Martin City Telegraph

Custom potting is one of the special services offered this spring at the Johnson Farms

We’ve all heard of running in circles. But have you heard of running under a triangle? On April 29, at 9 a.m,, runners and walkers participating in the Triangle 5K will travel along a course under the famous Grandview Triangle.

One thing the Red Bridge YMCA would like for you to know is that they are not under new management regardless of what the banner says in front of their facility. The banner is actually that of their neighbors, Coach House Apartment.

The Kansas City-based Saint Luke’s Health System has entered the “micro-hospital” business. Beginning with its September 2016 announcement of an Overland Park micro-hospital, Saint Luke’s is now developing a micro-hospital at 132nd Street and State Line Road in the Village of Seville shopping strip in Leawood.

Curbside leaf and brush collection from 63rd St. south to the city limits will be the week of April 24-28 on residents’ regularly scheduled trash days.

The South Kansas City Alliance wants to recognize those who have gone above and beyond their expected duties to improve south Kansas City.

Euston Hardware is celebrating its grand opening Saturday with free food, live music and power equipment demos.

UPS is making it easier and safer to pick up packages. On April 12, UPS

Red Bridge Elementary School and St. Peter & All Saints Episcopal Church are some of the newest spots in south Kansas City where small orchards have been planted to help tackle hunger.

The orchards are sponsored by the Giving Grove, a Kansas City-based nonprofit that partners with churches, schools and other institutions to help at-risk communities grow, harvest and share healthy food.

Out of the box ideas are welcome at the community stakeholder meeting Thursday night at the Red Bridge Mid-Continent Public Library. “That’s how we grow,” says Jim Staley, community relations and planning director for Mid-Continent Libraries.

On Tuesday night CenterPoint Properties will discuss demolition of the Bannister Federal Complex at a community meeting.

A sleep pod wasn’t the only high tech innovation awaiting employees at FishTech’s cyber security headquarters. We get the grand tour.

As you walk down the manicured main street in Martin City, it becomes vividly clear that the path has been walked by many before us. The roaring trains, the bustling businesses and small-town feel remains 120 years later.

Grandview voters will vote on a bond for school renovations and improvements.