Martin City Telegraph

Editorial by Samuel Ast, political contributor The race to become the next mayor of Kansas

An update on local High-School & College Sports in South Kansas City By Sam Kombrink

Was it your Christmas wish to have someone else to do your laundry. Quinn’s Laundry is here to make your wish come true.

Last weekend, over 130 Baskets for Christmas were given away to families in need at Elks Lodge #26 located off 99th and Holmes Rd.

On Friday, December 14, St. Joseph Medical Center will have an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony from 2 to 5 pm for its new $1.6 million 23-bed Senior Behavioral Health Center. The public is invited.

A live drive through nativity will be offered Saturday, December 8, from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at First Baptist Church, Wornall and Red Bridge Rds.

Crows Coffee is throwing a Holiday Happy Hour at the Red Bridge location on Friday, December 7, from 4 to 6 pm featuring live music and beer and wine specials. 

Formerly Le Salon, KC Looks Salon & Spa will celebrate its new location on Friday, December 7.

Business has increased significantly since the Red Bridge site opened two years ago because similar drop-off centers have been closing all over the metro area. The center that Fish manages is one of only three KCMO centers that remain.

Establishing a CID at 85th & Wornall could help generate $10 million in private investment for the deteriorating area. But the lack of oversight for CIDs makes the project controversial.

Laif Bannon has taken a sabbatical from his intricately detailed paintings and is having fun with floral art.

Petticoat Lane, known today as 11th Street, was an iconic stretch of real estate in downtown Kansas City famous for year-round fashion.

A special feature at this year’s Economic Development Summit will be a presentation by Edgemoor on opportunities for businesses and individuals to participate in the terminal project at KCI Airport.