Grime, Crime and Chime
Grime: Last spring, the Northeast Kansas City (NEKC) Chamber organized a meeting where representatives from KCMO Parks & Recreation, neighborhood leaders, disc golfers, Bike KC, and the Kessler Park Advisory…
Grime: Last spring, the Northeast Kansas City (NEKC) Chamber organized a meeting where representatives from KCMO Parks & Recreation, neighborhood leaders, disc golfers, Bike KC, and the Kessler Park Advisory…
By Northeast News For 57 years, ADCO Litho Plate has fulfilled Kansas City’s printing needs, operating out of its shop at 6043 E Truman Rd. Owner Theresa “Terry” Cunningham is…
Grime: The Independence Avenue Community Improvement District (CID) Urban Street Ambassador (USA) teams are actively involved in beautification efforts, such as creating Monarch butterfly migration stations and planting flowers and…
Grime: Our Alley Reclamation Project in the East-West alley between Indiana and Bales Avenues, just north of The Avenue, has produced extremely positive and ongoing results and received great feedback.…
Grime: The Mid America Regional Council (MARC) Solid Waste Management District Grant was utilized to improve a specific alleyway. The improvement plan included installing multilingual signage, wireless trail cameras, and…
Michael BushnellPublisher When Old Northeast Inc., Northeast’s local Community Development Corporation (CDC) closed their doors due to lack of funding in 2009, one of the organization’s most popular fundraising events,…
Grime: The Independence Avenue CID’s Alley Enhancement Plan involves researching proven methods for improving alleys, and then implementing measures to make the alleys clean, green, and activated. This includes installing…
Grime: Avenue Beautification & Urban Street Ambassadors Over the past Summer The CID planted thirteen flower beds and planted 128 flower pots, and 38 trees. The CID removed illegal graffiti…
Avenue Beautification & Urban Street Ambassadors Alley Cleanups: Eight of our Urban Street Ambassadors (USAs) worked hard in the East-West alley between Hardesty and Denver Avenues, hauling away over 700…
As we begin 2024 and the 11th year for the Independence Avenue Community Improvement District, we remain, as always, focused on our three, key barometers for addressing the quality of…