Local women’s club beautifies community with 500 pounds of plastic bags
The GFWC Hickman Mills Club is participating in a recycling program in conjunction with Trex which produces benches out of “stretchable” plastic bags (not stiff plastic). The GFWC Lexington, MO Club...
View ArticleRotary makes a splash with swim-a-thon donation
The South Kansas City Rotary Club #6040 donated $650 to Grandview Park and Recreation’s swim-a-thon fundraiser to be held February 23 and 24 at The View Community Center, 13600 Byars Rd. Rotary...
View ArticleEPA presents check to Cornerstones of Care for its environmental jobs...
EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented a $458,358 ceremonial check to Cornerstones of Care for a Brownfields Job Training Grant. McCollister joined Cornerstones of Care President and CEO...
View ArticleIs there a need for a landfill? At least one study says no
By Don Bradley A Kansas City developer’s proposal for a solid-waste landfill near Raymore set off a year-plus fiery debate, still ongoing, about where trash ought to go. The developer said it has to...
View ArticleArmed event at conclusion of Chiefs rally
At the conclusion of the rally there were shots fired west of Union Station near the garage and several people were struck. There have been 2 armed people detained for more investigation. Police are...
View ArticleTwo fatally shot at social gathering in Ruskin Heights area
Friday morning around 12:30 AM police were dispatched to the 11200 block of Booth Avenue on a reported shooting. While officers were in route, multiple additional calls reporting a sound of shots were...
View ArticleResource fair will provide on-site help
Rachel Casey didn’t want the typical resource fair where visitors walk through a maze of tables collecting literature. “I want this to be an engaging experience,” says Casey, CEO of Community...
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Concert band performs in south KC
Pinnacle Winds, Kansas City’s professional-level concert band, will present a free public concert to kick off its fourth season at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 18, in the sanctuary of St. Peter & All...
View ArticleKingdom Quarterback combines the history of Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs and...
By Max Goodwin The Kansas City Chiefs are now a true sports dynasty as back-to-back Super Bowl champions winning three of the last five championships. Mahomes, the youngest quarterback to win three...
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With a new owner comes a news plans for The Martin Event Space
By Brad Ziegler The new year brings anticipation and excitement for many small businesses, but even more so when it brings new ownership and management, as is the case with The Martin Event Space in...
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Whatever happened to Jason Kander? He’s been operating daring rescues overseas
By Don Bradley More than a few people have probably wondered, “What ever happened to that Jason Kander guy?” He was a rising star in politics. War veteran, Missouri House, secretary of state, ran for a...
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South KC pastor speaks out on Wednesday’s tragedy
Pastor Darron LaMonte Edwards By Pastor Darron LaMonte Edwards United Believers Community Church How does a rally turn deadly? I am so weary from the announcement of senseless gun violence that...
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City budget contains funding recommendations that should be welcome news to...
South KC Perspective By John Sharp John Sharp The proposed KCMO city budget for fiscal year 2024-25 running from May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025, submitted to the city council February 8 by Mayor...
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SKCA meeting reveals latest status on stadiums, jails and gas station
By Jill Draper Kansas City residents and leaders soon will be making big decisions that shape the city’s future. The status of several of these decisions was explored at the Feb. 12 meeting of the...
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Waldo Astoria: Event space brings new life to historic old home
Story and photos by Sarah Pope Hidden in a cul-de-sac of commercial businesses just off of Wornall Road sits a proud house that has lived several disparate lives. Presumably it started out as a family...
View ArticleRaymore gets newly opened $60 million Nuuly clothing fulfillment center
URBN, a multinational lifestyle retail corporation, most known for Urban Outfitters, Anthropology and Free People, began operating today at its Raymore, MO, 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center for...
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Sisters open new event space on Scott Avenue, Belton
By Kady Cramer A 2,800 square-foot space in the Belton Plaza Shopping Mall on Scott Avenue has been converted into an all-occasions event space. With a name inspired by American singer-songwriter...
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Avila theater students add sign language to latest performance, “Eurydice”
By Jeanne Beachwood Communication is one of the rules of being human. You know, as in, “the school of life.” Communication can take on many different forms and is made up of so much more than...
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What landlords should know about KC’s discrimination ban
By Kathy Feist When the Kansas City City Council approved legislation last month to ban source of income discrimination for housing, many landlords raised an eyebrow or two. The ban would mean that...
View ArticleBoarded houses on 115th & Holmes to be discussed at Center Planning &...
The February date for the Center Planning and Development Council meeting was erroneously published as February 17 in the latest issue of the Telegraph. The meeting, which updates residents of...
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