Historic Northeast Neighborhood Issue
By Abby Hoover This week’s issue is dedicated to the historic neighborhoods of Northeast Kansas City, Mo. The six neighborhoods – Pendleton Heights, Scarritt Renaissance, Indian Mound, Sheffield, Lykins and…
By Abby Hoover This week’s issue is dedicated to the historic neighborhoods of Northeast Kansas City, Mo. The six neighborhoods – Pendleton Heights, Scarritt Renaissance, Indian Mound, Sheffield, Lykins and…
By Dorri Partain South of Independence Avenue and east of Hardesty Avenue lies the Sheffield neighborhood. In the shadow of industrial sites, a small residential community is bolstered by the…
By Abby Hoover Pendleton Heights is Northeast’s westernmost neighborhood that boasts Kansas City’s first Boulevard, portions of three city parks, one of only two nationally-listed urban scenic byways, and the…
By Michael Bushnell Tuesday evening, March 1, the University of Missouri – Kansas City’s (UMKC) Center for Neighborhoods hosted an open house event at the Kansas City Museum to toast…
By Abby Hoover Kemet Coleman wears a lot of hats – the Kansas City native is an artist, actor, urbanist, entrepreneur and activist – but today his hat is embroidered…
Following attempts by neighbors to get the Kansas City Park and Recreation Department to address a homeless camp just inside Gate One of Cliff Drive, a comprehensive clean up strategy…
Equity2 is an impact investment firm and sister organization of AltCap and Community Capital Fund. We take two approaches to community development: impact investing and the Community Investment Trust (CIT). Our…
A fatal single vehicle wreck involving a City trash truck closed the I-435 northbound on ramp Tuesday morning just after 11:30 a.m. Emergency crews responded to Front Street at I-435…
By Abby Hoover On Monday, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along with Mayors Eileen Weir of Independence, Mo., representatives from the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City,…
This critically thinking News Dog thinks a change in paradigms is highly necessary in how the City deals with the ongoing and growing issue of homeless camps on public land.…