Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor While the event will look different this year, Northeast’s most popular fundraiser is slated for March 19, as in years past. As previously celebrated at the three…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor She may be little, but she hasn’t aged a bit while providing laughs to generations. “Little Lulu” Moppet made her first appearance in 1935 as a single…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Countless barbeque restaurants dot the neighborhoods in and around Kansas City today, but during the early years of the 20th Century, ‘que was only found in the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor More than 70 years after its composition, a Ragtime two step became a chart-topping recording. “The Entertainer” was composed by Black composer Scott Joplin (1868-1917) in 1902,…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor It’s a small item with a big message that’s been translated into multiple languages and sent to loved ones around the world. The iconic “I Am Loved”…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Need coffee for a crowd? Perk up your party with a Party Percolator that brews dozens of cups and keeps coffee hot and fresh for hours. Prior…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Do you have any Gremlins in your kitchen cupboard? From the shoebox to the cereal box, this sweetened breakfast offering was one of the products inspired by…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor It’s a radio – it’s a toilet paper holder – it’s both! Combining two practical items into one product was made possible by the introduction of the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Lick ’em, stick ’em, save ’em and trade ’em for quality merchandise – it was like getting new items completely free. Commonly called “trading stamps,” merchants across…
Dorri PartainThe week’s Face of Northeast is Loren Persley. She moved seven years ago from the Swope Parkway area, where she grew up, to Northeast as a first-time home owner through…
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