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adminAdmin BREAKING— The Kansas City Fire Department (KCFD) responded to a vacant building fire at 2:15 a.m. this morning, Dec. 24 within the 1300 block of Independence Avenue, according to…
Julia WilliamsJulia Williams Editor-in-Chief A bitter wind chill didn’t stop this Northeast community from joining Mattie Rhodes Center Thursday afternoon, Dec. 5 for the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its…
adminJulia Williams Editor-in-Chief S&M Gifts N more — a family business, with “S” standing for its owners, Shay and “M” for Markus — has operated for 12 years. While formerly…
adminAdmin BREAKING — The morning of Nov. 13, Independence Avenue’s infamous “Truck-Eating Bridge,” lived up to its name as a semi-truck was trapped in its path going westbound along the…
adminAs previously discussed in the Aug. 28 Independence Corridor Overlay introductory article, the ordinance from the City Planning Commission states Zone A’s general boundaries run along the Independence Corridor from…
adminMichael BushnellContributing Historian This week’s postcard offers a look at Fairmount Park from Independence Avenue. This view was from the vantage point of the old A&P store (now Dollar General)…
adminBryan StalderContributor UPDATE: Following investigation, this pedestrian was identified as Shaunta Rodgers, according to KCPD Media Unit Aug. 21. She was 44 years old. Police are investigating a hit-and-run that…
adminMichael Bushnell Contributor In his 2019 thesis entitled, A Historical Analysis of the Northeast Neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, Lykins Neighborhood resident Sam Crowley describes Independence Avenue as “definitive of…
adminEmily Wheeler Editorial Assistant The Northeast Kansas City Working Group (NEKC Working Group) has recently unveiled its Northeast Transformation Plan — a draft of six priorities aimed at addressing homelessness within…
adminDorri Partain Managing Editor The Independence Avenue Community Improvement District (CID) oversees improvements along Independence Avenue. These improvements include trash collection, beautification, and assistance in a program referred to as GRIME,…
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