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About one-third of Overland Park's street trees are maples. Experts say cities must diversify their canopies, or pests will keep devastating them.
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Spring has brought warmer weather, a chance to spend time outdoors, and a pileup of litter and trash on highways and waterways. Ahead of Earth Day, residents in the Kansas City metro can join these community cleanups to tackle the problem.
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This guide to some of the many nonprofessional sports leagues in Kansas City has something for anyone looking to get outdoors and socialize this spring. Teamwork makes the dream work with these adult sports leagues.
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Missouri's municipal election day is April 4, 2023, less than a month away. Thousands of residents will vote in general and primary elections to choose who represents them in their city governments. Here's a list of opportunities to meet some of the candidates running in these races.
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At only 5-foot-9, Kansas City Chiefs running back Jerick McKinnon is considered undersized for the NFL. But the football veteran has helped propel the team through this year’s grueling, 17-game season. Plus: Meet the "Decaf Boys" who have eaten breakfast together at a Lee's Summit diner every day for more than a decade.
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A gaggle of retirees, military vets, and ex-bikers gather at the Lee's Summit restaurant every morning. The men often skip the cinnamon rolls and say they mostly come for the camaraderie — plus the never-ending supply of decaffeinated coffee.
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Voters will have a choice for legislative representatives in Jackson County's 1st District, which includes western and eastern swaths of Kansas City, and the 6th District, which includes Lee’s Summit.
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Precision Mazes partnered with Netflix last year and carved a sand design in the Carolinas to promote the series “Outer Banks." And in 2020 they put the face of Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid into a 27-acre dirt field.
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Dave Eames and Ben Wine of Fossil Forge want to keep Kansas City’s glowing history on public display. In addition to recreating the 10-foot Katz Drug Store logo, they also plan to restore and display a Town Topic sign, another icon of downtown they don't want lost to a private collection.
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Celebrate the season with a trip to Weston, have a great skate escape at Crown Center and enjoy these classic holiday spots in Kansas City.
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What is in store for landlords and tenants come August 1, a 13.5-mile path following the old rail line is now complete, and a new plaque is attached to Jackson County's Andrew Jackson statue.
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Joe Oswald’s attorney, Michael McDorman, told the board that Oswald didn’t willfully use the N-word in an insulting way. Rather, he said, Oswald was simply reading aloud what the student had said.