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December 11, 2019
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Faces of Northeast: Bill McKemy

Bill McKemy lives with his wife, Jo Ellen, and his two sons, Milton and Neil, in the old Fire Station 23 at St. John and Elmwood. He moved to Northeast…

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December 4, 2019
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Faces Of Northeast: Mitch Trumpp

Mitch Trumpp moved to Northeast in 2012. At the time, Trumpp owned his own business and was renting a house with two refugees from Iraq in the Sheffield Neighborhood. “My…

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November 27, 2019
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Faces of Northeast: Park Kaescner

This week’s Faces of Northeast is kind of special. We’re going to take a step back in time to chat with Park Kaescner, a retired Kansas City Missouri Police Officer…

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November 20, 2019
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Faces of Northeast: Purity (PeeKay) Kinyua

Purity (Peekay) Kinyua is the community outreach ambassador at the Independence Avenue Community Improvement District in the Northeast. Originally from Kenya, Kinyua moved to the United States in 2001 and…

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November 13, 2019
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Faces of Northeast: Eulalia Inman

Eulalia Inman moved to the U.S. from Zacatecas, Mexico in 1995. Her husband’s sister was living in Kansas City at the time, so Northeast is where they bought their first…

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November 6, 2019
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Faces of Northeast: Amanda Wilson

Amanda Wilson is currently the program officer at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and works with Community Development Corporations throughout Kansas City. Wilson is the co-chair for the Promoting…

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October 30, 2019
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Faces Of Northeast: Abdul Rahman Hatimi

Abdul Rahman Hatimi and his wife are the owners of Yasmeen Cafe, located at 1447 Independence Avenue. Translating to “Beautiful Flower,” Yasmeen Cafe serves traditional African and Mediterranean fare including…

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October 23, 2019
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Faces of Northeast: Lewis Diuguid

Lewis Diuguid moved to Kansas City to write for the Kansas City Times after graduating from the University of Missouri. Lewis planned on staying in Kansas City for about two…

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October 16, 2019
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Faces of Northeast: Rebecca Koop

Rebecca Koop is a woman who wears many hats. She works as the events director at the Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, owns a pottery business on St. John…

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October 9, 2019
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Faces of Northeast: Dana Carter

Dana Carter has been a principal for the past several years at Gladstone Elementary, located at 355 N Elmwood. “It’s definitely a joyful job,” she said. “You feel like you’re…