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adminLocated prominently in the heart of the Historic Northeast, Gringo Loco at 3825 Independence Avenue has grown into much more than a grocery store. It’s a neighborhood hub where families…
adminHispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 to highlight Latino culture, including music, dance, art and traditional foods, available in markets along Independence Avenue. San Antonio…
adminJulia Williams Editor-in-Chief Marie François has owned her store “Ebenezer Shop,” which she refers to as a local one stop shop, for the past three years. Previously operating out of…
adminSPONSORED CONTENT Al Rahman Mediterranean Market — located at 2536 Independence Ave. – is just one business that makes up the Prospect Center. Located previously along Lexington Avenue within the…
adminJulia Williams Editor-in-Chief Jessie Yeager — a Northeast native and Northeast High School Alumna — has served as the Store Manager at Phillips 66 “Express Stop” (5712 Independence Ave.) six…
adminJulia Williams Editor-in-Chief Northeast native Juan Bautista took over El Taco at 5200 Independence Ave., in February 2024 — absorbing the former restaurant’s employees and transforming the location into a…
adminJulia Williams Editor-in-Chief Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) at 3014 Independence Ave., is a franchise within the KFC corporation. In the 1930s, Harland “Colonel” Sanders — founder of KFC — began…
adminJulia Williams Editor-in-Chief Taco Bell, located at 5925 Independence Ave., is just one franchise out of 8,125 total locations across the U.S, with 140 in Missouri and 21 in Kansas…
adminJulia Williams Editor-in-Chief Subway at 1831 Independence Ave., is one of two Subway locations (3550 E. Truman Road) within the Historic Northeast and is its own franchise within the Subway…
adminJulia Williams Editor-in-Chief Sonic Drive-In at 4200 Independence Ave., is a franchise within the Sonic Corporation. And while this location’s current owners have operated the business since 2017, General Manager…
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