Oct. 6, 2010

Twisted Irony is what this ‘lil canine calls it when the likes of Steve Glorioso is one of the very people responsible for the further drawing and quartering of our Northeast neighborhoods, continuing what the Pendergast machine started in the 1930s and 40s.

Glorioso, who is quick to puff up to those of us who live here, “I’m from Northeast,” should be ashamed of his council redistricting map proposal that essentially guts neighborhoods even more than they’ve already been gutted to date. Historic Northeast would be split into three council districts. Indian Mound neighborhood alone would be represented by three districts. Unfortunately, John Fairfield’s map is also injurious to neighborhoods.

Apparently, Historic Northeast has become City Hall’s new whipping boy with these new boundary lines. Note to Glorioso and Fairfield — don’t urinate down our backs and tell us its raining, we’ve about had our fill.

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Thus begins fall

The most beautiful, magical, fuzzy feeling-laden time of year has begun in Historic Northeast. This newshound thinks you can’t beat the autumn season in Northeast. The weather turned cool this weekend, and to us that signals excitement.

The neighborhoods will be abuzz throughout October leading up to the big excitement at the end of the month. Halloween trick-or-treating in Scarritt Renaissance neighborhood is one of the greatest community-building events of the year. Add to that the Graveyard Run in Elmwood Cemetery on Oct. 30 — a fundraiser that brings together costumes and racing in a gorgeous setting — and the last weekend in October is really something to look forward to.

This year, the fun gets spread out a bit more than the past two years, due to the fact that the Cliff Hanger run will be on a different weekend than Halloween. It will be Nov. 7 in the crisp morning Cliff Drive air. That will be a big week, politically, too, what with the general election on Nov. 2.

As we watch the trees change color in November, excitement will continue to build into the holiday season as one of the biggest traditions for Northeast gears up — the fairy princess visit to the Kansas City Museum. She will take her throne for the first time this year on Dec. 4 and will continue on weekends up until the week before Christmas.