor Quinton Lucas and Third District Councilpersons Melissa Robinson and Melissa Patterson Hazley, introduced to Kansas City’s City Council the process to…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor Kansas City’s Vision Zero program aims to reduce or eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by installing traffic calming measures such as speed bumps and speed tables…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor The Independence Avenue Community Improvement District (CID) oversees improvements along Independence Avenue. These improvements include trash collection, beautification, and assistance in a program referred to as GRIME,…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor Can you fit all your school supplies inside a cigar box? Elementary school students in the 1960’s often used empty cigar boxes to corral the array of…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Managing Editor Head back-to-school with the cartoon cat “that even cat-haters can love.” As created by cartoonist Jim Davis, Garfield first appeared in newspaper comic sections June 19, 1978…
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