Center for Neighborhoods now open for business
UMKC Chancellor Leo Morton, State Senator Kiki Curls and Police Chief Darryl Forte cut the ribbon for the new Center for Neighborhoods at 4747 Troost on Saturday.
Neighborhood leaders were out in force for the official opening of the new Center ...
Community development workshop to focus on community, neighborhood issues
Abandoned property, healthy communities and grocery stores, and using arts to create community are all on the agenda at the 2016 Community Development Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 6.
The annual workshop has attracted up to 600 residents and representatives ...
Get your neighborhood history into our book
A Valentine family in the 1940s. If you have old photographs of your family or your neighborhood, we might want to include them in our book on Midtown neighborhood history.
The Midtown KC Post is getting ready to publish a book on Midtown Kansas ...
City wants to prepare future neighborhood leaders
It’s local government week and time to consider enrolling in community engagement university.
City spokesperson Chris Hernandez explained it Thursday at the city council business session, which featured cake and local government updates.
The ...
Trees near Troost: Orchard a symbol of progress at a Midtown neighborhood
By Joe Lambe
Midtown’s small Center City neighborhood may not be well known, but it has done much to put itself on the map.
Most recently, that revolves around an orchard.
The city this month gave it a green award for work that included the ...
Meet neighborhood advisory council candidates at forum
The Kansas City Neighborhood Advisory Council will host its annual election forum on September 21 at Rockhurst College Community Center, 5401 Troost Avenue from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Come out and meet the candidates who are running to represent ...
The mayor wants to showcase your big ideas
The mayor’s office is inviting individuals and neighborhoods to submit innovative projects for an upcoming ideas fair.
Mayor James wants to showcase projects impacting public health, sustainability, technology and new media, crime prevention ...
Residents invited to block party at 55th and Oak, Brookside
Residents of Crestwood, Blue Hills, Waldo, the Plaza and Brookside are invited to a party this Sunday, September 8.
The Second-Crestwood Block Party will be held on 55th St. between Brookside Boulevard and Oak Street from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...
Join other neighborhoods at the round table meeting
People interested in building strong neighborhoods in Kansas City are invited to the city’s Neighborhood Leaders Round Table at the Kansas City Public Library: Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St., on Thursday, Aug. 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Here ...
Make your neighborhood voice heard: neighborhood advisory council
The east central region of the neighborhood advisory council runs from the city limits on the west, the Missouri River and Front Street on the north, Prospect Avenue on the east and Gregory Boulevard on the south.
Elections are now open for ...
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