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Donovan, 1983-2025Spalitto’s Pharmacy is Just Around The CornerNortheast Vikings Make History — Undefeated Regular Season and Ready for One More GameJackson County Voters Shift Assessor Office to Elected RoleLa comunidad rinde homenaje a las vidas perdidas por la violencia con una exposición del Día de Muertos Community Pays Tribute to Lives Lost to Violence through Dia de Muertos Display Kansas City Engineers’ Signature Spans Coast to Coast: Waddell & Harrington and Pasadena’s 1913 Colorado Street BridgeFrom Budd Park to the Big LeaguesChamber Luncheon Guest “Takes the Cake” Preservationists Protest Proposed Demolition on University CampusFinal Chapter for Scare-It Halloween, Thanks for the MemoriesCommunity CalendarGladstone Elementary Students Learn Bike and Scooter Safety After Classmate’s AccidentKnuckleheads Saloon: Kansas City’s Legendary East Bottoms Stage Brings Music to Life NightlyLocal Price Chopper Offers Free Meals for Kids Amid Ongoing Federal ShutdownKansas City Health Department Moves Monthly Food Pantry to First TuesdaysCommunity CalendarPreservation Alert:  KC University to Demolish Another Historic Building.  Let’s Save Smith Hall!El Mercado Fresco is “Just Around The Corner”Carbal Boots is “Just Around The Corner”Letter: Saving Architecturally Significant Structures in Kansas CityChapter 3: Closing Time at the Avenue InnPreserving Legacies: Northeast Resident’s Business Keeps Headstones CleanThe Heart of the VFW Beats in Kansas CityCreating a Solid Legal Foundation for Your BusinessKC Council Eyes Ban on Unregulated Slot Machines in Neighborhood BusinessesVacant Lots Convert to Home Construction ProjectsTime to Fall Back — and Freshen Up: Daylight Saving Time Ends Nov. 2Special Election on Nov. 4 Addresses County Charter ChangesDomestic Violence Awareness Month Highlights Crisis and Local ResponseTime for Your Flu Shot: Here’s Where to Get One in Kansas City — Plus What’s New from the CDCA Collector’s Journey: How Jarrod Roll Built “The Nostalgia Awakens”Northeast Arts KC Celebrates 30 Years with an ARTy Halloween pARTyPumpkin Patch Celebrates Fall, Neighborhood ConnectionsKC Streetcar Main Extension Opens to Riders on Oct. 24Sarah Rector honored with Kansas City street designation ahead of new biopic releaseCommunity CalendarBootstraps Toastmasters Brings the Power of Voice Back to In-Person Meetings at Northeast KC ChamberSharif Store is “Just Around The Corner”Chapter 2: The Man in the CornerIndian Mound, Pendleton Heights Neighborhoods Celebrate New MuralsLa Hamburguesa Loca Returns to a Restaurant Setting After Years on the RoadNortheast News Announces MPA AwardsLove Rust Returns to Trap Gallery in Columbus ParkLegal Considerations for Your Neighborhood AssociationElected Officials Tour Highlights Ongoing Growth and Opportunity Along Independence AvenueDia de Muertos – How To and Where To Celebrate in Kansas CityCommunity CalendarEquity Walk, Walk Audit Take Up-close Look at Northeast Assets, ChallengesIndependence Plaza Neighborhood Highlights History During Homes TourKansas City Mavericks Open 2025-26 ECHL Season October 17Star Wars: Visions Returns Oct. 29 — But Kansas City Has Its Own Star Wars AdventureDeath Sentence Handed Down for Killer of Officer Daniel VasquezTen Years Later: Northeast Remembers Firefighters John Mesh and Larry LeggioGringo Loco is “Just Around the Corner”Orchard Fest Celebrates Harvest Season and Community ConnectionsVoters Took the County Executive Out of Office.  What Happens Now?Jason Kelce Shines a National Spotlight on Northeast Favorite Peter May’s House of KielbasaForty Years of Awareness: Progress and Gaps in the Fight Against Breast CancerNeighborhood Garden, Orchard Receive PLANT Grant FundingCommunity CalendarFormer Mayor Chosen as Interim County ExecutiveDeron Cherry Foundation Hosts Celebrity Tailgate Party to Benefit Local YouthClassifiedCommunication and Creating ConnectionsLuncheon Topic Features Business Opportunities During World Cup 2026Historical Society Tour Features Independence Plaza HomesCity Council Resolution Initiates Vacant Land ActivationThreads of Connectivity: Nativity and Live in LightChapter 1: Last Call for the LivingStirring Up History: Kansas City and the Rival CrockpotCommunity CalendarMurder Charges Announced Following Sept. 19 Apartment FireCollision on Independence Avenue Claims Cyclist’s LifeCalendar- Sept. 24Letter from Julia Williams, NEN editorThe Aspen Provides Additional Housing, Services for Sheffield PlaceHackberry Stage Creates Gathering Space in Maple ParkVehicle Collision Damages Independence Avenue Medical OfficesHISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS SEPTEMBER 15 – OCTOBER 15Letter to the Editor: Paseo West Neighborhood Association President Shares Thoughts on Missouri RedistrictingBody Found in Early Morning Apartment Fire, Friday373: Women Speak — Women Speak — KKFI Show Host Summarizes Labor Education Background, Encourages Local ActivismIndependence Plaza Gunfire Results in Homicide, Wednesday EveningCommunity CalendarStructure Collapse Results in Building Demolition, Murals Require RelocationBusiness Owner Offers One Stop Shop to Historic Northeast Community Along Independence AvenueDonald Dean Airington
2659 Independence Ave, Kansas City, MO 64124

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From Budd Park to the Big Leagues
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  • November 5, 2025
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From Budd Park to the Big Leagues

Bryan StalderContributor When the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their second consecutive World Series title last Saturday, Toronto’s hopes of a comeback faded under the stadium lights. But more than three…

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