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adminPurity (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…
adminEulalia 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…
adminAmanda 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…
adminAbdul 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…
adminLewis 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…
adminRebecca 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…
adminDana 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…
adminRobert Showalter has been the owner of Excel Office Supply for the past ten years. The company has been around since 1945 and is located on North Kansas Avenue, in…
adminSarah Sommerkamp is the program manager for Global Gardens, an initiative of Jewish Vocational Service. The program works with refugees who are familiar with farming or gardening in their native…
adminNancy Smith is the owner of Harold’s, a burger restaurant that has been in the same location in Historic Northeast since 1958. Smith has owned and operated the restaurant since…
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