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adminBy 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…
adminColumbus Park or “The North End” was settled in the late 1800’s, largely by Italian immigrants who had arrived in the United States seeking their fortune. Their initial plan was…
adminBy Abby Hoover Independence Plaza is a Northeast neighborhood rich in historic significance to the Kansas City metropolitan area. The neighborhood is south of Independence Avenue, bordered by Benton Boulevard…
Dorri PartainBy 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…
adminBy Abby Hoover The Lykins neighborhood, named after the first elected mayor of Kansas City, Dr. Johnston Lykins, is undergoing a transformation to add improved housing, more accessible green spaces…
adminBy Michael Bushnell The Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood was named for the Reverend Nathan Scarritt, a Methodist Missionary and educator who in 1845 left his native Lebanon, Ill., with $10 in…
Dorri PartainBy Dorri Partain At the northeast corner of the Indian Mound neighborhood where Gladstone Boulevard meets Belmont Avenue, one will find the geographical and historical Indian mound that overlooks the…
adminBy 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…
admin“Our team provides guidance on resumes, cover letters and interview coaching, as well as a number of resources you can use to better prepare yourself to find the right job…
adminBy Abby Hoover To be a student at Kansas City Public Schools’ (KCPS) Northeast High School, one of the urban district’s most diverse schools, is to have someone always in…
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