Sun. Apr 13th, 2025
Trending News: 361: Women Speak — UAW Local 249 Retiree Emphasizes Workforce Equal Pay VitalityElection results: Here’s what Kansas City-area voters decided about school boards and bonds April 8Hispanic Grocery Store Enters Second Decade of Serving Northeast FamiliesCommunity CalendarLetter to the Editor: Kansas City “D.A.R.E.” ProgramNeighbors Partner to Clean Indian Mound AlleysKessler Park Conservancy Puts Master Improvement Plan in Motion Kansas City Will Reinstate Bus Fares and Reduce Route Frequency Under New Funding PlanAzul Esperanza Organiza un Taller de Arte Para Niños Neuro DivergentesAzul Esperanza to Host Art Workshop for Neurodivergent Children, SaturdayNortheast Branch Tax Service Prepares Community for Tax Day, April 15Community CalendarKansas City Public Schools finds itself embroiled in a DEI fightNortheast School Brings Copa de Calle, Soccer Tennis Tournament to Kansas CityTruman Road Closure April 11 Commences I-70 Improvement ConstructionNortheast Native Fights Kansas City Food Insecurity Ballot Questions Leave Future of Kansas City Programs in Voters HandsThree Candidates Vie for Open School Board Seats, April 8Is the 20th Time the Charm? KCPS Brings School Bond Back to Kansas City Ballots for First Time Since 1987Neighborhood Smart Cans Help Kansas Citians Save the Planet From their KitchensAltercation Involving Gunfire Results in Homicide, Friday Evening — UPDATE360: Hella Good Deeds Founder Shares Inspirations, Goals for Kansas City Asian Culture AwarenessNortheast News Print Schedule UpdateGunfire Near Convenience Store Leads to Death, Wednesday EveningCharter School Works to Increase Safety for Students through CID and City ProgramsCommunity CalendarInFill Housing Slated for Indian Mound Land Bank Properties Breaks GroundSophomores Set School Record as First Wrestlers to Qualify for State Tournament in Viking HistoryMissouri Social Services Nonprofit Partners with Harmony Project KC, Provides Family CounselingHouse Fire within Scarritt Renaissance Friday Afternoon Requires Dangerous Buildings ReportMissourians Can Face Year-Long Waits for Records Requested From Some State AgenciesCommunity Family-Run Pharmacy Receives Exterior Upgrades Through Rebate ProgramThursday Evening Traffic Collision Results in Life Threatening Injuries359: Women Speak — Kansas City Mayor Pro Tem Breaks Barriers, Makes City Council History358: Junior League of Kansas City Prepares to Kick-off Eighth Annual C3KC ConferenceCommunity CalendarFormer Kansas City Mayor Pro Tem Finds New Beginnings Through Bridging the GapSuper Flea Museum Display Features Nostalgic TreasuresKCATA Proposes to Cut  Critical Northeast Bus RoutesNational Healthcare Nonprofit Partners with Local University — Inspires, Educates Female StudentsNortheast News Participates in Missouri Press Day at University of Missouri School of JournalismNortheast Newscast Launches New Podcast Series: “Women Speak”Super Flea Celebrates New Entrance, VendorsRebate Program Aids to Increase Independence Avenue Business VisibilityCommunity CalendarKCATA to Host Service Change Meetings for RideKC Routes C3KC Conference Sparks Change, Honors Alvin BrooksBarbecue Joint Continues to Smoke-up Favorites in Columbus Park — REVIEWIndependence Avenue Mural Wall Repairs Erase Community ArtCultural Center Kicks Off Annual “Mujer Exhibit,” Celebrates Women’s History MonthADCO: Printing for Northeast Since 1967Community CalendarRoad Closure Marks Final Steps in Traffic Calming ProjectLatino Education Organization Creates Mutual Aid Fund to Assist Kansas City Immigrant FamiliesSister Nonprofit to Columbus Park Vietnamese Café Launches, Promotes Asian CultureEast-African Family-Run Business Enters 7th Year Serving up Northeast CommunityMadres del Noreste encuentran apoyo a través de grupo de dueloCommunity CalendarChamber Luncheon Program Addresses Upswing in Local FiresMissouri Neighborhood Assistance Program Awards Northeast Recovery and Treatment Facility with Tax CreditsLocal Muslims Prepare for Month of Empathy and CelebrationNortheast Mothers Find Support Through Northeast Grief GroupEarly Morning Gunfire Results in Death, Tuesday —UPDATESomali Native Carries on Family’s Business Tradition with Independence Plaza’s “Jama Imports”Vacant Residence Fire Requires Dangerous Buildings Request, Thursday MorningCommunity CalendarMissouri’s Grocery Shelves Feel Impact of Bird FluPizzeria Opens in Pendleton Heights, Brings East Coast Flavor to Neighborhood — REVIEWMissouri Lawmakers Raise Concerns about Long Waits in Jail for Court-Ordered Mental Health CareKCFD Requests Dangerous Buildings Following Early Morning House FireNortheast Honors Black History Month with a Local Black-Owned BusinessOfficer-Involved Altercation Leads to Non-Injury Gunfire, Wednesday EveningFamily Flower Business, a Staple of Northeast CommunityRemember This? I AM Loved Pin-Back ButtonsThe Museum of Kansas City’s Soda Fountain Celebrates First Year, SaturdayCommunity CalendarImmigration Advocacy Organization Puts “Show-Me” Back in “Show-Me State” with Economic Protest Corinthian Hall Mansion Rebrands to Honor its 85th Year as Historic Northeast Landmark78 Structure Fires Blaze Northeast within 3 Months — Here’s What We Know:Northeast Kansas City Chamber’s Beads, Beans and BoozeCommunity CalendarLooking Ahead with Revolucion EducativaFederal Immigration Laws Ensue, Local Organizations Work to EducateEarly Morning Altercation Leads to Homicide, TuesdayColumbus Park Vietnamese Cafe Raises Money for California Wildfire AssistanceCelebrate National Dark Chocolate Day, Feb. 1 with Northeast Businesses!Celebrate International Integrative Health Care Day, Jan. 23!Overnight Building Fire Requires Structure Evacuation, Thursday MorningLunar New Year Ushers in “Year of the Snake”Community CalendarHUD, HAKC Approves Land Sale for Future Mental Health Facility DevelopmentJackson County Jury Convicts Second Suspect in 2021 Homicide Involving GunfireIndependence Avenue Gas Station Shooting Results in Homicide, Thursday Evening — UPDATEColumbus Park Welcomes Digital Literacy Space to its Community Center, ThursdayVehicle Missing from Truman Road Hit and Run Incident, MondayCommunity CalendarVacant Apartment, Scene of Sunday Blaze — UpdatedNortheast Community Celebrates Life of “Radio Tony” American Jazz Museum Honors Martin Luther King JrJanice D. Nance-James
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Sun. Apr 13th, 2025
Trending News: 361: Women Speak — UAW Local 249 Retiree Emphasizes Workforce Equal Pay VitalityElection results: Here’s what Kansas City-area voters decided about school boards and bonds April 8Hispanic Grocery Store Enters Second Decade of Serving Northeast FamiliesCommunity CalendarLetter to the Editor: Kansas City “D.A.R.E.” ProgramNeighbors Partner to Clean Indian Mound AlleysKessler Park Conservancy Puts Master Improvement Plan in Motion Kansas City Will Reinstate Bus Fares and Reduce Route Frequency Under New Funding PlanAzul Esperanza Organiza un Taller de Arte Para Niños Neuro DivergentesAzul Esperanza to Host Art Workshop for Neurodivergent Children, SaturdayNortheast Branch Tax Service Prepares Community for Tax Day, April 15Community CalendarKansas City Public Schools finds itself embroiled in a DEI fightNortheast School Brings Copa de Calle, Soccer Tennis Tournament to Kansas CityTruman Road Closure April 11 Commences I-70 Improvement ConstructionNortheast Native Fights Kansas City Food Insecurity Ballot Questions Leave Future of Kansas City Programs in Voters HandsThree Candidates Vie for Open School Board Seats, April 8Is the 20th Time the Charm? KCPS Brings School Bond Back to Kansas City Ballots for First Time Since 1987Neighborhood Smart Cans Help Kansas Citians Save the Planet From their KitchensAltercation Involving Gunfire Results in Homicide, Friday Evening — UPDATE360: Hella Good Deeds Founder Shares Inspirations, Goals for Kansas City Asian Culture AwarenessNortheast News Print Schedule UpdateGunfire Near Convenience Store Leads to Death, Wednesday EveningCharter School Works to Increase Safety for Students through CID and City ProgramsCommunity CalendarInFill Housing Slated for Indian Mound Land Bank Properties Breaks GroundSophomores Set School Record as First Wrestlers to Qualify for State Tournament in Viking HistoryMissouri Social Services Nonprofit Partners with Harmony Project KC, Provides Family CounselingHouse Fire within Scarritt Renaissance Friday Afternoon Requires Dangerous Buildings ReportMissourians Can Face Year-Long Waits for Records Requested From Some State AgenciesCommunity Family-Run Pharmacy Receives Exterior Upgrades Through Rebate ProgramThursday Evening Traffic Collision Results in Life Threatening Injuries359: Women Speak — Kansas City Mayor Pro Tem Breaks Barriers, Makes City Council History358: Junior League of Kansas City Prepares to Kick-off Eighth Annual C3KC ConferenceCommunity CalendarFormer Kansas City Mayor Pro Tem Finds New Beginnings Through Bridging the GapSuper Flea Museum Display Features Nostalgic TreasuresKCATA Proposes to Cut  Critical Northeast Bus RoutesNational Healthcare Nonprofit Partners with Local University — Inspires, Educates Female StudentsNortheast News Participates in Missouri Press Day at University of Missouri School of JournalismNortheast Newscast Launches New Podcast Series: “Women Speak”Super Flea Celebrates New Entrance, VendorsRebate Program Aids to Increase Independence Avenue Business VisibilityCommunity CalendarKCATA to Host Service Change Meetings for RideKC Routes C3KC Conference Sparks Change, Honors Alvin BrooksBarbecue Joint Continues to Smoke-up Favorites in Columbus Park — REVIEWIndependence Avenue Mural Wall Repairs Erase Community ArtCultural Center Kicks Off Annual “Mujer Exhibit,” Celebrates Women’s History MonthADCO: Printing for Northeast Since 1967Community CalendarRoad Closure Marks Final Steps in Traffic Calming ProjectLatino Education Organization Creates Mutual Aid Fund to Assist Kansas City Immigrant FamiliesSister Nonprofit to Columbus Park Vietnamese Café Launches, Promotes Asian CultureEast-African Family-Run Business Enters 7th Year Serving up Northeast CommunityMadres del Noreste encuentran apoyo a través de grupo de dueloCommunity CalendarChamber Luncheon Program Addresses Upswing in Local FiresMissouri Neighborhood Assistance Program Awards Northeast Recovery and Treatment Facility with Tax CreditsLocal Muslims Prepare for Month of Empathy and CelebrationNortheast Mothers Find Support Through Northeast Grief GroupEarly Morning Gunfire Results in Death, Tuesday —UPDATESomali Native Carries on Family’s Business Tradition with Independence Plaza’s “Jama Imports”Vacant Residence Fire Requires Dangerous Buildings Request, Thursday MorningCommunity CalendarMissouri’s Grocery Shelves Feel Impact of Bird FluPizzeria Opens in Pendleton Heights, Brings East Coast Flavor to Neighborhood — REVIEWMissouri Lawmakers Raise Concerns about Long Waits in Jail for Court-Ordered Mental Health CareKCFD Requests Dangerous Buildings Following Early Morning House FireNortheast Honors Black History Month with a Local Black-Owned BusinessOfficer-Involved Altercation Leads to Non-Injury Gunfire, Wednesday EveningFamily Flower Business, a Staple of Northeast CommunityRemember This? I AM Loved Pin-Back ButtonsThe Museum of Kansas City’s Soda Fountain Celebrates First Year, SaturdayCommunity CalendarImmigration Advocacy Organization Puts “Show-Me” Back in “Show-Me State” with Economic Protest Corinthian Hall Mansion Rebrands to Honor its 85th Year as Historic Northeast Landmark78 Structure Fires Blaze Northeast within 3 Months — Here’s What We Know:Northeast Kansas City Chamber’s Beads, Beans and BoozeCommunity CalendarLooking Ahead with Revolucion EducativaFederal Immigration Laws Ensue, Local Organizations Work to EducateEarly Morning Altercation Leads to Homicide, TuesdayColumbus Park Vietnamese Cafe Raises Money for California Wildfire AssistanceCelebrate National Dark Chocolate Day, Feb. 1 with Northeast Businesses!Celebrate International Integrative Health Care Day, Jan. 23!Overnight Building Fire Requires Structure Evacuation, Thursday MorningLunar New Year Ushers in “Year of the Snake”Community CalendarHUD, HAKC Approves Land Sale for Future Mental Health Facility DevelopmentJackson County Jury Convicts Second Suspect in 2021 Homicide Involving GunfireIndependence Avenue Gas Station Shooting Results in Homicide, Thursday Evening — UPDATEColumbus Park Welcomes Digital Literacy Space to its Community Center, ThursdayVehicle Missing from Truman Road Hit and Run Incident, MondayCommunity CalendarVacant Apartment, Scene of Sunday Blaze — UpdatedNortheast Community Celebrates Life of “Radio Tony” American Jazz Museum Honors Martin Luther King JrJanice D. Nance-James
2659 Independence Ave, Kansas City, MO 64124

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