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Category Archive: July 2012
Park Promise: Park Rolls Out Five-Year Action Plan | Local university enriches programs that appeal to a global market
Article Rachel C. Murphy | Photography Angela C. Bond “Where do you see yourself in five years?” That question, the one that terrorizes some students and pushes others into frenzies of goal setting and list making, is a smart one in any organization. What does the future hold? How do you hope to accomplish it? …
Meet Makenzie Martin | This Melanoma miracle has a message: Use sunscreen!
Article Rachel C. Murphy | Photography Angela C. Bond The mind of a seventeen year old girl is typically full of questions. What will I wear to prom? What college should I attend? Is my melanoma going to reoccur? That last question is one that St. Pius X senior Makenzie Martin has to think about …
Piece of Cake: Jill McEnroe Strikes Pastry Gold | A Haphazard Recipe Turns into a Thriving Business
Article Alicia McGarry | Photography Angela C. Bond We’ve all been there. It’s the night before an office or classroom birthday celebration, and there’s no time or room in the budget for a grocery store run. Nevertheless, the prospect of arriving empty-handed is equally unsavory. What to do? Last June, graphic designer for KC’s ValuMail …
The Call of Nature: Unwind with a summer event at your local park
Article Matt Smithmier No excuses. It’s time to get out of the house. Locked into our daily routine, it’s easy to forget the natural world is still out there. Lots of trees, actual grass, wildlife, a chance to reconnect with the environment—all are as close as one of our many local and state parks. So …
Fire Up the Grill… Editor’s Letter
Every town should have an identity, and in Kansas City, ours is undeniably barbecue. What is it about slow smoked meats that has so captured an entire city for more than a hundred years? For some, it’s just sheer flavor infatuation. My father, for instance, once set a goal of eating at every BBQ in …
Sunscreen Stroll Debuts in Smithville Lake
The first annual Sunscreen Stroll at Smithville Lake drew an enthusiastic 200 people, including 10 melanoma survivors. The event, the first for the Melanoma Miracles Foundation, raised money for melanoma research. Makenzie Martin, founder of the organization along with her mother and father, Cynthia and Jeff, were excited to see such a great turnout for …
Festa Italiano Spices up Zona Rosa
Zona Rosa hosted Kansas City’s best ethnic festival for the sixth year in a row June 1 – 3. One of Kansas City’s favorite festivals, Festa Italiana, is a celebration of all Italian traditions and draws visitors from throughout the metropolitan Kansas City area and beyond. Festa Italiana was open to the public, offered free admission …
First Hand Foundation Welcomes Golfers
It was all argyles and smiles at the National Golf Club on May 8th, as more than 300 golfers enjoyed a perfect day on the links, and joined together in support of the First Hand Foundation. Established by Cerner Corporation associates in 1996, the Foundation offers help to individual children facing a critical health need …
Hillcrest Transitional Housing Walks for the Homeless
The Hillcrest Annual Walk for the Homeless took place on May 19th at Zona Rosa. More than 500 people came out to celebrate the 50-plus Northland Families who overcame homelessness last year and became self-sufficient members of our community. The 5th grade choirs from English Landing, Line Creek and Graden, as well as the Liberty …
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