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adminThursday, April 7 – Kansas City, Missouri residents will have a chance to share their vision for the city’s next police chief in a series of listening sessions across the…
adminBy Abby Hoover Vietnam Café in Columbus Park was one of a handful of businesses honored for Women’s History Month by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Wednesday, March 16.…
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…
adminBy 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…
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…
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…
adminBy Michael Bushnell On Sunday morning, February 27, 2022, Kansas City, MO., Police Officer Vito Mazzara, tragically took his own life. Those familiar with East Patrol and the Badges for…
adminFollowing 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…
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