Cliff Drive after a snowstorm
The cliffs located in Historic Northeast Kansas City offered noted Landscape Architect George Kessler a great challenge. Kessler, for whom the park that runs along the rocky bluffs north and…
The cliffs located in Historic Northeast Kansas City offered noted Landscape Architect George Kessler a great challenge. Kessler, for whom the park that runs along the rocky bluffs north and…
By Dorri Partain Whether you love it or loathe it, you probably have a fruitcake tin stashed somewhere filled with odds and ends. The controversial fruitcake dates to the days…
By Michael Bushnell By 1912, Kansas City’s parks and boulevards system had a budget of a little over $7 million per year. The Kessler-designed system of parks connected by wide,…
By Dorri Partain Long before these Christmas-time favorites starred on television, Rudolph and Frosty each told their story in Little Golden Books. Since 1942, Little Golden Books have been a…
By Dorri Partain This poultry pair is ready to offer up seasonings for the season. With tom turkey offering salt, and his hen companion offering pepper, they make a perfect…
By Michael Bushnell What Americans celebrate today as Thanksgiving is traditionally tied to a three-day feast involving the Pilgrims after their first American harvest in 1621. The previous winter had…
By Dorri Partain For a fun recycling project that’s suitable for all ages, save your chewing gum wrappers. While other colorful candy wrappers may also be suitable, the paper gum…
Members of the Northeast Kansas City Historical Society (NEKCHS) gathered at Tiffany Castle, 100 Garfield Ave., in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood on a blustery and chilly Saturday afternoon for a…
By Michael Bushnell In today’s world of multi-billion dollar airline mergers and acquisitions, it’s difficult to conceive of a small regional carrier with seven or eight aircrafts with scheduled and…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News In observance of Veteran’s Day, we bring you this circa 1919 postcard dedicated to raising funds for French orphans during and after WWI. This postcard, published…