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adminBy Abby Hoover Bishop Sullivan Centers has welcomed a new Executive Director following the October 2021 retirement of longtime President Tom Turner. As the centers celebrate their 50th year, Michelle…
adminBy Abby Hoover A new concept in Mexican cuisine is coming soon to Fifth Street in historic Columbus Park in the former North End restaurant space. In under four weeks,…
Dorri PartainBy Dorri Partain Numerous sites throughout Kansas City have been named in honor of business owners and civic leaders Theron B. Watkins (1877-1950) and his adopted step-son Bruce R. Watkins…
Dorri PartainBy Dorri Partain In the 1979 Kansas City, Mo., mayoral election, Democratic candidate Bruce R. Watkins faced Republican candidate Richard Berkley. Born in 1924, Watkins was adopted by his step-father…
adminKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas today delivered his third State of the City Address to the Kansas City Council and to Kansas Citians virtually, where previewed the Kansas City Fiscal…
adminBy Abby Hoover In celebration of Black History Month, the Kansas City Public Library (KCPL), in partnership with the Local Investment Commission (LINC) and Black Archives of Mid-America, has unveiled…
adminBy Abby Hoover Democrat Manny Abarca IV announced Monday that he will run in-district for District One in the Jackson County Legislature. Abarca currently serves as the Treasurer of the…
adminThe Lykins Neighborhood is searching for an artist or artist team to create artwork to be featured in the neighborhood’s new Resource Center. The Resource Center is a very exciting…
adminPolice were on the scene of a fatal shooting in the 7200 block of E. 17th Street Wednesday night. Just before 9:30 p.m., Kansas City Police Department officers were dispatched…
adminBy Abby Hoover Chúc mung nam moi! Happy Vietnamese New Year! As the first authentic Vietnamese coffee truck in Kansas City – soon to be a brick-and-mortar business – Cafe…
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