A mobile farmer’s market has set up shop every Thursday from 3pm to 6pm in Center Elementary School’s parking lot at 85th and Euclid. They sell fresh farm eggs, premium meats, and locally grown produce to urbanites from now until mid-October, rain or shine. This mobile market is for everyone who enjoys good grub and is also registered with the SNAP program.
Investors ($1000 plus):
Bank Midwest- 12 yrs
Commerce Bank- 30 yrs
Kansas City Power & Light Company- 30 yrs
Muehlebach Funeral Home- 30 yrs
Fair Share ($150-$750):
Boys & Girls Clubs of GKC- 14 yrs
DCI- 7 yrs
Economic Development Corp.- 14 yrs
Harold Pener Mens Wear- 24 yrs
Healthcare Community Credit Union- 13 yrs
Kansas City Zoo- 17 yrs
KC Area Transportation Authority- 10 yrs
Massman Construction Co- 27 yrs
Mazuma Credit Union- 8 yrs
Midland True Value Hardware- 17 yrs
Neighborhood Housing Service- 14 yrs
Nets House of Splendor- 5 yrs
OBI Consulting Engineers- 8 yrs
Ride-Away Credit- 24 yrs
Rockhill Pet Clinic- 20 yrs
Sertoma International- 28 yrs
Soil Service Garden Center- 23 yrs
Southtown Women’s Healthcare- 8 yrs
Valley View Bank- 11 yrs
The 23rd Annual Research Medical Center Golf Classic & Auction will be held on Monday, August 20, at Blue Hills Country Club. Tee off is at 12:30 p.m. The event will benefit The Research Foundation’s ThinkFirst Injury Prevention Program. Thinkfirst provides free lifesaving assemblies in K-12 schools presented by young people who have sustained a brain or spinal cord injury. They share how seat belts, helmets, safe driving and other methods can prevent traumatic injuries and deaths. The program is very successful, reaching more than 35,000 Greater Kansas City youth each year.
You can help by participating as a sponsor, golfer or by donating an auction item. The cost to golf as an individual is $275. Sponsorships range from $125 to $5,000 and many include golfing spots. To learn more, visit The Research Foundation website:
www.theresearchfoundationkc.org or contact Rose Simone, event coordinator at 816-276-3163 or rose@theresearchfoundationkc.org.
Since January, a KU graduate architecture student has been answering the phones and following Marti Lee around to meetings and events. That would be me, Megan Painter, Intern. I’m at Southtown because I want to see how a strong urban community works.
Many professors tell their architecture students that their skills can revitalize urban areas; that architecture by itself can save the world. I’ve never quite believed this. Architects typically can’t finance projects and I doubted that a well designed building could replace the importance of human capital and other resources. I had also been uncovering foreign ideas about inviting the community into the design process. I wanted to see community building and revitalization in action and possibly uncover a role an architect could play, so I sought out people who know how to get stuff done.
My main focus at Southtown has been the Troost Community Improvement District. This has been a great way to see the fundamental work required for community revitalization and meet the die-hard people behind the ambitious vision. I’ve been exposed to the inner workings of two successful CIDs, business associations, and organized communities. I’ve heard stories and gathered insight from local knowledge. I’ve noticed the lack of twenty-somethings in community involvement. But more pragmatically, I’ve been writing newsletters, updating contact lists, watering plants, and making posters for various programs. Overall, it’s been a great learning experience that I could never have had in a classroom. Many thanks to all the people who, in their own way, make this area remarkable.
Metro PlazaWhen the Pener brothers bought the Metro Plaza at 1616 E 63rd Street in 2008, they were determined to redevelop it so that it sparkled. “Our family has been in Southtown for more than forty years so we really care about this area,” says Barry Pener. He and his brother David, who operate Harold Pener Men’s Wear, have been working on the 6.2 million dollar project for four years. “Since day one we had plans to renovate the shopping center. It was part of a TIF (Tax Incremented Financing) project and it took us two years to go through the legal process, finding financing, and then do actual construction,” Barry stated.
Monthly Luncheon
Wednesday, April 18, 11:45am
Presentation: Historical Union Cemetery
Location: Wornall Road Baptist Church, 400 W. Meyer Blvd.
Catered by: Tasso’s Greek Restaurant & Catering
$10/person
Please RSVP by April 17 to (816) 523-5553. RSVP’s required
Monthly Networking
Wednesday, April 25, 8-9am
Location: Metro Patrol Police, 7601 Prospect Ave.
Join with friends, learn what’s happening in the neighborhood and see the
facilities!