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Dorri Partain Assistant Editor Nearly two centuries following the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, their young Native American guide was honored on an American dollar coin. Born as a…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor Nearly two centuries following the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, their young Native American guide was honored on an American dollar coin. Born as a…
Michael BushnellPublisher “Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Woolf on their walk from Kansas City to New York City. Started Monday, May 2nd, 1910. Their dog accompanied them last season through…
Michael BushnellPublisher A two story home at 214 Wabash Avenue was built in 1895 for Hugh McKean. In 1907, Dr. Elmore Smith purchased the property and officed on one side…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor Quarter or dollar? After the Susan B. Anthony one dollar coin was introduced in 1979, users quickly discovered it was hard to distinguish from the Washington quarter…
Michael BushnellPublisher Located on the Northwest corner of 12th and McGee, the Empress Theater was built for the Sullivan and Considine Vaudeville circuit. The theater opened on May 29th, 1910…
Dorri PartainAssistant Editor I Vote, you vote, we all vote for ice cream! Generations of Kansas Citians “voted” for Velvet Freeze Ice Cream after the St. Louis brand expanded operations…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor As the final section of the reconfigured intersection at Independence Avenue and The Paseo nears completion, The Northeast News journeys back in time to when the intersection…
Michael BushnellPublisher This week, in conjunction with National Happiness Day and the Spring Equinox, we feature an iconic Historic Northeast institution that served up not only cheeseburgers but deli sandwiches,…
Dorri Partain Assistant Editor Someone’s in the kitchen with Reddy Kilowatt! Get out your rolling pin and bake up some cookies for the kids featuring the mascot for electrical services and…
Michael BushnellPublisher Postcards such as this have long been used to convey greetings conveniently to friends and relatives afar. The man who became St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland,…